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Finding Self-Advocacy – honouring John O’Brien (Gary Bourlet 21st Jan 26)
The Citizen Network series looking at what we’ve learned from John O’Brien is still going strong — and it really shows just how far his influence has reached over nearly 50 years. In the latest piece, Gary Bourlet (one of the founders of the self-advocacy movement in...
A Higher Purpose – honouring John O’Brien (Bob Tindall Jan 8th 26)
The latest in the series of Citizen Network articles celebrating the life of John O'Brien and the continuing importance of his work has just been published. The author, Bob Tindall, is a very experienced senior manager and friend of Paradigm who's values and...
Changing the World: One Person, One Network at a Time (Sally Warren, Nov 25)
Recently, I was asked by Kate Mercer from Blackbelt Advocacy to host a conversation with senior managers and leaders from organisations offering independent advocacy, all taking part in her Advocacy Leadership programme. The topic? How to change the world. I’ll be...
The Bridge to Inclusion – honouring John O’Brien (Simon Duffy, Dec 25)
Thanks to Citizen Network and David Towell, this series of articles shares personal reflections from people who knew John and want to celebrate and remember a man who played a critical role in developing many of the most important innovations in policy and practice of...
Our Social Lives Project (ARC, LDE and Paradigm Launched December 2025)
It was great to be involved in the Our Social Lives Project with LDE and ARC. Huge thanks to our team of colleagues who gave so much thought and skill to the project. They are: Jenny Carter, Phil Kelly, Katie Gibson-Peacock, Christopher Porter and Kathy Liddell!...
Thanks to Neighbourhood International for sharing some of John O'Brien's wisdom in this short film. What we take from this is a plea to get back to the roots of person centred planning - to truly discover the uniquness of a person by gathering the right poeple around...
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