A major new research project – underpinned by the University of Oxford – is asking the public to ‘take a minute’ to share their vision of their community and the country. The aim is to conduct the country’s most comprehensive mapping to date of the public’s shared vision for the future.
A major new research project – underpinned by the University of Oxford – is asking the public to ‘take a minute’ to share their vision of their community and the country. The aim is to conduct the country’s most comprehensive mapping to date of the public’s shared vision for the future, trying to determine:
The National Conversation has been launched by the Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion and will run until the end of August.
To take part in the National Conversation members of the public are invited to complete the ten-minute Oxford University survey – filling in a few details about their neighbourhood and then leaving a 60 second voice note about their vision for the future – what unites us, what divides us, and what might bring us closer together. There will also be thousands of small group discussions across the country organised by partner organisations.
Taken together, the survey and community conversations aim to provide the clearest picture yet of the state of connection and cohesion across the UK — and where common ground can be found about the country’s future. The Commission’s report, due later this year, will combine this public insight with academic research and a year-long programme of expert testimony and commissioner deliberation.