Sandra Hamilton Social MBA

@MIOIR Manchester Institute of Innovation Research, PhD researcher. Price-Taker or Market-Shaper? The role of #PublicProcurement in moving markets toward #SDGs

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

Trudeau calls for wider Social Benefits from Economy in speech to German Business elite. https://t.co/uLzGf3Fbw1 #SocialProcurement #CETA

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

@BCTransit Awful service levels and antiquated exact coin only payment option today, while trying to get from Hornby to Comox.
Over 2.5 hour gap between busses, necessitated a $65 cab ride to rejoin the bus service. This is not how we get people out of their cars and onto busses.

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

Social progress is the primary purpose of governments. This involves going beyond market shaping to becoming effective System Stewards.

[Mariana Mazzucato @MazzucatoM]

My latest essay for @rooseveltinst's "Restoring Economic Democracy" collection argues we need more than just industrial strategy—we need a new narrative about what the state is for: to shape markets, not just fix them. A mission-oriented framework puts societal challenges at the centre of industrial policy.

Read the piece ➡️ https://t.co/P4QFgGnqkB

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

@vicderbyshire @DrOsitaMba @rebecca_wh50893 @nazirafzal @nazirafzal People place a high level of trust in your words and integrity. If you misspeak or get things wrong, it's important for you to apologise and correct the public record.
"My knowledge of this comes from what Nazir Afzal said publicly in 2018 in his BBC interview."

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

@implausibleblog Painful to watch Nadine Dorries

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

Inviting Changemakers, Placemakers, Entrepreneurs, Investors and Business Leaders to collaborate with @OfficialUoM to drive Innovation and Inclusive Economic Growth.

Many congratulations @Loucordwell OBE, CEO of the new Unit M Innovation Hub.
#InclusiveInnovation

[The University of Manchester @OfficialUoM]

We’re delighted to announce that @loucordwell has been named as Chief Executive Officer of Unit M, @officialuom’s new innovation powerhouse 👏

Find out more about Unit M and Lou’s appointment 📰
https://t.co/QL9kOaemxb

[10GMpartners @10GMpartners]

🆕✨Guest blog: VCSE organisations in Greater Manchester and ‘social value'—it's ’s what they do.
In this guest blog, Anne Lythgoe, Director of the Social Audit Network, highlights how GM’s VCFSE organisations embody ‘social value’ as their core purpose
👉https://t.co/cfBa9l4fNR

[10GMpartners @10GMpartners]

Do you think more small and medium local VCSE organisations are being commissioned than 5 years ago? Have tenders and formal procurement become more accessible to local VCSE organisations?
Take part in our survey: https://t.co/dIbKGkAjFc

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

Devastating

[Lindsay Warner @Lindsay_Warner]

Essential workers ordered to leave Jasper… it’s all up to Mother Nature and our brave firefighters now. 🙏

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

@JamesTCobbler exemplifies the political leadership needed to advance a more #inclusiveeconomy

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

WOW! Everyone should listen to this superb maiden speech from newly appointed Prisons, Parole & Probation Minister @JamesTCobbler in the House of Lords today

What an absolutely inspired appointment this is👏👏👏

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

Missions require change across all sectors. More of the same will not yield different results. What changes is your organization making to improve societal outcomes?

[Mariana Mazzucato @MazzucatoM]

In ⁦@Telegraph⁩ on my influence ⁦@Keir_Starmer⁩ missions. As we argue in ⁦@IIPP_UCL⁩ missions can’t be buzzword (old wine in new bottles). Must change how we “do” government (from procurement to finance) & fair contracts. Our global report coming out this Thurs!

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

@10DowningStreet @AngelaRayner @luhc Congratulations, you've earned this. A wise Irishman once told me that the cream always rises to the top.

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

And this

[Andy Burnham @AndyBurnhamGM]

Happy Friday everyone! 🌹🙌🏻

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

This

[Mariana Mazzucato @MazzucatoM]

29% of UK public spending goes to public procurement. So let’s design procurement to help tackle the country’s biggest challenges (w public value at the centre & a new mindset in government).

Read our new @IIPP_UCL report w lessons from @CamdenCouncil 🔗 https://t.co/vG7i5F858z

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

@SMBC_chiefexec Wishing you every success in your new role at GMCA.

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

@SAPIENS_Network
Malcolm Harbour opening todays conference talking about the art of procurement and the importance of raising our innovation ambition.
#SapiensNetwork
@CPCatapult
@MIOIR

[10GMpartners @10GMpartners]

Research into the GM VCSE Workforce highlighted salary as a key obstacle to recruitment. We're conducting a survey to assess pay and working conditions in the sector, aiming to enhance conditions and facilitate salary benchmarking. Take part now: https://t.co/B7R0tQajdX

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

"Listen to and give power to (local) people to say what they need and then act on it"

Wise words from Andy Haldane @theRSAorg
to kick off @CPCatapult #CPSummit24

[National Centre for Accessible Transport @NCAT_UK]

Hearing about how integrated and inclusive transport is just around the corner in the Greater Manchester area through @BeeNetwork at the @CPCatapult #CPSummit24 and how this will break down built in barriers to accessing health, employment, and improve lives

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

Weaving a stronger social fabric means valuing what matters most to people facing the most disadvantage, in the context of time and place.
Linking #societalresilience & #socialvalue #ncsr24
@AllianceMBS

[Sandra Hamilton Social MBA @SandraHamilton]

Come on Wales

[BBC 5 Live Sport @5liveSport]

"The Principality can not believe what it is witnessing!" 😵

What a comeback from Wales, they trail Scotland by just one point! 🍿

Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 26-27 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland

#BBCRugby #SixNations #WALvSCO

[John Burn-Murdoch @jburnmurdoch]

And one from last year looking at how ballooning deposits have increased dependence on parental wealth, which is in turn increasing wealth inequality https://t.co/5qnth5koSM