Ian Burbidge is the Head of Innovation and Change at The RSA. Ian’s role is to develop programmes of research and analysis focused on policy and practice across the public services and communities sector.

Ian has a background in public policy and partnership working and joins the RSA from local government. Here his work focused on engaging communities in place-shaping and problem-solving with the statutory sector. Ian is particularly interested in how to cultivate innovation within public services and bring new approaches to old problems.

The RSA is www.thersa.org

You can download ‘A Stitch in Time’ here.

You can connect with @ianburbidge on twitter and his writing can be found at www.ianburbidge.com