The mission we have set ourselves is to bring our experience as practitioners to further build authentic progress towards new ways of working and relational system excellence.
This results in reciprocal and collective benefits as the movement grows further and faster.
Our approach is honesty. We are not perfect. There isn’t a magic wand or a way to skip steps in your journey. It is a collective process through which we will give you permission and confidence to try new ways of working.
The challenges faced by public services are significant. Charities, local government, social enterprises and the NHS face common issues. We believe the answers lie in the interconnectedness between people, organisations and systems. We understand this in a deep and authentic way having lived experience in the work.
Torbay Community Development Trust and Plymouth Octopus have come together to create SPINDL. The two organisations have built innovative practice within communities at a system scale within Torbay and Plymouth.
Simon has lead Torbay Community Development for the last 10 years, 7 of which have included leading Aging Well Torbay, a large scale roll out of Asset Based Community Development. The learning from this experience can be found here Legacy & Learning – Ageing Well Torbay.
Matt & Simon have worked in the public, private and voluntary sector for over 30 years. Throughout this history they have been part of and lead collaborations of organisations, developed networks and connected across boundaries to achieve alignment of passions and action.
Torbay Community Development Trust and Plymouth Octopus have a combined turnover of £2.5m. Both Matt and Simon have along history of running successful organisations maximising all sources of income.
Torbay Community Development Trust and Plymouth Octopus recognised early on that how decisions are made about how finance and funding is used is as important as the purpose it is used for. They are pioneers in co-commissioning and collaborative funding practices.
