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Hello and welcome to Castleoak Connects. In this episode, Kate is joined by Mark Wilkinson, Partner at Hoare Lee, who provide award-winning, specialist solutions to complex engineering and design challenges in the built environment. Kate and Mark catch up on his thoughts about the journey to net zero carbon in the care and later living sector and how the development system can embrace sustainability more widely.  About Mark Mark has a vast range of experience in the build to rent, later living and mixed use development sectors, where he specialises in designing in sustainability solutions.    For more information please visit: www.castleoak.co.uk www.hoarelea.com #castleoakconnects  

Hello and welcome to Castleoak Connects. In this episode, Kate is joined by Charlotte Densmore from the Oxford Student Consultancy, with who we've been partnering as part of our Care Unlimited partnership. Kate and Charlotte discuss observations of care and later living as a potential employment sector, and hear more about the insight she and her team produced as part of our intergenerational research project.  For more information please visit: www.castleoak.co.uk #castleoakconnects  

Hello and welcome to Castleoak Connects. In this episode, Kate is joined by Sarah Weller, Founding Director of Element Collective, a sustainable innovation consultancy. Kate and Sarah discuss the principles of innovation and how to harness the rapid changes to care over the last 12 months to drive sustainable, long-term change.   About Sarah  Sarah was previously a leading mentor and director of What If, Accenture’s boutique innovation consultancy, working with numerous global brands helping to develop and pivot their offerings. In 2020 Sarah co-founded Element Collective, a unique, sustainable innovation consultancy.   For more information please visit:  www.castleoak.co.uk www.weareelement.com #castleoakconnects    

Hello and welcome to Castleoak Connects. In this episode, Kate is joined by Chief Executive of Care England, Professor Martin Green. Kate and Martin discuss what has been a truly historic year for health and social care, Martin’s experiences at the eye of the storm, and his hopes for the future of the sector.  About Martin  A progressive and empathetic leader, Martin is Chief Executive of Care England, the largest representative body for independent social care services in the UK. Martin has extensive experience of NGO development globally and, in 2013, was appointed Visiting Professor of Social Care at Buckinghamshire New University.  For more information please visit:  www.castleoak.co.uk www.careengland.org.uk  #CastleoakConnects  

Hello and welcome to the new series of Castleoak Connects. In this episode, Castleoak COO Kate Still, our new host for series 2, is joined by Hannah Bruce, CEO and Founder of Dissideo, a start-up which is making waves with its holistic approach to creating later living and care environments. Kate and Hannah discuss their shared entrepreneurial spirit, intergenerational isolation and how we're all, ultimately, looking for a sense of community. About Hannah Hannah has travelled across the globe to better understand how care is approached in varying contexts and cultures, and upon returning home instigated a year-long change management programme within a family-run care home. Following the success of the programme, which included innovative well-being practices, self-management among the teams and the introduction of new technologies, it became clear that serious challenges affect the sector when it comes to taking innovation forward and providing high-quality services. This includes the layout and infrastructure of many care homes, the common complaint of isolation from the local community, and the purposelessness many report who live in care.  Hannah and her business partner Louise have set out to build the future of care homes which are uncompromising on both design and the standard of care delivered. Their vision is to build the future of care environments, combining community integration, shared household living and technology. For more information please visit:  www.castleoak.co.uk www.dissideo.co.uk #castleoakconnects 

In the final episode in this series, Castleoak COO Kate Still talks frankly about how her upbringing on a post-war housing estate ultimately led her to build a career in social housing and care, and how she believes that kindness is the key to great leadership.   Kate will be taking over as the new host of Castleoak Connects when series 2 launches next year. We look forward to seeing you then, but for now, we wish you a safe and peaceful festive period, and a happy, happy new year. Thanks for listening! www.castleoak.co.uk

The Guardian’s award-winning Public Services Editor for 22 years, David Brindle is also a seasoned trustee and non-executive director in the not-for-profit sector. He talks to us about his “penchant for the unfashionable issues”, the seismic changes in the world of journalism since he started his career, and how social care is a sector that ‘needs to be sorted’. For more visit David Brindle | The Guardian and @DavidJ_Brindle  

We hear how Greg and his wife, Fiona believe design can not only change the world for people with dementia but also create a more equitable society. So much so that they created a firm that specialises in design for people with cognitive and sensory impairment and became Atlantic Fellows of the Global Brain Institute along the way. For more visit: https://ddsarchitects.org/ https://www.castleoak.co.uk/

Having sworn never to wear another uniform on leaving the Hong Kong police, Major General Andrew Mackay CBE is now a retired Major General, and former commander of the British Military in Afghanistan. He shares his thoughts on leadership, the value of clear vision, working under pressure, the extraordinary challenges presented in 2020 and on later life. For more visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Mackay_(British_Army_officer) https://www.complexas.com/about https://www.castleoak.co.uk/

This week we talk to Roman Krznaric, public philosopher and author whose latest book, The Good Ancestor, counts U2’sThe Edge among its fans. Expect big subjects from the concept of legacy, our short-termism crisis, and leadership and empathy. For more, visit:  www.romankrznaric.com  www.castleoak.co.uk