{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2Fc7b2319c-5135-41bd-b3af-6d74c866beb5","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Episode 14 \u2013 Everything you wanted to know about outcomes and were afraid to ask!\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/c7b2319c-5135-41bd-b3af-6d74c866beb5\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 14 \u2013 Everything you wanted to know about outcomes and were afraid to ask!","description":"Dr Ailsa Cook of http://www.outcomefocus.org/team-member/ailsa/ (Outcomes Focus) offers a unique insight into the merits and limitations of an outcomes-based approach to public sector delivery. In a wide-ranging discussion with Dr Peter Doran of the QUB School of Law, Ailsa shares her deep experience of outcomes work in a Scottish context and more recent research for Scotland'shttp://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/publications/outcomes-based-approaches-in-public-service-reform/ ( What Works Centre). Ailsa is a leader in the field of outcomes. Through her research and work with policy and practice, Ailsa has made a significant contribution to shifting the focus of public services in Scotland towards the outcomes that are important to citizens and communities. Dr Cook addresses a number of issues that will be of particular interest to public sector bodies in Northern Ireland and the community and voluntary sector who have been initiated into a particular form of outcomes-based methodology, Outcomes Based Accountability (OBA) following its adoption by The Executive Office for the 2016-21 Programme for Government. The OBA/RBA method is licensed and promoted on behalf of Mark Friedman by the United States-based company, https://clearimpact.com/company-info/ (Clear Impact). Ailsa Cook discusses:  - The adoption of outcomes in the context of the 'Scottish Approach' to public sector reform; - How the Scottish approach to outcomes differs from that adopted in Northern Ireland;  - Lessons from the Scottish experience; and  - The shortcoming and pitfalls associated with outcomes-based approaches to public sector reform and delivery. For more information on outcomes, contact: http://www.outcomefocus.org/team-member/ailsa/ (Ailsa Cook, Outcome Focus )   The Scotland What Works paper on outcomes in public sector reform http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/publications/outcomes-based-approaches-in-public-service-reform/ (http://whatworksscotland.ac.uk/publications/outcomes-based-approaches-in-public-service-reform/) Evidence to The Executive Office Committee on the 11th October 2016, the day before Dr Lowe\u2019s evidence. The video of this meeting is available here - https://niassembly.tv/committee-executive-office-meeting-11-october-2016/ (https://niassembly.tv/committee-executive-office-meeting-11-october-2016/)https://niassembly.tv/committee-executive-office-meeting-11-october-2016/ (https://niassembly.tv/committee-executive-office-meeting-11-october-2016/) Dr Lowe's evidence to The Committee is based here:  https://niassembly.tv/committee-executive-office-meeting-12-october-2016/ (https://niassembly.tv/committee-executive-office-meeting-12-october-2016/)https://niassembly.tv/committee-executive-office-meeting-12-october-2016/ () https://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/en/persons/peter-doran(389bd8bf-8535-4161-bc88-d2cc3e841c47).html (Dr Peter Doran's pure profile) https://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/files/126809045/carnegie_report_long_low_res.pdf (Towards a Wellbeing Framework)","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f23af960-87e9-4f9a-aa3d-ded560f0ed83/2018-04-26-peter-outcomes.jpg"}