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Nadine Smith
Founder & CEO, Nadine Smith Consulting
Biography
Nadine was a founding global director of CPI who helped build its reputation and reach for over six years, pushing new thinking about legitimacy and trust and overseeing its global communications. In her last role with us she was Director of CPI in the UK, setting up the team, defining its mission, vision and purpose and building new partnerships.
Prior to CPI, Nadine was at BCG's Public Sector Practice and, prior to that, the founding director of communications at the Institute for Government. While a UK civil servant, she was a spokesperson, chief press officer and strategic media adviser to Cabinet Ministers for over a decade. Nadine now runs her own social impact consultancy helping organisations rediscover their purpose, power, people and voice for today's challenges.
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PoliticsHome: Government must be optimised for learning if it is to level-up the UK
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Why the so-called “hard to reach” may hold a key to the pandemic recovery – and how government could be listening more inclusively
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BBC Westminster Hour: Civil service shake-up: Rewiring the government machine or blowing a fuse?
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Policy Matters podcast: Is British democracy broken?
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City A.M: Who gets to shape what comes next? After Covid, power in the UK must be decentralised
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Who shapes what comes next? A pathway to reimagining power and equity in COVID-19 Britain
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Compassionate Leadership podcast: Healing the rift between Government and the community
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ANZSOG & CPI webinar introduction: Shared Power, Truth and Legitimacy
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TedxOxford Talk: Can governments really heal nations?
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Prospect: Good ideas for government will come from unexpected places
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REPORT: Working together to solve problems need not be a fantasy
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Government’s struggle to improve our sense of belonging is making us all feel lonely
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A crisis of compassion that is making us all feel uncomfortable
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Should I stay or should I go? Could citizens’ assemblies release the UK from its Brexit deadlock?
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Keeping the lights on - the future of energy in the UK can be bright, says Simon Virley
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Engaging Victoria – can a platform increase government legitimacy? Q&A with Jeremi Moule
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The Future of Government is moral, says Victoria’s most senior civil servant
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The power of safe spaces
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Is automation harming our everyday human connections?
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Finding Legitimacy in Bristol. Bristolians want to be involved in their city's future
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Out of sync. The SDGs will require man/woman, machine and government to work together
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12 Top Tips: How governments can find their legitimacy
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Nadine Smith in conversation with Talk Radio's James Max about #FindingLegitimacy
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REPORT: Government must be more human or risk becoming irrelevant #FindingLegitimacy
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In conversation with… Gina Miller, activist, campaigner and business leader
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Impact Insight: Brexit – how to unite a house divided
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UK civil service chief John Manzoni defends government stance on Carillion
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A tale of two cities in building legitimacy with young minority groups
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Five things we learned about #FindingLegitimacy and what it means for developing countries
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In conversation with… Malaysian Youth Leader Dato’ Lokman Hakim Bin Ali
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Taking the public pulse: introducing a new form of jury service
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What drives legitimacy in government? Global Discussion Paper
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Why you cannot fix legitimacy but you can mend it
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In conversation with… UK election chief Claire Bassett
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SUMMARY: Finding Legitimacy Roundtable, London, 15 June 2017
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In conversation with… Canadian digital leaders
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Finding legitimacy – CPI is starting a global conversation for better outcomes
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Goodbye rote learning: how Finland's new curriculum puts children first
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In conversation with… Dr Vanessa Kerry
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50 ways to leave EUR lover
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If no news is good news, what is fake news?
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In conversation with… Canada’s Maryantonett Flumian
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