We want to understand the world we live in
Article with Soufiane El Amrani in Impact, magazine published by the Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota, USA. This issue was dedicated to plain language.
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Move
On the contrary: Move move move! Move people emotionally so our messaging registers.“No one ever made a decision because of a number. They need a story.” — Daniel Kahneman Move people to action.That’s the way change will happen.(We need to know what that action is.) Move.The world changes and we need to change with it.Always…
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How do you build inclusion?
Lecture at West University of Timisoara for social work and psychology students, October 2025. How do you build inclusion? Through support to a person to have a place to live, things to do and people to see.In other words through social roles and relationships. But most people in institutions don’t have anything resembling a ‘normal’…
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Brussels Bubble Snorecard
Brussels Z’s.You’re gonna catch them all 💤 😂
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Radical can do
It started yesterday as a late night joke. It works in the morning (and always). Actually, it started about two years ago. While we were at a conference in Copenhagen, Theresa Shearer FRSE urged me to go see Kim Scott talk about her book and the practice of Radical Candor. One of many good recommendations…
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On fruits of labour
Earlier this week I was in a workshop to learn, share, discuss disability rights and policies in the EU, with special attention to deinstitutionalisation. The message I brought was quite simple: Policies matter, and they have direct impact on people. It can take (scratch that – it takes) many years.It can be hard to see.(And…
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Writing
I wrote 19 football articles the past half year. I have 3 things I learned through it, useful in my work. And yours, if you’re in anything that involves telling people about your work. 1. Commitment After game 1, I decided to write about every game I’d be in. 19 games later, that’s what I…
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“How to change things when change is hard”
Hey Milan, would you recommend any books on deinstitutionalisation, I was asked recently. And sure enough, I shared some reading I find useful and interesting. But I didn’t mention the two books that I consider the most important, and use almost daily in my work. Neither of them is about deinstitutionalisation. But both are. Take…
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Hey Milan: What do you think works in advocacy and communication?
I’ve been talking with some organisations looking to improve their communication and strategies promoting deinstitutionalisation and community-based support over the past couple of months. Asked about my experience in what works and what doesn’t, there are 3 ideas behind what we try to do and I think works. Maybe you’d be interested to hear about…
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In conversation with… Podcasts on Inclusion Europe Radio
To tell about different stories, experiences, and perspectives on the work we are doing on Inclusion Europe. That is, broadly ;-), the aim of a new podcast series we started in April 2022 at Inclusion Europe Radio. The conversations are hosted by Soufiane El Amrani and me (sometimes, I go it alone). Listen to the…
