by Brigene Litchfield | May 13, 2026 | Featured, News & Updates
Subject: Establishment of the Swoboda Chairs Network – Next Steps Dear Chair, Following on from our Chairs Workshops in November 2025 and May 2026, we would like to thank you once again for your engagement and valuable contribution. As discussed at that session, we...
by Brigene Litchfield | Apr 28, 2026 | Events, Featured, News & Updates
The agenda for Swoboda’s next conference, ‘Strategic Resilience’, is now available! Swoboda’s conferences bring together the leaders of credit unions and their stakeholders to hear new ideas, meet contacts and friends (old and new) and come...
by Brigene Litchfield | Mar 2, 2026 | Featured, News & Updates, Reflections Series, Uncategorized
THE REFLECTIONS SERIES: the insights and experience of practitioners Thanks to the author of this paper, Jen Lothian, DataWollet. This paper argues that credit unions must now deliberately build the capacity to change – not to abandon their values, but to...
by Brigene Litchfield | Dec 9, 2025 | Audio, Featured, News & Updates
Purpose without delivery doesn’t move the needle. This Podcast explores some of the key themes emerging from the Swoboda Research Centre’s Conference on innovation, held in Liverpool in November 2025. Free to listen and download here. The podcast includes...
by Brigene Litchfield | Nov 25, 2025 | Featured, News & Updates, Past Events
Swoboda Research Centre hosted its most recent conference, ‘Leading Innovation’, on 21st November 2025 at The Royal Liver Building, Liverpool. The event brought together over 140 delegates to discuss the evolving role of credit unions in Ireland and Great Britain,...
by Nick Money | Nov 10, 2025 | Featured, News & Updates
Swoboda Research Centre is excited to announce an exciting new collaboration programme for 2026 – i4 Incubator, available only to Swoboda members. This exciting initiative unites credit unions and solution providers to test, learn and lead responsible...
