Bridging the gap between
people, power and places
We help funders, government, charities and communities learn, design and act together, using evidence and participation to shift power and improve places.
Learning & Evaluation
We work alongside partners, helping them reflect on and evolve their work in real time.
Co-production
Using our unique approach, we help communities, funders and institutions to design services, funds, research and systems together.
Research
Challenging how knowledge is traditionally shaped and shared, we seek to understand the root causes of social issues by centring the people most affected by them.
What we can do together.
We help partners move from intention to practice. We can help you build the capacity to design, deliver, learn about or evaluate place-based or systems change work.
Our approach is human-centred and practical. Through research, learning, evaluation and participatory design, we support organisations to make better decisions, strengthen accountability and sustain the conditions for social change.
Unearth meaningful shared evidence
We can work with you to produce robust, practical insight that helps you understand what is changing, why and for who.
Increase community agency
We can help you design initiatives or structures that give communities real influence over priorities, resources and decisions.
Work towards lasting systemic change
We can help you understand the conditions driving inequality and identify practical routes to shift them over time.
Our Team
You will work with a multidisciplinary team with depth and breadth of experience.
Our team brings lived and learned expertise, with experience across local government, philanthropy, the charity sector, research, evaluation, co-production, community development, organising and leadership.
We understand the complexity of places, systems and institutions, and combine rigour, care and sound judgement.
Using our place-based systems change approach
Most policy, funding and delivery is organised around single issues or demographics. That can be useful, but it can also miss root causes. A place-based systems change approach helps us better understand how problems are experienced, who holds power and what needs to shift locally and structurally.
Evidence and change stories
Stories provide a look at the tangible change we have supported partners and clients to make.
Systems change
is our practice
Systems shape daily life, from housing, health and education to funding, law and local economies. They are built from beliefs, behaviours, and relationships, and underpinned by policies and practices. We help partners see how these forces interact, where harm is reproduced and where collective action can change outcomes.
