Secondary research: literature reviews and context mapping.
Primary research: community-based fieldwork, event testing, pilot programmes, interviews, focus groups and surveys.
Methods: quantitative and qualitative approaches, plus creative action research for test-and-learn cycles.
Representative consultation: structured designs that reflect and expand your communities.
Focused consultation: targeted work to identify and respond to gaps in provision.
Community engagement & audience development: inclusive routes that build reach and trust.
Data analysis: evidence synthesis, dashboards and reporting.
Web analytics: Google Analytics for digital behaviour insights.
Demographics & profiling: ONS and local datasets, segmentation and benchmarking.
Comparative/open consultation: like-for-like analysis across places, programmes or cohorts.
Project management: scoped plans, risk and ethics, timelines and stakeholder coordination.
Pilot design & evaluation: test protocols, success measures and rapid feedback loops.
Mentoring & organisational support: 1:1 coaching and team guidance.
Training & resource development: toolkits, templates and short courses to embed practice.
Co-created content, exhibitions and events aligned to engagement and learning goals.
Communication, facilitation and negotiation to build effective partnerships and deliver high-quality joint programmes.
We are the only creative consultancy that uses action research alongside creative, arts based, processes of engagement and individual development.
We provide creative action research to people who want to engage new communities as well as service users who are currently under-represented.
Our clients trust us to work across communities with a strong commitment to delivering beyond required outputs.
We are experienced in working with a wide range of communities, recognising the need for different approaches that cross ethnicity, age, class, socio-economic and educational groupings.