When you’re deciding what to do next, it helps to have a clear brief and a workable plan before any research, delivery, or training begins.
We support organisations to define priorities, set direction, and design practical approaches that fit real constraints (time, budget, people, governance). The aim is clarity: what you’re trying to achieve, what options make sense, and what the next steps look like.
Research
We help you design a robust plan for research before any data is collected. That includes clarifying the question, choosing the right approach, and setting out a practical route from evidence need to usable findings. We can support scoping, sampling, ethics and governance, data management, and a clear brief for internal teams or external suppliers depending on who will be actioning the planned work.
Things we can support include…
- Clarifying the research question and decision it needs to support
- Scoping what’s already known (quick evidence scan) and where the gaps are
- Method selection (survey / interviews / routine data / mixed methods)
- Sampling and recruitment plan (who, how many, how you’ll reach them)
- Measures and tools (questionnaire design, topic guides, outcome measures)
- Ethics, consent, safeguarding, and approvals planning
- Data management plan (storage, access, retention, GDPR)
- Analysis plan (what you’ll test, how you’ll code/compare, how you’ll report)
- Supplier brief and procurement support (spec, questions for bidders, scoring)
Dissemination
Good work can land flat if the message and audience aren’t planned. We help you map who needs to know what, what they’ll care about, and the best way to reach them. This includes key messages, formats, channels, timing, and sign-off routes, so findings are easy to use and decisions can follow without delay.
Things we can support include…
- Audience mapping (who needs what: staff, board, funders, partners, public)
- Key messages and narrative (what you want people to take away and do)
- Format planning (briefings, slide deck, executive summary, one-pager, infographic)
- Channel planning (web, newsletters, internal comms, events, stakeholder meetings)
- Timing and sequencing (what goes out first, what follows, when to update)
- Accessibility planning (plain language, visuals, alternative formats)
- Sign-off and governance (who approves what, when, and how to handle sensitivities)
- Feedback and uptake plan (how you’ll know it’s being used; who you’ll follow up)
Development
We help you plan and design training and development that people can actually use. Whether it’s based on new research or on knowledge you already hold, we support you to shape clear learning aims, choose the right format, and build materials that fit your audience and setting. This includes structuring content, mapping learning to outcomes, and planning delivery so it’s practical, consistent, and easy to roll out.
Things we can support include…
- Defining the purpose and learning goals (what learners should know/do after)
- Audience and needs analysis (roles, baseline knowledge, constraints, motivation)
- Choosing the right format (workshop, short course, blended, micro-learning, resources)
- Curriculum and session planning (sequence, timings, activities, practice opportunities)
- Content shaping (key messages, examples, case studies, scenarios, language level)
- Creating materials plans (slides, handouts, facilitator notes, worksheets, e-learning scripts)
- Designing assessment and reinforcement (quizzes, reflections, practice tasks, follow-up prompts)
- Accessibility and inclusion planning (plain English, neuroinclusive design, alternative formats)
- Train-the-trainer planning (guides, delivery standards, FAQs, handling tricky questions)
- Roll-out planning (cohorts, scheduling, delivery partners, comms, sign-up flows)
- Quality assurance and consistency (version control, templates, feedback capture)
- Measuring learning and impact (pre/post checks, confidence measures, behaviour change indicators)