We operate in systems
Changing them means influencing their actors
An actor-centred approach
Our methodological approach stems from behavioural science literature and has been developed through years of research, trials and adaptations on several contracts across multiple countries and thematic areas.
It can be adapted to quantitative and qualitative research, based on client’s needs and requests.
The design of state-of-the-art methodologies paired with consistent implementation translates into better research and improved decision-making.
Have we reached our goals?
Have we made a difference?
Measure results. We will determine if your targeted beneficiaries (people/ organizations/ systems) have changed.
We have implemented a number of interventions, with various degrees of success: how have they performed, altogether?
Identify progress of large portfolios/ programmes. We will provide insights on the so what of your set of interventions, which will be more than the mere sum of individual components.
Is what we do the right thing to do? Why?
Uncover assumptions. Your intervention logic might have hidden underpinning hypotheses; we will help you uncover those and understand how your project works, identify strengths and weaknesses and inform future design.
We want to design an intervention that is based on what works, what doesn’t from similar works.
Apply best practices. We can leverage a wealth of experience accumulated on previous contracts and advise on best practices in your sector.
Have we reached our goals?
Have we made a difference?
Measure results. We will determine if your targeted beneficiaries (people/ organizations/ systems) have changed.
We have implemented a number of interventions, with various degrees of success: how have they performed, altogether?
Identify progress of large portfolios/ programmes. We will provide insights on the so what of your set of interventions, which will be more than the mere sum of individual components.
Is what we do the right thing to do? Why?
Uncover assumptions. Your intervention logic might have hidden underpinning hypotheses; we will help you uncover those and understand how your project works, identify strength and weaknesses and inform future design.
We want to design an intervention that is based on what works, what doesn’t from similar works.
Apply best practices. We can leverage a wealth of experience accumulated on previous contracts, and advise on best practices in your sector.
Tried and tested on a wide range of themes and assignments
Our actor-centred approach can be adapted to different research needs. It has been applied on a wide range of themes…
...and assignments:
Our approach in practice
We break down the system our client wants to influence by identifying its actors – each of them with their distinctive set of behaviours, relations, thoughts, motivations and incentives. They will drive what to measure, why and how.
In collaboration with our client, we define the scope of the research and the most appropriate methodology. We then build data collection tools, train our data collection partners, develop the analysis framework and reporting structure around those actors.
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