Strategies & plans to: re-imagine & transform
THE BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY (BPS)
Creating a new future vision for the discipline of psychology and the BPS.
With a delivery roadmap. To become the voice of UK psychology with; valued services & Chartered Status. Clear and inclusive career and professional development routes to grow this much needed discipline.
An ambitious award-winning, 4 Nation member engagement and human-centred design journey completed during Covid. AI-powered and data-driven platform to host engagement, co-production, polling and decision-making
WORLD OBESITY FEDERATION
We got the world to sit up and listen and put obesity back on the global agenda.
With a landmark report. Reframed narrative - from blame to systemic support. Global media, reaching 1.6billion. A global coalition. 90M lives impacted. Support from the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and Michael Bloomberg.
Rapid strategy development and supporting delivery from a multidisciplinary team who worked in partnership with the WOF team to capitalise on the important moment presented by Covid. Including: narrative and messaging, stakeholder and media engagement
"This report must act as a wake-up call to governments globally. Investment in public health and co-ordinated, international action to tackle the root causes of obesity is one of the best ways for countries to build resilience in health systems post-pandemic: we urge all countries to seize this moment."
-Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General of the World Health Organisation
HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE, IRELAND (HSE)
A digital strategy to deliver technology enabled care for Ireland.
With buy-in from clinicians to make it happen. We brought together the HSE, the Office of the CCIO and The Council of CCIOs from across Ireland to co-develop a system-wide vision and plan for Ireland.
A design sprint, system-wide engagement and live co-production with clinicians and CCIOs across Ireland.
Best in class qualitative research, stakeholder & community engagement
THE TONY BLAIR INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE
From ‘surviving to thriving’, reimagining the future for unpaid carers.
2024 policy and sector recommendations. Including a carer market, systems change and the role of technology across the health and care system. With potential to improve lives for carers while delivering substantive social and economic return.
Qualitative research with carers and stakeholders to go beyond the data to look at the human experiences, the journeys and potential for innovation. Report with recommendations.
“Carers are an essential foundation to our health and care system and a key pillar of our society. The team have done a brilliant job to understand the experience and impact of caring and carers' unique journeys, enriched by the invaluable perspectives of those with lived experience. Through extensive consultation with a range of stakeholders, including carers themselves and carer groups, they have produced innovative solutions to the problems carers face.”
- Oliver Large
Senior Policy Analyst at Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
NHS CHANGE DAY
Creating the world’s largest health social movement with 1+ million NHS staff
With 900,000+ pledges to do something better for patients. 300 stakeholder organisations involved and engaged. Leadership standing back to allow staff to own and drive change on the ground.
Strategy - co-designed with NHS Change Day staff champions (Hubbies), stakeholder engagement and activation, support for changemakers on the ground, media and social media - local, regional and National.
PREVENTION AND BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
Changing behaviours for longer, happier and healthier lives. For families, children and adults at risk
Numerous award-winning behaviour change campaigns across the health and care system regionally and nationally including: responsible drinking, lung disease, heart health and smoking cessation.
Research, campaign strategy, development and implementation - including education, levers for change, stakeholder, on the ground engagement and multimedia channels.
THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION (WHO)
Enabling people living with non-communicable diseases (PLWNCDs) to influence the design and delivery of their health and care policies and services. By shaping the design of the WHO Framework for their effective and equal engagement across the 151 member states of the WHO.
Research and engagement with PLWNCDs living with 37 non-communicable diseases including complex mental health conditions in 39 countries across the 6 member regions of WHO, analysis, report and recommendations.
“This was really excellent work. Delivered with considerable thought, skills and compassion. The whole process, the design, the delivery and analysis was exceptional. I can't thank you enough.”
-Guy Fones
Head, Global Coordination Mechanism on Non-communicable Diseases; World Health Organisation
BRADFORD CITY COUNCIL
From most dangerous city in Europe to ‘City of Culture’ & united leaders. £1.3 m funding from MHCLG. Reducing Hate Crime and Building Happier, Stronger Communities for Everyone in Bradford
In 5-weeks we designed and co-delivered participatory community research and engagement with more than 630 of the wonderful people of Bradford. We brought together all ages, faiths and walks of life. We got to the heart of some of the most persistent integration challenges, in addition to the fundamental human needs of employment, prosperity and hope.
Stakeholder and community engagement, participatory research, report with findings and recommendations, co-created with the people of Bradford.
GOOGLE DEEPMIND
Building trust and understanding of AI and DeepMind.
In 2017, when controversy and lack of understanding was undermining the emerging potential for AI and DeepMind to contribute to healthcare. We identified the knowledge gap, the route of fears, significant differences in stakeholder perceptions and the clear potential. Enabling DeepMind to engage with confidence and build relationships and AI to become a top three priority for the NHS and Understanding stakeholder perspectives, fears and opportunities.
Counsel. Research and stakeholder engagement across the health and care landscape. Including clinicians on the ground in clinical settings. Report, workshopping and recommendations.
Brilliant workshops for precious time well spent
NHS ENGLAND
Improving access to personalised care for 2.5 million people with complex needs.
With a co-designed, 3-year vision and opportunities for digital solutions to accelerate spread and support the delivery of personalised care. While adding value to relationships and the important ‘human connection’. With staff, system stakeholders, patients and families.
Design and delivery of innovation, journey mapping and planning workshop series, final report and plan. Involving staff, those with complex needs, carers, NGOs and NHS leadership,
NHS ENGLAND
Improving access to personalised care for 2.5 million people with complex needs.
With a co-designed, 3-year vision and opportunities for digital solutions to accelerate spread and support the delivery of personalised care. While adding value to relationships and the important ‘human connection’. With staff, system stakeholders, patients and families.
Design and delivery of innovation, journey mapping and planning workshop series, final report and plan. Involving staff, those with complex needs, carers, NGOs and NHS leadership,
“The Social Kinetic (now The Engagement Academy) have been key in supporting the Defence Digital Innovation team in the delivery of 5G EXPLORATION between MoD and Industry. Throughout, they have driven us to deliver what we would not have been able to without them. The organisation, content and facilitation of the events was fantastic and the subsequent outputs were to a very high standard. Working with the Social Kinetic has been enormously productive for the MoD.”
- Philip Wright
Defence Digital, Strategic Command of the Ministry of Defence (MoD)
HIMSS
A new vision, theory of change, breakthrough international market opportunities and new ways of working.
Including a delivery plan for teams across Europe, US and Asia Pacific. Re-defining HiMSS’ role & contribution to health, health tech and society. Co-designed and with buy in across teams and markets.
Virtual leadership and strategy workshop series, mentoring and report with plan.
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