Our Projects

Showhow reels

We have produced 14 DVDs which show-how localities in the West Midlands have been grappling with

  • innovations to tackle climate change
  • applying 'think family' principles
  • trying to embed vfm principles in partnership working
  • debating how to generate commitment & stimulate leadership
  • exploring the power of customer journey mapping techniques

They are available on the IEWM www site, and also available on Vimeo: showhow reels

Total Place communications strategy

Working with Be Birmingham, we have helped the partnership to work out its best approach to communications in the context of its drive for change under 'total place'. This has involved

  • coaching support to the communications system across the partnership
  • exploring the balance between 'broadcast' and 'dialogue' in their communication & engagement activity
  • developing a fresh set of key messages for the partnership
  • exploring the extent to which their working practices communicate their key messages - in other words applying 'behaviour as communications' principles

London Efficiency Challenge

We are part of  team working with Capital Ambition to research and capture examples of effective and leading edge practice.

The focus is on activity by public bodies in London - principally Local Authorities - that have innovative & efficient working practices.

This complements other practice exchange and knowhow work on transformation strategies.

Coventry LSP inform consult involve

We are helping Coventry Partnership to develop a framework for involvement, consultation and involvement. This will provide:

  • shared working principles designed to promote collaboration
  • standards to help develop joint working practices
  • a way of thinking about key ICI mechanisms, rather than get caught up in confusing details
  • suggestions about how to ensure that ICI concentrates on priorities which are good vfm

EC1 NDC evaluation

We are providing one of two evaluations to EC1 New Deal in Islington. This one examines the lessons and impacts of strategy and their inter-relationship with governance.

  • where has how the NDC organised itself (its governance), helped to develop its capacity to achieve its strategies?
  • has this worked better for some strategies than others?
  • what has been the lasting benefit of involving residents in both governance and strategy? Has it made a difference to strategic success?
  • have the different ways in which residents have been involved in governance been significant?

Action Learning Set on evidence & strategy

We ran a regional Action Learning Set for RegenWM during the spring 2007 - which provided a series of wokshops to help practitioners problem solve around issues of evaluation, use of evidence and effective strategy development. This was one of a series of such activities.

Fitness for purpose review

Working with Inspira Consulting, we have recently completed a fitness for purpose review for the Birmingham Strategic Partnership. This review examined the delivery chains through which the LAA in Birmingham was being delivered into districts & neighourhoods. It assessed the extent to which public service performance was improving as a result of the LAA in 3 inner city areas, and one outer city area. Recommendations were made which have informed the transitional review of the Birmingham LAA, and related performance improvement decisions. The project helped to prepare the ground for the introduction of 'outcome' planning across the City Council.

Your Neighbourhood Matters

GFA Consulting (working with Peter Paisley Associates) are the evaluators for the Your Neighbourhood Matters programme in Coventry - a 4 year programme of activities in 6 small neighbourhoods in Coventry, designed to develop improvements in public services. The programme is funded under the Neighbourhood Element.

Learning 2 Deliver

This is the regional capacity building programme for LSPs in the West Midlands. GFA provides the contract management for this programme of support, on behalf of the Regional Improvement Partnership.

Learning evaluation & review

Learning evaluation & review: SRB and regeneration – policy evaluation of the impacts of SRB investment in learning and educational attainment in England..
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