Our method has three arcs or phases:

1) Understanding what is happening now.  Drawing on a range of existing data sources, and carrying out qualitative research with groups and individuals to draw out patterns and stories.

2) Describing a more ‘fit for purpose’ way of operating, getting deeper into what this looks like in practical ways, and what is needed for it to thrive.  Using participatory futures methods to explore possibilities and capabilities, and their relationship with the here and now.

3) Developing, testing and adapting the processes and mechanisms that help us move from where we are to where we want to be.  

This sounds (relatively) straightforward, but organisations aren’t.

There’s always a twist.  Or two.

It’s really easy to get focussed on the wrong problem.  We make assumptions based on our past experiences.  We get caught out by layers of change.  We get caught up in the pace and don’t take time to breathe. 

That’s why we prefer to work in 3s.  

It provides the mechanism to see issues and opportunities more fully.

It builds the relationships to work on both.

So alongside the ‘typical’ beginning, middle, and end; Socially Adept’s method is to work concurrently with three parts of the organising system, supporting interactions all the while.

The archetypes for the 3 parts are:

• The development team who are closest to where the impact is experienced.
• The governance team who are working on the systems that support the new model to thrive.
• The implementation team who are closest to funders, sponsors, partners, and middle managers and are working on what happens next.

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