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Projects
Engagement projects
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Devolution Made Accessible: Sussex And The City
An independent podcast, newsletter and events programme helping Sussex make sense of devolution.
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Medway Council: Rochester Festivals Economic Impact
Measuring what Rochester’s Christmas Market, Dickensian Festival and Sweeps Festival are worth to Medway.
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East Sussex County Council: Be Business Energy Wise
Free energy audits, workshops and support helping East Sussex businesses cut costs and carbon.
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Lewes District Council: Business Start-Up Programme
A three-year programme helping Lewes District residents turn business ideas into sustainable enterprises.
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Basildon Borough Council: Creative Tech Fest
Brand, engagement and programing for Basildon’s skills, STEM and innovation festival.
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Crawley Borough Council: Cultural Quarter Feasibility
In-depth feasibility study testing whether Crawley town centre could host a new cultural quarter.
People
The Engagement team
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Jenni Lloyd
Associate · Place, participation and systems change
Place-based change specialist with 20+ years in public-service reform.
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Julia Oertli
Associate · Culture, equity and participatory research
Facilitator and researcher specialising in systems change, organisational culture, and trauma-informed participation.
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Emrys Green
Associate · Youth voice, digital and governance
Youth voice, digital engagement and governance specialist with a strategic management background.
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Genette Bodsworth
Associate · Design, accessibility and data visualisation
Graphic designer specialising in accessible reports, publications, data visualisation and brand consistency.
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Natalie Orringe
Associate · Strategic communications, crisis and engagement
Communications strategist specialising in transformation, crisis communications and public engagement.
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Lorna Allan
Associate · Art direction, participatory practice and visual storytelling
Art director and photographer specialising in participatory design, creative evaluation and accessible storytelling.
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Jane Lodge
Associate · Public involvement, health systems and deliberative engagement
Public involvement specialist in NHS engagement, health inequalities and deliberative practice.
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Sarah Freeman
Associate · Programme delivery, employer engagement and quality
Charity leadership consultant specialising in VCSE strategy, health partnerships and governance.
Ideas
Latest thinking on Engagement
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Safe spaces aren’t soft spaces
Good stakeholder engagement doesn’t avoid disagreement. It creates safe spaces for difficult conversations, where…
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Engagement campaigns are really trust campaigns
Most community engagement campaigns don't fail on reach. They fail on trust.
Clients
Who we’ve done Engagement work for
Partners
Who we partner with on Engagement
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