Local Trust: Neighbourhoods in action: achieving big results by working hyper-locally In October 2024, Shared Intelligence completed a landscape review of local government’s work supporting communities at the neighbourhood level, commissioned by Local Trust. The aim of the report was to provide the local government sector...
Developing futures literacy and scenario creation We have led projects applying scenarios, trends analysis, and horizon scanning for local public service clients including the development of a 30-year vision for Milton Keynes, and several studies exploring the future of public libraries. We are founder members of an...
Shared Intelligence was commissioned to map the action being taken by the Greater London Authority and the eight English Mayoral Combined Authorities (MCAs) to address health inequalities. Based on interviews and workshops with practitioners in the different areas, we identified a spectrum of involvement in...
National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) recruits a cohort of young, talented dancers each year along with a guest artistic director to produce and tour a piece of contemporary dance. Since 2016, Shared Intelligence has worked with NYDC to evaluate the company, with a particular focus...
In 2022 we supported The National Archives to gather examples of inclusive practice from other public-facing cultural organisations. This was to inform their national leadership role in relation to local authority and independent archives, in particular their role in relation to the national accreditation scheme...
Shared intelligence was commissioned by Libraries Connected to develop and accreditation scheme for public libraries. The accreditation is intended to help maintain the standard of library services as an authoritative, sector-led scheme to help libraries meet the needs of their local communities. The two-year project looked...
In 2022 Shared intelligence was commissioned by the LGA to undertake two separate projects relating to economic development, firstly looking to support Local authorities in integrating Local enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and secondly at reviewing the future role and skills requirement of economic development teams. Following the...
LGA Economic Inactivity In 2023, Shared Intelligence was commissioned by the Local Government Association to produce a study into national and place-based approaches to addressing economic inactivity. National approaches Our research into national approaches in addressing economic inactivity aimed to understand the breadth of provision available and what...
Shared Intelligence was commissioned by the LGA to facilitate and curate qualitative and quantitative research working with a number of local and combined authorities to identify and map how the “Work Local” approach could apply to their local areas. The LGA has argued for several...
Shared Intelligence supported the delivery and dissemination of learning from the Childhood Obesity Trailblazer Programme (COTP). This three-year DHSC-funded programme supported cross-sector action to tackle childhood obesity in Birmingham, Bradford, Lewisham, Nottinghamshire and Pennine Lancashire. As the delivery support partner for the learning network, Si captured...