What we do
Why work with Activist?
We offer you our team’s deep creativity, imagination and experience to whatever vision or change you’re looking to achieve: whether it’s about your strategy or your operations; whether it’s public-facing or internal;whether it’s about improving what you do or saving you some money.
Then we support you to make the practical changes that are needed in a way that will last.
We work closely in partnership with our clients, building trust and deeper understanding to deliver projects that genuinely achieve what you want. We work swiftly, but thoroughly, making sure our methodology is understood thanks to our dedicated and expert project management resources, giving you the reassurance that you will achieve your deadlines.
We bring our objectivity, our strategic vision and our eye for detail to each phase of your project, leaving you better equipped to deal with change, and safe in the knowledge that you’re doing the right thing. Our reassuring approach will help you to make the complex manageable.
And we are real people. We will speak with you regularly, and visit you onsite. We are not just faces on a Teams call!
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Where we excel.
We love what we do — and it shows. These are the areas where we go above and beyond for our clients.
Organisational strategy and change
What direction does your organisation want (or need) to go in? Thoughtful strategic planning is absolutely essential to the provision of good services. Our team’s years of experience can help you best navigate the right course for your organisation through all the complexities.
Culture and the arts
What is your vision for culture in your place, or within your organisation? From minor reconfigurations to holistic reviews of a service or facilities, or delivering ambitious efficiency programmes, our team has a long track record of successful cultural transformation projects at national, regional and local level.
Place and the economy
Are you unlocking the full potential of your place – or would you like to know how to? We breathe fresh energy and growth into your localities by helping you create and deliver your vision for the fabric of your place that works for your communities and is sustainable for the future.
Digital and data
Do you understand what makes your organisation tick, and does everyone else? Our team’s practical experience in strategic, IT and operational management helps to ensure that we can help you deliver change that works. We help organisations maximise the benefits of new technology, including designing and advising on digital and IT programmes and helping partners to get the most out of shared services.
Research & learning
What do you need to know more about? Our team’s research mindset means we spend a great deal of time analysing developments in the market and in public sector policy-making so that you can be confident that any recommendations we make to you are based on a deep understanding of what’s happening within your world. While many of our research projects are commissioned by our clients, we also have research programmes that we undertake on our own or in collaboration with our national partners.
Delivering results through proven expertise.
Our team is comprised of specialists – never generalists following a ‘one size fits all’ methodology. We tailor our support for each assignment we undertake to perfectly meet our clients’ unique project requirements.
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