overview of TSIP and Project Oracle

The Social Innovation Partnership and Project Oracle

December 2014

Stephen Bediako

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Who are we?

TSIP is an advisory social business that aims to combine academic research and rigour with

strategy and delivery support to solve some of the most intractable problems in society…..

Helping people use facts and data to do good !

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Our vision and mission

Vision: A world where people can easily use facts to do good

Mission: Make it easier for people to use facts

to do good

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What do we do?

Training: to help clients build practical evaluation skills and knowledge

Evaluation: focused on delivering practical, implementable insight

Innovation: packages to help organisations generate and test ideas

Evidence Hubs: systems drive the use of evidence at the Fund, organisation, or sector level

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What is unique about us?

1. The Opportunity: Back in 2010 we realised there was a lack of consistency/practicality in how social investment and social impact was measured in the UK – we started testing how the application of Evidence could help address this.

2. The challenge: A consensus has emerged that there is an opportunity to address this challenge (a consistent framework to understanding social impact) so that the £billions spent on tackling social issues is done effectively.

3. Our response: We developed and operationalised a set of Standards, which have been adopted and used by other such as Nesta Impact Investments / EIF.

4. What we achieved: We have unique a track record of executing this work (50 Projects in four years), building a viable business that is now ready to evolve into a more systematic offer.

5. The offer: We have a definitive process / model to help people work out the level of evidence they have behind their work and the support they need to get smart about measuring their social metrics.

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Find out more at www.tsip.co.uk Follow us on twitter @tsip2 Get in touch [email protected]

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http://www.tsip.co.uk

Project Oracle:

A Children and Youth Evidence Hub for London

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Project Oracle is funded by

The Project Oracle Management team

Project Oracle Partners

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What are we trying to achieve?

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Increase the generation and use of evidence by CYP services and

programmes

Aim: To improve delivery and outcomes for GLA and London-wide CYP services and programmes

Increase access to high quality evidence for CYP service and programme designers /

commissioners


The Project Oracle journey

What works?

in the children and youth sector in London

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Standards of evidence

providing a common framework for understanding claims of impact

An evidence ecosystem

incentivising the generation and use of good evidence


Taking people on an evidence journey

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Project Model & Evaluation Plan

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Indication of Impact

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Evidence of Impact

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Model Evidence

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System Ready

Starting out

Up & running

Is it really working?

Does it work elsewhere?

Does it work everywhere?


CREATING AN EVIDENCE

‘ECOSYSTEM’

Creating an ecosystem of mutual benefits

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ACADEMICS Researchers get access to ‘real’

data and potential work

Research insights brought closer to practice

PROVIDERS

More confidence in their work’s impact

Able to provide a better service

Able to understand and articulate their

offer more clearly

COMMISSIONERS

Differentiate between work that is innovative, emerging

and work that has a strong evidence-base

Understand whether projects are really having

an impact


An ecosystem of services to support London’s youth sector

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Generate better evidence

Use better

evidence

STANDARDS OF EVIDENCE

Evidence Competition

Evidence Champions

Synthesis of Evidence

Training & Validation

Research Placements

Outcomes Frameworks


Supporting London’s youth sector

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400+

Validations

Research Placements

Synthesis Studies

Evidence Champions

Competition Entrants

Trained Providers

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What next for Project Oracle?

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Project Oracle is now moving beyond London but the GLA will be always be recognised as its foundation

• Setting up an independent / affiliated entity and focusing on London (DCS, GLA, London Councils)

• Supporting UK-wide initiatives (Centre for Youth Impact, Cabinet Office)

• International interest (Bloomberg Foundation, York University – Ontario, Canada)

• Impact Evaluation – Funded by the ESRC from Jan/Feb 2015


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Find out more at www.project-oracle.com Follow us on twitter @project_oracle Get in touch [email protected]

Part IV: Theory of Change

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• A modelling tool

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What is a Theory of Change?


• Most recent ancestor

• For understanding and explaining the impact of a programme

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Logic Models

Inputs Activities Outputs Outcomes (immediate, mid-term)

Goal (long-term)

[List of inputs] [List of activities] [List of outputs] [List of outcomes] [Outline of goal]

Planned work Intended results

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Problem with logic models

Magic Outputs

Provide ex-offenders with a monthly training course

Intermediate Outcome

Ex-offenders are able to secure employment


What does a Theory of Change look like?

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Any questions?

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