our services
With widespread threats to failing civic institutions, an overt rise in democratic disruption and decreasing trust in establishments, organisations and communities must work together to build equitable futures.
Agora guides organisations on their public participation, devolution and impact journeys, no matter where they are.
Strategy (co)Design
We support the development of new strategies for organisations, teams and groups.
We will work with you and the people affected by your work to build clear, trusted strategies and action plans that help you to make the impact needed long-term.
Examples include:
Support to co-design new strategies in creative ways
Growing support for participatory processes within your organisation to reach existing strategic and operational aims
Advice on intersectional work with local communities, enabling shifts in power and decision-making for underrepresented and underserved groups
Public Participation
Giving you the advice needed to include communities in decision-making.
We use well tested and research-based participation methods, combined with our experience, bringing an intersectional approach to your work.
Examples include:
Deliberative workshops
Participatory Budgeting
Community mapping and relationship building
Creative participation methods such as; printmaking, photography and creative writing
Citizens’ Juries and Assemblies
Staff capacity building to embed participatory processes
Research Impact DEVELOPMENT
We support academics to develop impact strategies, foster productive partnerships and help translate research into meaningful real-world outcomes.
We guide academic institutions in research impact development and evidencing, stakeholder engagement and research funding for the UK's Research Excellence Framework (REF) and Hong Kong's Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).
Examples include:
Developing high-quality REF
and RAE Impact Case Studies
Bespoke impact consultation and guidance for researchers and teams
Designing and delivering impact monitoring and evaluation activities
Delivering research impact training and capacity building
Research funding, grant development and impact planning
You can see case studies of our research impact development on the Work page.
effecting Policy Change
We help you co-design your policy, advocacy and campaigns work from scratch, placing the people affected at the heart of your messaging.
We have a combined 30 years of experience changing policy in areas including; homelessness, mental and physical health, green issues and the environment, urban planning and with LGBTQIA+ communities.
You can look at areas we’ve changed policy through the Work section of our website.
