Guide/tools

We Gather Exhibition at the Crafts Council Gallery, 2021. Vessels sculpture by Francisca Onumah. Photo by Ben Deakin.
How to … amplify diverse voices in research and evaluation
Dr Karen Patel provides practical tips on amplifying diverse voices in cultural sector research and evaluation ...

University of Leeds
How to … conduct a walking interview
Do you or your organisation use interviews for research or evaluation? Written by Lauren Hall and Dr Ceri Pitches, this ...

Crafts Council Living Labs (Photo by Gene Kavanagh)
How to … approach anti-racist audience and community research
Damaging attitudes and misconceptions about minoritised ethnic individuals and communities can have a negative impact on how we represent and ...

Evaluation for change: A guide to planning a mixed-methods framework for evaluation
Are you looking for a fresh approach to evaluation that is flexible and can be tailored to the scale and ...

University of Leeds. Photographer: Andy Lord
How to … shape cultural policy through research
In partnership with DCMS, the Centre for Cultural Value has produced a ‘How to’ guide for researchers seeking to shape ...

Image: The Lowry
How to … fail well
Owning and admitting openly to failure can be uncomfortable. But what do we mean by failure, and how can we ...

Wakefield Council's Festival of the Moon. Photo Andrew Benge
How to… write a learning case study
We all learn in different ways - through our practice as much as through the evaluation that follows. But how ...

Dance to Health Norwich. Photo: Becky Demmen
How to… co-create an evaluation
Co-creation is a term we may hear a lot, but an evaluation of your project that is genuinely co-created can ...

Evaluation Principles
These evaluation principles are a sharing of ideas to inform how evaluation is carried out and used in the cultural ...

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How to… find existing research
In this practical how to guide Dr Robyn Dowlen explains how to search for research that is relevant to your ...