Guide/tools

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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
Diagram of the wheel of change. In the centre is shows Ambitions and Impacts. Four segments around this represent Investments, Activities, Outputs and Outcomes
 

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 ...
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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 ...
Group of 4 dancers on pavement next to railings by a river
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 ...
How to… write a learning case study
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 ...
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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 ...
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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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Photo: Unsplash

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 ...