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What is worthwhile work?

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Cathy Sharp

A few weeks ago, at the end of a workshop where there had been high engagement and energy in the room, someone said to me “Is this a typical day for you, as Research for Real?”  What a great question.  … Continue reading →

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Stories and more…the conversations that are possible

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Cathy Sharp

At the 2019 Firestarter Festival myself and Keira Oliver ran a workshop grandly entitled “Practising change together – towards appreciative and collaborative evaluation.”  We hoped to develop the ideas and themes from the FSF2018 event “Reigniting Evaluation” and take it … Continue reading →

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Better by Design

Posted on July 29, 2013 by admin

Research for Real has been selected, in partnership with Animate, to act as a Learning Partner to the Young Foundation and Taylor Haig in the 2 year BIG funded project Better by Design, which will be supporting 15 voluntary organisations in … Continue reading →

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Action research makes an impact?

Posted on February 3, 2011 by admin

One of my ‘favourite’ quotes is from a former Chief Research Officer who said that “Evidence-based policy is all very well, but at the end of the day, politics wins out”.  So in that spirit, it’s great to hear that a … Continue reading →

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