LifeMapping helps community leaders take the actions that will have most impact
LifeMapping can be used by communities, charities, NGOs, government and local agencies and special interest groups to manage change more effectively.
In the face of continuous and challenging change it can be hard to maintain community cohesion and values. We support hard-working community leaders by helping them gain a deeper understanding of the needs of their people and what really matters when navigating change and why it matters.
Everyone has their own ‘mental maps and models’ about what is important and what needs to be done. The decisions of even the most experienced leaders can be based on assumptions, hunches and intuition making it difficult to maintain strong culture and values in their communities - especially in the face of change.
Our analysis of change stories from across a community can reveal the ‘invisible’ impact that peoples' feelings, values and behaviours have on achieving their goals. These ‘intangible’ patterns of cause and effect between individual factors, support from family and friends and community interactions are too complex for even the most dedicated community leader to identify easily.
Our research separates fact from fiction about how change really takes place in communities. We work with informal and formal community leaders, gatekeepers and support workers to help take action where it is needed. We help communities to develop effective strategies, target interventions and allocate resources to have the most impact on social and financial outcomes.
The benefits of successful change are felt by people throughout a whole community. LifeMapping engages entire communities in a positive way; focusing energy and effort on the factors that really make a difference and helping to build a strong, sustainable culture.
Why LifeMapping works
- Built on shared stories of change so that people can stand in the shoes of others and draw on the wisdom of a much wider world than would otherwise be available.
- Provides a common language to talk about the complex issues of change in an easy way and for people to share knowledge and experience.
- Helps people see where they are and what they can do to make a difference, taking responsibility for their actions.
- Analytics enabled by digital means people and groups can quickly evaluate options based on quantifiable evidence and research.
- Helps people make more informed choices and react to change more quickly based on wider experience.
- Helps communities to build strong cultures that support and sustain social and financial outcomes.