Project Tools

Nesta have produced an amazing toolkit to trigger and support your social action projects. Please consider using these as often as possible, they can assist at all stages of your project, from social action conception, through to final delivery. They will help you, your team, and your community, to listen, understand, and communicate effectively.

What do you need to do?

look ahead

• to understand what I need to do to bring my idea to life.
  INNOVATION FLOWCHART
• by defining the outcomes from my work.
  EVIDENCE PLANNING

develop a clear plan

• by evaluating how I am doing and what my options are.
  SWOT ANALYSIS
• on how to grow my idea into something bigger.
  BUSINESS MODEL CANVAS
• for working with other groups that have the same vision as me.
  BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS MAP
• by improving upon what I’ve done before.
  LEARNING LOOP

clarify my priorities

• by learning from first hand experiences.
  EXPERIENCE TOUR
• by focusing on key critical issues.
  PROBLEM DEFINITION
• by breaking down a complex issue.
  CAUSES DIAGRAM
• by defining my goals and the path to reach them.
  THEORY OF CHANGE

collect inputs from others

• by observing and learning from everyday life.
  PEOPLE SHADOWING
• in a conversation that uncovers their perspective.
  INTERVIEW GUIDE
• by getting to the heart of what motivates people.
  QUESTION LADDER
• to ensure my work is relevant to the people I’m working for.
  STORYWORLD

know the people I’m working with

• by clarifying relationships between stakeholders.
  PEOPLE & CONNECTIONS MAP
• by better defining who I am trying to reach.
  TARGET GROUP
• by visualising their key characteristics.
  PERSONAS
• by defining how my offering is new to them.
  PROMISES & POTENTIAL MAP

generate new ideas

• by working together with people who experience and solve problems.
  CREATIVE WORKSHOP
• by thinking differently.
  FAST IDEA GENERATOR
• by framing a constructive discussion with my team.
  THINKING HATS
• by aligning our work based on shared values.
  VALUE MAPPING

test and improve

• by understanding what is most effective in my work.
  IMPROVEMENT TRIGGERS
• by collecting useful feedback on my work at different phases.
  PROTOTYPE TESTING PLAN
• by creating an overview of how I engage with my stakeholders.
  EXPERIENCE MAP
• by crafting a detailed overview of our operations and resources.
  BLUEPRINT

sustain and implement

• by better engaging people that can benefit from my work.
  MARKETING MIX
• by executing my plan without being overwhelmed.
  CRITICAL TASKS LIST
• by launching or growing what I do.
  BUSINESS PLAN
• while exploring different ways of increasing the scale of my work.
  SCALING PLAN