our work is led by innovative fieldwork which is geared to reveal insight around challenging topics and meaningfully connect with marginalised x global majority groups. all of our work is confidential.
(04/11/24)
we recently worked with a team of psychologists to help them understand the impact of homelessness on education. using art facilitation, we ran trauma-informed workshops with young people who had recently experienced homelessness. once we started to understand the multiple ways in which homelessness can derail education, we trained our participants to conduct peer research and extend our research. after multiple weeks in the field, our peer researchers came back with richer, more nuanced insights which facilitated the development of policy recommendations, which will be put forward to MPs in the coming weeks.
(05/12/23)
our director of research, dhiren, recently gave a guest lecture at SOAS university of london about visual methods to Phd social anthropology students. during the two hour lecture and workshop, dhiren discussed the epistemological capacities of camera-based methods and how maintaining a visual practice can change how we think about research. students then considered the methods in relation to their areas of research, which included sex worker rights, mental health, new nationalisms and migratory experiences.
(01/08/22)
the team have been conducting research about entrepreneurship for a respected london university. today, the discussions surrounding successful entrepreneurship skew toward capital-raising tech start-ups or the whims of eccentric billionaires. the success of small business owners, especially those from marginalised groups, is often overlooked as is their contribution to their local communities.
our team went into the field to answer questions about what support small-medium business need in a post-pandemic world? what can all businesses learn from the modes of practice adopted by successful small-medium businesses? where do small-medium business go for advice and mentorship? insight from our fieldwork was used to adapt the syllabus of the business school and influence how the faculty utilised its business network.
(01/08/23)
off the back of winning the mayor of london’s london borough of culture award, a local authority and a london university wanted to understand how the london borough of culture award, and its various initiatives, worked to serve different communities and organisations. through participatory video research we revealed that - whilst the award changed overall perceptions of the borough - local organisations did not fully understand how they could leverage it.
our fieldwork cast a spotlight on the translation and assistance required for all organisations to leverage such awards. additionally, whilst business grants and bursaries were made available, they were not fully leveraged due to the expertise and experience required to apply for them, and the misconceptions some held about local authorities.
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