You might want to get to know the lives of the people you care about. Or how the myriad of organisations, people and influences in a system interact with and affect each other.

We build on existing insight, connect organisations asking the same questions and aim to contribute back new learning to the sector.

Working with Shift has been a fantastic opportunity to focus hard on those who matter most and to really understand how to remove barriers to access, so that we design a service that truly meets their needs. Shift brings significant expertise. Their way of working is really good fun, and we’ve made huge progress in a short space of time.

Sarah McMullen, Head of Knowledge, NCT

We can help you:

• Understand how people act and why
• Understand all the factors contributing to a problem
• Help you use evidence to decide if you do something
• Spot opportunities to do things differently
• Present insights in an engaging way and communicate these with your team, partners and a broader audience

You might want to define exactly how you are bringing about change, or review whether what you are doing meets your intentions. Perhaps you are considering if you should scale up activities or find new areas to grow into.

For us, it’s all about focusing on what you are best at, thinking about what others working on the same issues are doing and working out the best role for you to play so you can be most effective.

Shift were incredibly quick at understanding the range of our work, amassing insight and providing a framework that has stimulated new conversations. We appreciated the care they took to build and present a clear story. They’ve given us an additional set of lenses to help us focus on achieving the best for children.

Maria Tuck, Head of Impact, NSPCC

We can help you:

• Develop your theory of change
• Understand what other people who share your goals are doing
• Find novel opportunities to play a positive role
• Shape your organisational strategy

Whether you’re a funder wanting to set up a whole new funding programme, a charity needing improvements to a service, or want to launch a new product, we can help you design, prototype and implement innovative, impactful solutions.

We always work collaboratively and make sure anything we develop fits into what’s already out there. We reuse what already exists where possible and aim to build things that are useful to the whole sector.

I was keen to partner with Shift because of their ethos to use technology to make a positive difference. They are passionate about involving the end users throughout the process, to ensure that their products meet the needs and wants of those who will use them.

Clare Hill, Clinical Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Reading University

We can help you:

• Spot opportunities to do things differently
• Design and launch new programmes, services, products or ventures
• Rethink or scale an existing piece of work
• Test ideas so you know which elements to take forward
• Work with all the right people and organisations to bring something to the world