Tools & field guides

Resources.

Practical checklists and field guides for community engagement and listening-led innovation, the tools we use with researchers, innovators and funders. Free to read and download. No sign-up required.

Checklist

Brokerage Trip Reality Check

A before-and-after checklist for community engagement on in-country brokerage trips, so what you learn changes decisions, not just your confidence.

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Case examples

Community Engagement Case Examples

Four short, anonymised cases showing how technically strong projects stalled because engagement reassured teams instead of testing assumptions.

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Checklist

Language and Engagement Self-Check

A self-check to spot language that signals weak engagement before you submit a funding application, with five worked before/after examples.

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