Work Shop is a social impact
and place strategy studio
working across development,
regeneration and culture.
Our work combines strategic thinking, engagement and evidence-led approaches to support projects that are ambitious, commercially credible and grounded in place.
Co-founded by Theodora Beckett and Georgia Bird
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Co-Founder
Theo specialises in social impact, regeneration and place strategy, working across development, infrastructure and major regeneration projects. She advises developers, public bodies and cultural organisations on projects that balance growth, public value and long-term place impact, with experience spanning regeneration frameworks, social impact strategy and successful Levelling Up and town funding programmes across the UK.
Co-Founder
Georgia specialises in engagement, culture and social impact, supporting organisations to develop projects that are socially meaningful, strategically robust and grounded in local context. Her work spans regeneration, arts and culture, public sector programmes and community-focused initiatives, with experience designing engagement processes, facilitating collaboration and supporting inclusive approaches to place-based change.
We help clients define the vision for a place or programme, then shape the strategy that gets it moving.
We're in the room from day one, working alongside architects and delivery teams as design decisions are made, and brokering the partnerships between communities, funders and delivery partners that turn ambition into momentum.
Evidence and evaluation come last for a reason: they're the proof point behind the strategy, showing a project is delivering what it promised, not the headline of what we do.
Defining the vision for a place or project from the outset, and the outcomes it needs to deliver against.
Shaping place strategies alongside architects and delivery teams, so ambition holds up as design decisions get made.
Building the partnerships that get culture-led regeneration and creative workspace moving, from vision to delivery.
The proof point behind the strategy: measuring outcomes and building the evidence that shows a project is working.
Brokering relationships between communities, partners and delivery teams, so strategy is built with the people it affects.
Turning strategy into a fundable case, with the narrative and evidence investors and funders need to back it.
Every successful place, project and programme needs a clear vision, a practical strategy, strong partnerships and meaningful evidence of success.
That's where we come in
We help clients establish a clear direction by defining ambitions, priorities and the long-term outcomes they want to achieve.
Visioning · Engagement · Socio-economic research
We turn ambition into practical strategies that build buy-in, guide decision-making and long-term delivery.
Place strategies · Social impact frameworks · Delivery plans · Theory of Change
We bring together partners, communities and stakeholders to build support, unlock collaboration and turn strategy into action.
Partnership building · Stakeholder engagement · Mobilising the strategy
We create practical frameworks that help clients measure progress, evidence success and continually improve.
Theory of Change · Monitoring & Evaluation · Impact frameworks
Our work sits at the intersection of development, regeneration, culture and public value.
Long-term regeneration programmes, masterplans and place-based strategies.
Cultural organisations, creative workspace providers and arts-led initiatives.
Local authorities and public bodies shaping inclusive, evidence-led strategies.
Infrastructure and energy projects delivering local social value.
Developers and investors navigating social impact, ESG and long-term place value.
A selection of work delivered by Theodora and Georgia, including projects undertaken in previous roles.
Cultural infrastructure
An impact framework and theory of change for London's affordable creative workspace infrastructure.
Public sector
An evaluation framework measuring the impact of meanwhile activation and local economic programmes.
Delivered in a previous role
Regeneration
Strategic narrative for a major transport-led regeneration and city gateway project.
Development
Contributing to community engagement on one of London's largest regeneration opportunities, including a community storytelling initiative.
Contributed in a previous role
Public sector / growth
A social value approach for a borough-wide economic growth strategy.
Built environment
A social value framework embedding social impact across the work of a global design practice.
Delivered in a previous role
Infrastructure / energy
Creating a social value framework for a low carbon heat network developer.
Delivered in a previous role
Regeneration
Building the case for inclusive coastal regeneration across Margate and Ramsgate.
Public sector / place
Shaping a long-term vision for town centre regeneration and investment.
Development
Putting community wealth at the heart of the Carpenters Estate regeneration.
Public sector / procurement
Embedding social value into a borough's localised procurement strategy.
Culture / regeneration
Turning a coastline into a case for investment through evidence and storytelling.
Cultural infrastructure
Proving the impact of matching empty office space with charities that need it.
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We are London-based and work nationally across development, regeneration, culture and social impact.
We'd love to hear about your project. For enquiries, collaborations or conversations, please get in touch.