Global Design Practice

A bespoke social value framework embedding social impact across the work of a global design practice, built with their teams rather than imposed on them.

The challenge

A global design practice wanted social value to be more than a box-ticking exercise on individual bids. It needed a consistent, credible way to articulate and measure the social impact of its built environment work, and to make social value part of how its teams thought and designed.

How we worked

We worked closely with people across the practice to understand how they actually work, then designed a social value framework tailored to their culture and project types rather than a generic toolkit. By developing it collaboratively and providing practical guidance, we helped embed social value thinking into everyday practice so it could be owned by teams, not just specialists.

Outputs

• A bespoke social value framework
• A measurement and reporting approach
• Practical guidance for embedding social value across teams

This project was delivered by Theodora and Georgia in a previous role.