Advisory & Pathway Design
In complex policy and development contexts, strategies often falter not due to a lack of ambition, but because they are insufficiently grounded in evidence, learning, and real-world conditions. What works is rarely universal; effectiveness is shaped by context, incentives, institutional capacity, and interactions across systems. Understanding why interventions succeed or fail therefore requires moving beyond headline results to examine mechanisms, assumptions, and unintended effects.
The Impact Think Tank plays a critical role in this process by synthesising evidence from research, evaluation, and practice, and by interrogating how and why outcomes emerge across contexts. By combining analytical insight with practitioner and stakeholder perspectives, we surface the drivers of effectiveness, the conditions required for success, and the trade-offs inherent in implementation.
What we do
We support leaders and organisations to evolve .
- Clear Strategies
- Guiding Principles
- Realistic Pathways
By integrating evidence, data, and diverse stakeholder perspectives, we help align strategic intent and regulatory requirements with on-the-ground realities.
Our work helps decision-makers navigate uncertainty, competing priorities, and system-level interdependencies—moving from fragmented inputs to coherent, implementable direction.
Where this service adds value
This service is particularly valuable in complex, multi-actor environments where outcomes depend on alignment across sectors, levels of governance, and delivery partners.
By grounding strategy in evidence and lived realities, we help organisations strengthen coherence between vision, policy, and action—enhancing the likelihood of meaningful, sustained impact.