PDSA Cycles
Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycles, developed by Walter Shewhart and Edward Deming, are a common model used for testing small scale changes.
Innovation & evaluation – our initial offer to clients
This document provides more detail on our initial offer to clients – including our series of training workshops, our innovation & evaluation to
Fishbone
The fishbone tool, developed by Kaoru Ishikawa, is a cause and effect analysis that helps you to understand a range of the causes to a problem, not
Innovation & evaluation – a proposition for change and an offer of support
In this interactive PDF, we set out our thinking on innovation and evaluation, as well as our overall offer of support at individual, organisation
Evaluating innovations – why, what and how? A menu of potential options…
In this document, we set out the core principles underlying high quality evaluation.
RAIDPlus Test Bed Evaluation – BSMHFT
In this case study, we describe the challenge, our approach and the outcome from our mixed methods evaluation of the RAIDPlus Test Bed Evaluation.
The EPIC Programme – Dudley CCG
In this case study, we describe the challenge, our approach and the outcome from our support for developing, implementing and evaluating staff idea
IAPT-LTC Early Implementers – NHS England
In this case study, we describe the challenge, our approach and the outcome from our providing support to local evaluation teams for NHS England.
Tools & templates: Problem structuring
Problem trees and driver diagrams can help you to understand the causes and effects of your problem.
Tell me about…quantitative evaluation
In this video, Mike Woodall (Managing Consultant) describes the key principles of quantitative evaluation – including top tips, the main challenges
Simple tools for improving healthcare - Tool 3: The naïve question
This is the third in our short series of blogs on ‘simple tools for improving healthcare’.
Knowledge sharing
Knowledge sharing is vital for sharing good practice, enabling adoption and spread of innovations, and preventing people from making the same mista
Hear it from the team – testing your innovation in theory
In this video, Fraser Battye (Principal Consultant) describes the process of evaluating an innovation ‘in theory’.
Pre-mortem
The pre-mortem technique was developed by Klein (2007) using ‘prospective hindsight’ to identify risks at the outset of a project.
Simple tools for improving healthcare - Tool 2: A clear theory of change
At heart, the Strategy Unit has a very simple belief.
Hear it from the team – what’s the role of evidence?
In this video, Alison Turner (Managing Consultant) outlines the key principles of Evidence – including some of the approaches we take in the Strate
Simple tools for improving healthcare - Tool 1: Learning from the Past
This short series of blogs by Fraser Battye describes a few tools used by the Strategy Unit to provide inspiration for improving care in complicated circumstances.
Lessons from the Vanguard: Innovation and Evaluation
The problems facing health and care services are so well known as to be documented in the media most days.
Tools & templates: Other points of view
Use Edward deBono’s ‘Six Thinking Hats’ or consider a wider point of view, to approach a problem or potential solution from different perspectives.