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What we do

At ThirdStory, our multidisciplinary team of social innovators focus not on problems and symptoms but on the ambitions, needs and potential that communities hold.

Our partners and clients engage us to convene diverse stakeholders; design services, strategy and policy; prototype new ideas; help them with learning, research and evaluation; and support capability building, change and scale. 


How we can work with you

A group of people seated around tables in a workshop setting with a facilitator presenting. A circular infographic labeled "Gather," "Illuminate," and "Realise" overlays the scene. A screen displays a presentation titled "Adopt and Adapt." The room features colorful artistic murals on the walls.

Gathering people and perspectives

We gather what needs to be acknowledged from the past, present and future through:

Learning Communities

Research and insights generation

Evaluation, learning and impact

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Illuminating new pathways

We illuminate the potential for equity, self determination and change through:

Service, strategy and policy design

Prototyping and action learning

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Realising a better future

We walk alongside the messy work of change through

Coaching and capability building

Change and scaling strategy

Implementation support 

Our Story for Change

An infographic titled "Story for Change" showing a path from "Current" to "Future." It features three key stages: "Gather," "Illuminate," and "Realise," with descriptions about participatory, relational, and systemic approaches. Lines indicate connections to various strategies like learning communities, research, evaluation, service design, prototyping, coaching, change strategy, and implementation support.

Our story for change shows the heart, head and hands of our offer—grounding our work in relationships, insight, and action.

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Social Design Academy (SoDA)

We have a range of options for helping partners to develop their social innovation skills, and supporting leaders and multi-stakeholder teams to step into new ways of working. This includes bespoke training and coaching, and our formal program, Social Design Academy (SoDA).

Get in touch to learn how
we make systems more human