1. Impact of Infrastructure 2012
Workshop 5
Research and policy:
a look at infrastructure research
Razia Shariff

2. Overview
Outcomes 13th December VIP Roundtable
Presentations
Claire Jones, Halton and St Helens
Voluntary & Community Action
Kirsty Rowlinson,
Community Action Hampshire & TSRC
Q&A
Group Exercise

3. VIP Roundtable
Presentation of eight pieces of research on
infrastructure organisations
2 presenting today
VIP Research
TSRC Real Times & Below the Radar
Sheffield Hallam/NAVCA
Bristol/SW Forum
CASS Business School

4. Outcomes
What haven’t we heard about infrastructure ?
Impact
Mapping
Value & Legacy
What are the challenges facing infrastructure ?
Marketization
Sustainability and income generation
Adapting to change

5. Outcomes
How is infrastructure responding ?
Business modelling
Virtual futures modelling
Collaborations & mixed methods model
Implications for the future of infrastructure
Top 3: Sustainability
Marketization v voice
capacity building v advocacy

6. Outcomes
Gaps in the research
Top 3 What interventions most effective ?
Up to date aggregate mapping
Impact of closure on front line
What can we do together to share good practice
Top 3 Gather evidence to explore impact
More discussion to agree purpose
Log and share related research

7. Presentations
Claire Jones Team Leader, Capability Team
Halton and St Helens Voluntary &
Community Action 15 mins
Kirsty Rowlinson Head of Services
Community Action Hampshire
and TSRC Placement Fellowship 15 mins
Q&A 15 mins

8. Group Exercise
What do we need to know from research (about us
as a sector) to help demonstrate your impact ?
How can research best influence practice ?
How would you like to influence policy ?
Feedback from groups 25 mins