Organisations we've worked with
OUR APPROACH
A practical approach to complex change.
We combine proven methodologies with deep sector experience to design and deliver transformation that sticks. Our approach is collaborative, evidence-based and tailored to your unique context.
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Understand
We listen, learn and build a clear picture of your organisation and the challenge you face.
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Align
We work with you to define the right outcomes and align your people and strategy.
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Deliver
We design and implement practical solutions that drive meaningful progress.
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Embed
We support you to build capability and embed change for the long term.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Lancashire Education Finance Review
Reviewing DSG governance and planning to strengthen accountability amid a £40m+ funding gap.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Belfast City Council Digital Strategy
A practical, business-led digital strategy linking investment directly to service improvement.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT
LGR-ready Digital Operating Model
Helping Lancashire build a clearer, more capable digital service model ahead of local government reorganisation.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Lancashire Finance Services Review
Reviewed Lancashire County Council’s Finance Services and set a clearer, more affordable future role.
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NHS / HEALTHCARE
Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust
Designed and mobilised a new frailty service in just 14 days at the height of the pandemic.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Cheshire Gemini Programme
Separated a 16-year shared ICT service, delivering £4.128m in financial benefits.
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LATEST THINKING
Visit Insights
Public Sector
The problem is rarely the plan
Most organisations don’t need another strategy. They need to turn the strategy they already have into a clear design for how the organisation will work.
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Public Sector
Activity is not progress
A programme can be busy, well governed and extensively reported — and still fail to change anything that matters.
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Public Sector
Design for the whole system — or move the problem elsewhere
A change can improve one team’s performance while making the service worse. That is not transformation. It is displacement.
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Let’s make change work, together.
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Castlerigg helped us turn digital strategy into a practical business strategy for the council. Their work gave us a clear view of where we needed to strengthen our digital capability.
— Paul Gribben, Head of Digital Services, Belfast City Council
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The Gemini Programme has given Cheshire East greater control over key aspects of service delivery, allowing us to better align ICT with our local priorities.
— Gareth Pawlett, Director of Digital Services, Cheshire East Council
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The Gemini Programme achieved exceptional success. The disciplined approach to delivery ensured the council remained on track despite the scale and complexity of change.
— Roger Davies, Head of DDAT Services, Cheshire West and Chester Council