ISSA, the International Step-by-Step Association, is based in Holland and works across Europe and Central Asia. It is an association of agencies committed to protecting and developing the interests of early years children. Members include international, national, and regional NGOs as well as local government and academic institutions.
ISSA advocates for and supports competent Early Childhood Systems for all children, especially the most vulnerable. Always on the lookout for new ways to improve these systems, ISSA asked =mc consulting decisionscience team to help them explore the potential of decision science to:
=mc agreed to run an online training programme to explore how techniques from behavioural economics might be used to improve provision for children. The webinar and follow up materials provided an introduction to many of the key ideas and frameworks as they could be applied to early years. Specifically:
While this was a very modest introduction to a major topic, over 100 individuals and agencies signed up across Europe, Africa and South America.
It’s always difficult to quantify the impact of a training programme. But the numbers attending, and the positive response, suggested attendees were excited by the ideas presented and could see value in them. Longer term the team at ISSA, working with =mc consulting, are exploring how to track the impact of the training with direct providers of childcare, regulatory agencies, and policymakers. They’re also exploring setting up a number of practical experiments to test the wider potential.
Have a similar challenge or want to explore a project?
Contact Bernard Ross, Director.
bernardross@mc.consulting
+44 7976 280314
In recent years foodbanks have become a common phenomenon in towns and cities across the UK as poverty becomes a sad part of everyday life. Many are locally run and managed some by churches, some by charities, some by local authorities.
=mc consulting decisionscience team was asked by the UK’s largest coordination agency, The Trussell Trust, to help them explore how to raise more funds using decision science techniques.
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They approached the =mc consulting decisionscience team to increase support to underfunded sports – both financial and in terms of participation.
Bristol Museums and Arts Galleries is one of the UK’s leading cultural service. It comprises six venues throughout Bristol, each with a different focus and designed to address a specific audience. The most contemporary of the venues is M-shed.
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Including the Highland Wildlife Park, RZSS Edinburgh Zoo is one of Europe’s foremost wildlife conservation agencies and one of Scotland’s leading visitor attractions. It also has onsite projects in Africa and undertakes research worldwide.
=mc consulting decisionscience team were hired to improve the way visitors engaged with the animals and supported the wider conservation work of the Zoo.
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