Developing Solutions
Once the issues have been clearly defined, we help our clients to identify all the options available to them.
Our approach is to clarify the facts and make informed predictions about the effects of each option. Some of the tools and techniques that we use, such as the REMI-ECOTEC Model, have been developed in-house, and so are unique to ECOTEC. We strive to present our findings in a clear and accessible way so that client time is dedicated to considering the best approach, rather than trying to understand the consultants’ report.
When the preferred option has been identified, we can support our clients to develop their solution. This support ensures that they are able to progress in full confidence of achieving their objectives.
The benefit of our knowledge and experience means that we can add value to the development process in many ways. This can range from providing advice on the policy context through to the more practical skills of developing strategies and plans.
Our solutions services encompass the following:
- feasibility studies
- funding bids
- impact studies
- cost benefit analysis
- REMI-ECOTEC Model
- policy advice and support
- action and business planning
- strategy development
- facilitation
For more information on our Developing Solutions work in your policy or practice area, visit our themes pages or contact Karl Hel
Service Portfolio: Supporting the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC)
Over the past year, ECOTEC has supported the domestic and international work of the UK's Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC) in order to promote learning and best practice in the creation of sustainable communities. Research across 17 EU member states explored how effective leadership, inspired governance and creative partnerships have overcome problems and ensured great places are maintained. Our findings provided the foundation for the first European Sustainable Communities Skills Symposium, which highlighted lessons for policy-makers and practitioners alike that skills are at the heart of place-making and there are opportunities for further collaborative working within the EU.
ECOTEC also assisted ASC in its research and best practice role as part of the Academy's overall remit to promote the creation of sustainable communities. This work involved consulting with 42 of ASC’s partner organisations active in place-making and the sustainable communities' agenda. The research enabled a greater understanding of the research and evidence base available on the skills required for sustainable communities; the role and contribution of ASCs' partner organisations; and how ASC could add value.
The final report has been valuable in guiding the future development of ASC's research and best practice function in helping to create improved communities
james.sennett@ecotec.com
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