Evaluation of the Lambeth U Lab programme.

1. Lambeth U Lab

2. U Lab Outcomes
Focussing on the self
Finding like-minded people
Creating the spaces to think about issues
Learning or relearning collaboration skills with people
Generating exciting ideas
Gaining a better awareness of our priorities
Gradual change in our attitudes
Developing great relationships with different people
Meeting each week
Changing things around us for good

3. Impact: what difference has it made?
Focusing on things that really matter
Creating time and space to reflect on where we want to be and change we want to create
Understanding what’s holding us back from making change happen
Surfacing perspectives we’ve had that have lain dormant
Better shaping the content of our work
Becoming more enthusiastic in solving problems and developing ideas with others
Putting ourselves in other people’s shoes to get a deeper sense of connection to others
Becoming more attentive to how we pay attention
Feeling able to tackle complex challenges and unclear situations
Gaining renewed energy and confidence to make change happen
Understanding how to genuinely collaborate
“I don’t think
I’ll ever face
challenges in
the same way
again”
“Clarity on
where I want
to be and the
change I want
to create”
The most important difference that U Lab has made to our work and/or lives is that we are:
We are also:

4. Most useful tools
Other tools referenced as helpful

5. Improvement in levels of listening
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Before After

6. Culture
What would we
keep?
Openness
Tone
Common
focus
Atmosphere
Camaraderie
Trust
What
would we
change?
More
focused &
structured
Overview of
the process
at the
beginning
More
immersive
Earlier
definition of
our skills &
context

7. Tools
What would
we keep?
Empathy
walks
Coaching
circles
Social
presencing
theatre
Prototyping
Mapping
the system
Reflective
journalling
What
would we
change?
Practice tools
more
regularly and
earlier
Blend U Lab
tools and
tools we
know about
Weekly
learning and
content
summaries
More
empathy
walks & time
on
prototyping

8. Infrastructure
What would
we keep?
Space &
dinner
Co-
facilitation
Online
discussions
& tools
Regular
sessions
Out of
hours
sessions
U Lab
community
What
would we
change?
Pre-session
to watch
videos &
understand
tools
Monthly
follow ups
Document it
more,
through
photos &
film
More
sessions
outside of
the Hub
U Lab
experience
day for
others