What we do
We help brave organisations do things differently, bringing people’s voices and lived experiences into policy, service design and decision-making.
Who we are
Ideas Alliance CIC is a social consultancy. We help commissioners, providers and communities work together so that local people shape public services – delivering better outcomes for everyone.
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What people say
"Through our work with Ideas Alliance, it has completely changed things. We have different conversations now, we share ownership and have equal power."
Julia SimmonsService Manager Strategic Partnerships, Dudley Council
"Our organisation has benefited considerably from working alongside the Ideas Alliance. For us it has been good to be able to have the opportunity to take time to reflect and have a critical friend to drive us to do better for those we serve."
April BakerHead of Development & Quality, Turning Tides
"I really felt empowered working with the Ideas Alliance team. They echoed children and young people's voices and experiences in an innovative way."
Nazmin MansuriaSenior Commissioning Manager, NHS Bromley CCG
“Working with the Ideas Alliance has always been rewarding. Supporting my work as a Health and Care Commissioner to introduce Alliance Contracting enabled a positive shift in culture as well as practice to take place and more recently their collaborative, relational approach to supporting power shifting has generated real learning, particularly about the importance and place for values and trust in a public service system.”
Nick DixonGreater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership
"It was a pleasure to work with the Ideas Alliance Team. They provided an honest, friendly and dedicated service to use throughout a complex project with a very tight deadline. Working on a complicated and sensitive area of local government, they were able to offer us with insightful workshops and in-depth fieldwork that allowed to us to better understand service delivery. As a researcher, I fully endorse Ideas Alliance."
Declan McDowell-NaylorResearch Officer, Surrey County Council
"Ideas Alliance worked with us and within our communities to take an appreciative inquiry approach to community research into infant feeding. Their organisational skills, planning, preparation, and professionalism were exemplary. Their work has been a catalyst for embedding community research into all we now do".
Rachel SmithSenior Public Health Specialist, Calderdale Council


