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POLICYWISE / OUR SERVICES

Bring the question.
Build what’s next.

Research. Data. Human understanding.
Expertise for the decisions that matter.

Find your starting point
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GOOD WORK BEGINS WITH UNDERSTANDING.
01

RESEARCH &
EVALUATION

MAKE THE QUESTION CLEARER

Understand more.
Decide with care.

Explore an issue or evaluate a program. Connect direct inquiry with evidence reviews to produce findings your organization can use.

  • Environmental & jurisdictional scans
  • Evaluation & method development
  • Literature reviews & direct inquiry
THE WORK IN VIEW

A community-informed roadmap.

A three-year project brought community engagement and lived experience into a data roadmap for preventing youth homelessness.

Explore the research
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02

DATA
ANALYTICS

TURN INFORMATION INTO UNDERSTANDING

There’s a story
in your data.

Review how information is collected, managed, and used. Strengthen analysis and connect data across your organization.

01

Ask.

Clarify what your information needs to help you understand.

02

Connect.

Examine data practices, integration, and linkage.

03

Use.

Build the capacity to manage, interpret, and apply your data.

Better connections begin with people. In Calgary, PolicyWise worked with Trellis Society and The Alex to explore consent, referrals, and more coordinated service access.

Inside the collaboration

LEARNING THAT MOVES WITH YOU

Space to practise.
Support to put it to work.

03

CAPACITY
BUILDING

Confidence grows
through practice.

Tailored training and coaching help teams ask better questions, interpret evidence, and bring learning into everyday decisions.

WorkshopsCoachingImplementation support
THE WORK IN VIEW

Learning for a more inclusive workplace.

Developed with employers and newcomer young adults, Building Inclusive Workplaces combines learning modules with practical tools for food and beverage leaders.

Explore the learning
04

FRAMEWORKS
& STRATEGY

GIVE THE NEXT STEP A STRUCTURE

From intent
to direction.

Bring your organizational knowledge together with an outside perspective. Develop frameworks for evaluation, implementation, governance, or strategy.

Talk through your direction
05

CONSULTING
& SPEAKING

BRING EVIDENCE INTO THE ROOM

Better questions.
Richer conversations.

Research-informed perspectives for conferences, advisory groups, and conversations shaping services for children, youth, and families.

From discussion
to policy priorities.

The 2023 Action through Connection event brought community leaders together around women’s employment and entrepreneurship, informing policy priorities and practical resources.

See the conversation’s outputs

YOUR CONTEXT. OUR EXPERTISE.

Let’s work on
what matters.

Tell us about the decision, program, or possibility you want to explore.

Start a conversation Get to know our approach

Services adapted from PolicyWise’s published expertise. Project examples link to the original research and resources.