What Nature-Based Work Can Teach Us About Social Outcomes
Bean’s reflections on nature-based work, wellbeing and social impact.
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Three Months, Nine Clients, Countless Acronyms
Viviane produced a blog, a reflective piece, detailing her experience as a Research & Evaluation Intern at Bean Research across three months.
Is evidence-led listening an undervalued leadership skill?
Evidence-based listening is the focus of our Anthropy session in 2026: how evaluation and learning can drive social change (and perhaps the role it can play in decision-making).
SORP 2026: What it means for impact reporting – and how charities can prepare
What changes are needed for charities SORP 2026?
Different Beans, Different Evaluation Approaches
Just as no two beans are quite the same, no two organisations, programmes or learning questions are either.
Same Map, Different Scales
Bean's plain-English guide to theories of change, logic models and impact frameworks, helping organisations untangle the jargon and focus on what really matters.
Driving Digital Inclusion through Social Value
CityFibre’s 2025 Impact Report shows how a clear social value approach and investment in digital inclusion can widen opportunity, strengthen communities and drive long term impact.
Fifty years on: Claude Bennett’s enduring influence on how we understand change
Bennett’s Evaluation Hierarchy, 50 years on - how Bean Research builds on his legacy with the KAB model to evaluate knowledge, attitudes, behaviour and wellbeing.
Building the Future Together: Co-Designing What Comes Next
At #ISVCON2025, social value professionals explored how to co-design a fairer UK —calling for collaboration with commissioners, stronger community voice, and meaningful measurement
