Our Impact Measurement Framework
Scale
Connectivity
Credibility
Satisfaction
Confidence
Collecting & Connecting Ordinary Insights
Capturing authentic opinions from ordinary people across Northern combined authorities on key political themes including immigration, housing, education, and local governance.
Geographic Mapping
Targeting engagement across all Northern combined authorities to ensure comprehensive regional representation
AI-Powered Analysis
Using natural language processing to analyze sentiment and extract genuine insights from digital conversations
Multi-Platform Engagement
Connecting with Northern communities through diverse channels and methods to capture authentic voices
Key Political Themes
Voice Collection & Impact Flow
Engage
AI agents monitor platforms while our teams actively engage WhatsApp groups and communities. Building trusted relationships for ongoing dialogue.
Connect
Teams facilitate direct exchanges between communities and power holders. Creating spaces for mutual understanding and response.
Influence
Power holders receive insights and respond with policy considerations. Communities see their voices reflected in decision-making processes.
Impact
Teams track policy changes and feed results back to communities. Continuous cycle of voice collection, influence, and accountability.
Annual Catalyst: This is the North Convention
It's where insights become action, where communities meet power holders, and where the annual momentum builds.
This is the North Convention is our flagship annual event that brings the entire People's Powerhouse ecosystem together. Operating as an in-person and online event enabling people from all geographies to share in the connections.
Community-Led Agenda
From setting the topics to leading sessions, local voices play a central role in defining what matters and what needs to happen next.
Power Holder Participation
Regional leaders, councillors, and decision-makers engage in "in-conversation" dialogues rooted in lived experience.
In-Person & Online Access
Offering people who seldom participate or attend a 'foothold' into engaging for perhaps the first time.
Annual Showcase
Demonstrates our credibility, amplifies our connectivity, and creates satisfaction from seeing real democratic participation.
Strategic Implementation Plan
Coast to Coast 2026-2029
Establishing geographical WhatsApp networks across Northern communities to create ongoing dialogue channels with diverse groups including Trade Unions, Shop keepers, Carers, and community members. Acting as the post box for authentic voices, not the solution provider.
Three-year phased approach:
Year 1 (2025-26): Build WhatsApp networks with people in low income households and those on the fringes. Establish trusted relationships and listening infrastructure across all 8 Northern geographic areas.
Year 2 (2026-27): Expand networks into workforces. Train listeners to research colleagues' views in workplace settings, creating sector-specific WhatsApp groups that capture employment-related insights.
Year 3 (2027-28): Extend networks to funders and other power holders. Create dialogue bridges between grassroots WhatsApp groups and decision-makers, enabling direct exchange of perspectives.
PowerShare North
Political literacy development project with potential links to citizen engagement initiatives.
Building capabilities for democratic participation and civic engagement across Northern communities.
8 Pan-Issue, Geographical Networks
Building respected accountability mechanisms responding to key policy themes:
Culture & Creative Industries • Housing • Transport • Health • Early Years/Education • Employment • Climate • Social Care
Bringing lay perspective and the power of ordinary experience to complement expertise.
Alternative Leadership Model
Working collaboratively with people, council/authority staff, and senior decision makers to create binding decision-making structures where communities hold real power.
- Address their pain points directly - Focus on councils' existing struggles with low public trust, failed consultations, and implementation difficulties
- Start with non-contentious pilots - Begin with low-risk areas like parks or community facilities where power-sharing feels less threatening
- Frame as evidence-based policy - Position alternative leadership models as practical solutions for better outcomes
- Use existing legal frameworks - Build on Localism Act duties and statutory consultation requirements
- Partner with progressive councillors - Identify internal champions who can advocate for pilots
- Address professional liability fears - Ensure proper training and position residents as partners who enhance expertise
- Build momentum through proven success - Demonstrate effectiveness through time-limited pilots with clear evaluation
- Create political necessity - Make collaborative approaches the safer political option
ViVaCE Platform
Virtual Voices and Civic Engagement - comprehensive digital platform.
Utilising AI, AR and emerging technologies to multiply reach and enhance reciprocal exchanges between people and power.
View Detailed ViVaCE Project Presentation