Impact is about more than Impact

We covered a lot of ground in our thirty minutes, not least our time both being shaped by working in the Youth Offending Service (YOS) and the impact this had on us and our approach to youth work. Both founding organisations because we thought we had some better ideas is not unfamiliar to social enterprise founders.  What is less familiar is the journey Simon went on to get his MA at Cambridge University, (circumventing getting a first degree) that opened his eyes to the potential for evidence-based, technology-driven music education and meeting psychological needs. Noise Solution takes a relentlessly human and impact-first approach to understanding and embedding Self Determination Theory whilst perhaps contradictorily making extraordinary use of Artificial Intelligence to understand their impact. This drive for an evidence-base isn’t solely to impress commissioners (spoiler - it doesn’t) but about improvements not just to their organisation but to the wider eco-system of commissioning of which they are a critical part.  Links to the Noise Solutions and Transceve websites are below: https://www.noisesolution.orghttps://www.transceve.org  Two links below to talks given by Damien Ribbans (Operations Director) and Simon Glenister about their work with AI and Impact: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4WLu8ZRHFY https://www.the-sse.org/resource/ai-unlocking-social-impact-insights-from-everyday-conversations  My website: www.haslerwhite.com  Our hosts: www.futureradio.co.uk  The aim is to cut through the nonsense by having no nonsense open acronym-free conversations about all the things I wish I’d had support with when running my social enterprise. It’s now my turn to bring some hope, new ideas and inspiration by speaking to people within my network. More resources and all the podcasts can be found on my website.  Find and follow me by heading to: Instagram: Rebecca White LinkedIn: Rebecca White Get in touch for inspiring podcast guests and please share them if you think they might be useful for someone else.  The track on this podcast is called Funk from Icons8