Connecting the dots: using ripple effects mapping to evaluate the role of community connectors

Hayes, Joanna ORCID: 0009-0007-6628-1035 and Jarvis, Susan (2026) Connecting the dots: using ripple effects mapping to evaluate the role of community connectors [Poster]

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The Heseltine Institute carried out an evaluation of two roles funded by L30’s Million Big Local partnership: a Community Builder and a Health and Wellbeing Connector. In asset-based community development (ABCD) terms, both are connectors: neighbourhood-based practitioners who help build thriving communities through the 3Cs of connectorship – capacity, connectivity and commonality. The evaluation used embedded research and appreciative inquiry techniques including ripple effects mapping to consider how these roles have contributed to change in the community. It found that the connectors effectively strengthened local networks and community participation, creating ripple effects as residents themselves became new connectors. The ripple effects mapping was a powerful process. Community members said it was empowering to tell their stories and deepened their relationships with each other. The poster focuses on the ripple effects mapping, using experiences from the evaluation to illustrate how it can be used – including facilitating the mapping process, recording and analysing the data, and combining it with other methods – and to highlight aspects to consider.

Item Type:	Poster
Uncontrolled Keywords:	asset-based community development, evidence-informed policy, participatory methods, place-based approaches, programme evaluation, relational public services, sustainable cities and communities
Divisions:	Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	30 Jun 2026 07:23
Last Modified:	30 Jun 2026 10:42
URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3199209
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