Lisa Craig
Hi there, I’m Lisa. I am an experienced project manager with a specialism in live multi-stakeholder events delivery and I am also trained in regenerative, emergent, learning and evaluation practices.
I have a passion for people and for working in collaboration and I am motivated by the possibility of contributing to influencing the system to better serve people’s needs. Most recently I have been supporting organisations delivering social justice system change projects to surface their learning and embed it into practice, increasing impact for stakeholders as they go. I especially love to bring an experimental approach, testing things out and learning from the result.
My previous career history involved developing and delivering large-scale and small-scale collaborative projects across the arts, third and public sectors as well as supporting organisational development and culture change. I am dedicated to my own continual learning and am a 21st Century Competency Practitioner with the International Futures Forum as well as an active member of the We Are Feminist Leaders collective. Outside of work I am a student at the School of Philosophy and Economic Science and an Emergency Response volunteer with the Red Cross.
Evaluation and impact, Events, Project management
Arts, culture, heritage, Children, young people and families, Disability, Education, Environment and climate crisis, Health and social care, Women
Clients
Recent clients have included Rape Crisis Scotland, Dundee Women’s Aid, What Matters to You, Flexibility Works, National Carers Organisations, collaborative Cash-First partnerships, organisations funded via The Promise
Qualifications
Regenerative Evaluation methods
Feminist Leadership
Appreciative Inquiry
Deep Democracy Facilitation
PhD in Geochemistry
Experience
Strong understanding of the vital role relationships play in delivering impactful work, developed over 20 years’ experience of collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders, including national and local government, third sector and community partners.
Experience of multi-partner programme management across local authority and third sector contexts through different lenses: as a project manager with direct delivery responsibility and as a consultant undertaking impact evaluation and holding a supportive learning space.
Have managed budgets of up to £1 million
Extensive research experience, including stakeholder interviewing and focus groups. I’m also experienced in rapidly assimilating relevant industry background and specific project context to effectively support and/or deliver new projects.
As a learning partner, I build communities of practice and facilitate knowledge exchange through the careful and innovative design of workshops and a responsive facilitation style. Good knowledge of a wide range of emergent evaluation methods, including Ripple Effects Mapping, Most Significant Change, Community Reporting and listening stories.
