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Evaluation of AmbITionOctober 2009Authors:Hannah Rudman -hannah@getambition.comAdrian Slatcher -adrian@getambition.comDavid S. Leitner & Dr. Lee Wilson, Cambridge University
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............................................................................................................................Reflective Evaluation, by Hannah Rudman4 .........................................................................Whatwould have happened without AmbITion?10 ...................................................................................................Headline Knowledge Outcomes10 ........................................................................................................................Headline Learnings12 .........................................................................................................................Recommendations13 ...........................................................................................................................................Appendix 1: Final Activity Report15 ......................................................................................................................Project Overview 18..........................................................................................................................Introduction 18..............................................................................................................................Objective 18.........................................................................................................Background to AmbITion 18......................................................................................................AmbITion Organisations 20
.........................................................................................................Ludus Dance 36...................................................................................................................RLPO 37....................................................................................Dada (formerly NWDAF) 37...........................Writers’ Centre Norwich (formerly New Writing Partnership) 38............................................................................................ New Wolsey Theatre 39.................................................................................................Oldham Coliseum 39.................................................................................................................Firstsite 40
 
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....................................................................................Summary of Tier 2 Implementation 40
...................................................................................................................Litfest 40....................................................................................................Britten Sinfonia 41........................................................................................Aldeburgh Productions 41...................................................................................................The Poetry Trust 42..............................................................................................................Hoipolloi 42
.............................................................................................................................Evaluation 43............................................................................The Development of a Knowledge Base 43...................................................................................CaseStudies and Online Resources 44..........................................................................................................................Roadshows 46..............Dissemination of learning outcomes and resources via AmbITion Roadshows 48..........................................................Appendix 2: Final Report of the Critical Ethnographic Evaluation of Amb:IT:ion 53.........................................................................................................................................Foreword 55.....................................................................................................................1. Executive Summary 56.................................................................................................................................2 Introduction 57...................................................................................................................................3. Evaluation 59.............................................................................................................................................................3.1 Networks 59....................................................................................................................................3.2 Innovation in Amb:IT:ion 59......................................................................................................................................3.3 The Importance of Play 61........................................................................................................................................3.4 The Knowledge Portal61 ...................................................................................................................................3.5 So What About Change?63 ..........................................................................................................................................................3.6 Conclusion63 .....................................................................................................................4 Recommendations 64..............................................................................................................................4.1 It’s not all about technology. 64........................................................................................................................4.2 Consultants are worth their salt65 .................................................................................................................................4.3 The Importance of People65
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