Welcome to the Tavistock Institute

Rigour, reflection and thoughtfulness are at the heart of what we do.

We work to improve the effectiveness of groups and organisations and, therefore, people’s lives. We bring insight and care to consultancy, applied research and evaluation – insight based on the social sciences. We help our clients work with the unexpected, and to learn and develop new and imaginative ways forward.

The Tavistock Institute combines research, consultancy and analytical skills to give practical help to clients.

Our staff engage creatively with people involved in innovative activities, working across boundaries or in difficult situations.

Featured case study:

Evaluation of Healthy Living Centres

Taking the lead in a consortium, the Tavistock Institute evaluates the HLC programme success in terms of the aims of the Big Lottery Fund and the HLCs themselves.

Taking the lead in a consortium, the Tavistock Institute evaluates the HLC programme success in terms of the aims of the Big Lottery Fund and the HLCs themselves, to contribute to the evidence base regarding successful strategies to improve health and reduce health inequalities, to assist HLCs and their partners to learn from the overall programme experience in order to develop their capacity and improve their practice, to help NOF with the management and development of this programme as well as with future programme and policy development