Specialist Expertise
At The Mimir Collective, we combine academic rigour, reflective practice, and lived experience to deliver evaluations that are both credible and meaningful. Our expertise bridges research and real life, helping organisations connect evidence with action and measure what truly matters.
We work across diverse sectors from heritage and arts to health, wellbeing, and community development, applying evidence-based approaches to create learning that leads to real change.
Our areas of specialist expertise reflect both the breadth of our practice and the depth of our understanding.
Understanding Wellbeing and Impact
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Wellbeing theory and measurement
Covering hedonic, eudaimonic, and psychosocial models that capture both how people feel and function. -
Evaluation design and evidence synthesis
Integrating quantitative and qualitative methods to tell the full story of change and social impact. -
Framework design and policy alignment
Developing models that align with NHS, DCMS, NLHF, and Treasury Green Book guidance to ensure credibility and relevance.
Collaboration and Co-Production
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Co-production and participatory research methods
Ensuring evaluation is shared, inclusive, and shaped by lived experience. -
Lived-experience and trauma-informed practice
Creating evaluation processes that are safe, empowering, and ethical, particularly in sensitive or complex settings.
Applied Sector Expertise
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Arts, heritage, and community engagement for wellbeing
Linking cultural participation, reflection, and place-based heritage work to social connection and personal growth. -
Veterans’ welfare, identity, and recovery pathways
Applying specialist knowledge in wellbeing, identity reconstruction, and transition within Armed Forces and emergency service communities.