Lucent is a strategy consultancy that supports organisations with a social purpose by helping them see clearly, make connections and inspire change.

We build high support, high challenge partnerships with our charity and Foundation clients that turn bold ambitions into tangible action.  

With many years’ experience of working in the social and philanthropic sectors, we know that achieving change takes rigour, drive and wisdom. We have developed tried and tested methods to help you gain clarity of purpose, work effectively and with impact.   

Strategy can feel complex and overwhelming. We are experienced at guiding our clients through a collaborative process, working shoulder to shoulder to help deliver results at a manageable pace. Using our Strategy Ship framework, we help organisations unlock their potential by answering five powerful questions. This framework provides a clear direction for your organisation, creating the momentum to make a meaningful and lasting difference.  

What we offer:  

Our support is uniquely tailored to your needs, so every project is different.  

Insights

We offer you a fresh perspective to help you understand the environment in which you are operating – and spot opportunities for the future. Lucent Compass, our strategy insight tool, provides a rapid, in-depth check-in on what’s working and what to focus on next. Our governance reviews and evaluations get under the skin of how you work, while the Lucent Impact Audit takes a holistic view of how effectively you make change happen.  

Stakeholder mapping and needs analysis * stakeholder interviews * sector and environmental mapping * options appraisal 

Solutions

We are experienced working in high ambiguity, high complexity environments, to develop strategies that unleash organisational energy, creativity and resilience. We deliver bespoke solutions to help you when your organisation is stuck or you simply don’t have capacity to deliver. 

Strategy development * national and international practice reviews * feasibility assessments and action plans 

Collaboration

We help broker partnerships to help you grow the relationships that will sustain you in the long term. We specialise in digital delivery - creating space for honest conversations and using creativity to establish deeper collaborations with colleagues and partners.  

Partnership building * facilitated away days * digital collaborations