DO & DEVELOP

YOUR MOST EXPERIENCED PEOPLE ARE OFTEN YOUR MOST EXPENSIVE DEVELOPMENT RESOURCE

THE PROBLEM

THE GAP

Senior researchers are expected to lead clients, deliver projects, win new business and develop less experienced colleagues at the same time. As workloads increase and teams become more distributed, development often happens in the gaps between everything else.

Not because leaders don't care about it, because there simply isn't enough capacity.

The challenge isn't knowing development matters. It's creating the time and space for it without impacting delivery.

TRADITIONAL TRAINING ISN'T THE ANSWER

THE SOLUTION

Workshops, courses and mentoring sessions can be valuable, but they happen away from the real challenges your team faces every day.

What people often need is support in the moment, while they're designing projects, managing clients, moderating, analysing and presenting.

That's where the gap exists

HOW IT WORKS

Development happens through real work, with practical guidance, feedback and coaching at every stage

Live Project Support

Every team is different, so we offer support in three ways:

Do & Develop embeds experienced senior support directly into live projects

We help deliver the work while coaching and developing your team in real-time. That means quality stays high, projects keep moving and people build capability through practical experience rather than theory alone.

No choosing between delivery and development

You get both!

DO & DEVELOP
HANDS ON SUPPORT AND COACHING

  • Project design and set-up

  • Client management

  • Moderation and fieldwork

  • Analysis and insight generation

  • Reporting and storytelling

  • How to use AI and when to challenge it

  • Presentation and delivery skills

We work alongside your team throughout a project, providing senior oversight, hands-on support and targeted development where it's needed most.

We can support:

FLEXIBLE SUPPORT, BUILT AROUND YOU
Simulated Projects
Targeted Skill Development

Senior expertise embedded into active client work combining delivery support with capability building

A safe environment where teams can practise end-to-end project delivery with expert guidance throughout

Focused support on specific capabilities such as analysis, reporting, moderation or client management

WHAT YOU GAIN

FOR YOUR TEAM
FOR YOUR SENIOR LEADERS
FOR YOUR CLIENTS

  • Faster development through real experience

  • Greater confidence and independence

  • Practical skills that stick

  • Less firefighting and rework

  • Reduced pressure on experienced team members

  • More time for clients, growth and commercial priorities

  • Consistent senior oversight

  • High-quality delivery

  • Stronger teams delivering better work

The outcome: Stronger researchers, better delivery, sustainable capability growth

Do & Develop helps teams learn while they deliver, ensuring your people develop faster without compromising the quality of the work in front of clients