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Insights, updates, and thought leadership on community engagement and social value.
Why most social value misses the point - and what Sonar is doing about it
Tick-box social value is a risk — to your bid scores, your frameworks, and your reputation. Paul Valentine on what genuine community engagement looks like and why PPN 002 is raising the stakes.
The Problem Is Governance.
Social value isn’t failing because of ambition—it’s governance. Learn how misalignment between bid and delivery teams creates risk under PPN 002 and how to fix it.
Most Engagement Is Performative. We Just Don’t Like Admitting It.
Is your community engagement creating real impact or just ticking boxes? Explore why much of social value is performative—and how to build meaningful, lasting change instead.
Why assuming what communities need is where Social Value goes wrong
Good intentions aren’t enough. Learn why assuming what communities need leads to ineffective social value—and how listening creates meaningful, accessible impact.
Why Listening to Communities Changes Social Value Delivery
Discover how listening to communities transforms social value delivery. A real-world example showing why assumptions fail and local insight leads to better, lasting impact.
Social Value Is Fixing More Than You Think
Social value isn’t just a reporting requirement. Discover how embedding it into operations improves performance, alignment, and long-term impact across your organisation.
Social Value Isn’t Broken - But Our Approach to It Often Is
Most social value efforts fall into box-ticking and disconnected activity. Learn how to move beyond targets and deliver meaningful, lasting impact for communities and your business.