Chris Hayes
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Chris Hayes

ResearcherLondon, United Kingdom
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Chris Hayes

ResearcherLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Experienced research, evaluation and strategy consultant with over twelve years of project consultancy and over five years supporting organisations and SMME’s with their strategy and planning. Broad-cross sector experience in the creative and cultural sectors, youth and education, sport and leisure, tourism and place, community services, and local government. Started Live Projects in 2015 and lead's LP's research, strategy and storytelling projects. We are a small and agile London-based research bureau providing impactful and creative research and storytelling projects for creative and community placeshapers, cultural districts, social and community enterprises, purposeful businesses and the creative industries. www.liveprojectsolutions.com We fuse research and consultancy methods with storytelling and impact journalism to bring about positive change. We help our customers build deeper connections with their audiences and communities, plan and grow with purpose, and communicate their impact and legacy. Our work takes us to the intersections of community, culture, and consciousness in cities and neighbourhoods. We exist to be of service to creative leaders and changemakers – bringing the strategic awareness of an agency with the attentiveness and flexibility of freelance. We stand for a world where decision-making is evidence-led and citizens, customers and communities are empowered.
Projects
  • Creative evaluation and storytelling for Wandsworth Arts Fringe
    Creative evaluation and storytelling for Wandsworth Arts FringeWandsworth Arts Fringe bursts into life for 17 brilliant days each June, shaking up South West London with an eclectic programme of arts & culture that thrills, moves and inspires audiences from across the city. Since 2010, WAF has brought together hundreds of creatives in a bold and boundary-pushing annual line-up of cutting-edge theatre and comedy, exquisite music concerts, art exhibitions, experimental performance art, outdoor art extravaganzas, and everything in between, taking place across
  • Case Study: Leytonstone Loves Film
    Case Study: Leytonstone Loves FilmLeytonstone Loves Film (LLF) is a free community-powered programme celebrating film culture and Leytonstone’s vibrant cinema community. We worked closely with the Barbican’s inspiring Communities and Neighbourhoods team to design and lead a storytelling approach to document, tell the story of, and evaluate the impact and legacy of the 2021 festival and the evolution of the festival model.
  • Research and Consultation for Our Community Enterprise supporting the internationally significant Cookham Excavations
    Research and Consultation for Our Community Enterprise supporting the internationally significant Cookham ExcavationsInitiated by Professor Gabor Thomas in 2021, the Cookham Excavations are uncovering one of the most extensive and well-preserved Anglo-Saxon monastic sites in southern England. Located beside the River Thames, the site becomes a Field School for the University of Reading’s Department of Archaeology. The project is helping researchers learn more about the daily lives, social networks, and cultural connections of early medieval religious communities. We worked with Our Community Enterprise (OCE)
  • Research and evaluation support to Oxford House’s NHLF funded heritage programme Through the Lens
    Research and evaluation support to Oxford House’s NHLF funded heritage programme Through the LensWe worked closely with the heritage team to evaluate and document the project’s impact and learning. This included collaborating with a team of archivists, curators, and project leads to create their story of change and evaluation framework. We provided training in evaluation tools and methods, setting up systems, surveys, and conversation guides to collect feedback and stories from audiences at their events. We also conducted conversational interviews with project partners, stakeholders, and s
  • Live Projects’ research tools help local students gather audience insights for Kensington and Chelsea Art Week and Trail (KCAW)
    Live Projects’ research tools help local students gather audience insights for Kensington and Chelsea Art Week and Trail (KCAW)Kensington and Chelsea Art Week (KCAW) is an annual festival celebrating the rich artistic heritage and contemporary creativity of West London. ART WEEK and the summer-long temporary ART TRAIL celebrate the rich heritage of the borough by opening doors to local creative spaces along with leading organisations in the area to facilitate public engagement in the local culture. In 2024 we were pleased to work with the KCAW team to develop research and consultation tools to help local students enga
  • Evaluation partner to Creative Youth’s NHLF-funded Arts, Music and Pop Fashion (AMP) project.
    Evaluation partner to Creative Youth’s NHLF-funded Arts, Music and Pop Fashion (AMP) project.In 2023/24, we provided evaluation support and mentoring for Creative Youth’s heritage-funded Arts, Music and Pop Fashion project. Working alongside a diverse heritage team—including researchers, curators, designers, youth producers, and the Heritage Project Manager—we helped assess the impact of this initiative, which explored and activated cultural influences from the 1960s to the 1990s into Kingston Borough. Our evaluation activities included working with Kingston Museum to conduct vox pop
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Work history
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    Principal ConsulantLive Projects
    United KingdomFull Time
    We are a small and agile London-based research bureau providing impactful and creative research and storytelling projects for creative and community placeshapers, cultural districts, social and community enterprises, purposeful businesses and the creative industries.
Skills
  • Research
  • Market Analysis
  • Evaluation
  • Audience Research
  • Storytelling
  • Strategy Consulting
  • Business Planning
Education
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    CPD Civic Design and Cultural InfrastructureBartlett School of Architecture, UCL
    London, United Kingdom
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    MRS Advanced Certificate Market and Social ResearchMarket Research Society
     - London, United Kingdom
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