Theory of Change

Theory of change - SDT

We are invested in creating the conditions in which positive wellbeing can flourish. We use Self Determination Theory (Deci & Ryan, 2001) to understand how to do that.

SDT evidences that to improve motivation and wellbeing we need to facilitate three psychological needs:

Autonomy - a sense of volitional control Competence - feeling good at something Relatedness - feeling connected to and seen by others

All of our programmes are designed to support these three psychological needs. By doing so, the evidence tells us that as a result we get better health, social, education and engagement outcomes.

SDT is the lens we use across the whole organisation, to determine how we design all of our interactions with people (both face to face and digitally) who engage with us including the participant, those adults around the participant and our own staff.

Relatedness Autonomy

SDT has been empirically reviewed by multiple academic teams from around the globe, and has over 350,000 Google Scholar citations to date.

Competence

“He became a more evolved, grown up young man. It gave him a safe area to grow, the music being the channel for personal growth. A reassuring oasis after having had several hard years at conventional schooling that really had left him feeling so insecure.” Parent