Understand what changes. Not just what happened.
With Research, you go beyond participation — you understand it.
Prospero Research helps organisations move beyond attendance figures, survey scores and simple feedback forms to understand how participation creates change.
Built around Theory of Change methodologies, Prospero enables practitioners, researchers, educators and cultural organisations to gather evidence, capture participant voice, and explore outcomes in ways that are ethical, accessible and meaningful.
Whether you're evaluating a learning programme, arts project, community initiative or public engagement process, Prospero helps you connect activity to impact.
From participation to evidence. From evidence to insight.
Why Research?
Research Designed for Real-World Practice
Many evaluation systems focus on collecting data.
Prospero helps you understand journeies.
Capture experiences, reflections, observations, outcomes and evidence across the lifespan of a project. Combine quantitative and qualitative approaches within a single framework that supports learning, accountability and continuous improvement.
Designed for educators, researchers, artists, charities, local authorities and community organisations, Prospero adapts to your evaluation methodology rather than imposing one.
1
Connect
Let’s talk. We’ll uncover your goals and map out a clear path to impact.
2
Create
Your expertise meets our toolkit. We’ll design and build your first immersive resources—setting you up to engage, inspire, and drive results.
3
Empower
You’re ready to go. We’ll train you to harness the full power of Prospero, so you can keep creating impactful learning experiences on your own.
Theory of Change Made Practical
Theory of Change is widely recognised as one of the most effective approaches to planning and evaluating social, educational and cultural programmes.
Yet many organisations still manage it through spreadsheets, disconnected surveys and manual reporting processes.
Prospero brings Theory of Change into the heart of programme delivery.
Create outcome pathways, align activities with intended impacts, gather evidence against outcomes and build a clearer picture of how change happens within your work.
Instead of asking: What did we do?
Prospero helps organisations ask: What changed, for whom, and why?
Demonstrating Cultural and Social Impact
Arts and cultural organisations are increasingly expected to evidence the difference their work makes.
Prospero Research enables organisations to gather meaningful evidence of participation, learning, wellbeing, skills development, civic engagement and social impact while maintaining creative and participant-centred approaches.
Ideal for:
Arts Council England projects
National Lottery projects
Museums and heritage programmes
Community arts initiatives
Participation programmes
Youth engagement projects
Connecting Learning, Research and Evaluation
For schools, colleges and universities, Prospero provides a bridge between learning environments and research practice.
Capture reflective learning, student voice, progression, engagement and outcomes while supporting practitioner research, action research and academic enquiry.
The platform has been informed through collaborations with educators and researchers working across arts, health, inclusion and digital learning contexts.
Understanding Communities Better
Prospero Research can support consultation, engagement and co-design processes with communities.
Use digital participation tools to gather local knowledge, understand lived experience, test ideas and evaluate services.
From local authority consultations to neighbourhood projects and community-led initiatives, Prospero helps organisations move beyond consultation towards meaningful participation and shared insight.
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Ready to bring your research priorities to life?
Features:
Theory of Change Frameworks
Create bespoke Theory of Change models and connect activities, outputs, outcomes and impacts within a structured evaluation framework.
Participant Voice
Capture stories, reflections, media, surveys and responses in accessible formats that place participant experience at the centre of evaluation.
Mixed-Methods Research
Combine qualitative and quantitative data collection within a single project environment.
Longitudinal Tracking
Monitor change over time rather than relying solely on end-of-project reporting.
Accessible Participation
Enable children, young people, learning-disabled participants and diverse communities to contribute evidence in ways that work for them.
Reporting and Insight
Transform data into visual reports, outcome summaries and evidence for funders, partners and stakeholders.
Benefits:
Sparks deep engagement through immersion, generating meaningful data and insights.
Data analysis tools saves you time and money
Micro-Meso-Macro tools let you interrogate data your way
Generates data through team working, decision-making, and problem-solving
Tailors seamlessly to your preferred research methodologies and goals
Accessible anytime, anywhere—no barriers to delivery
Reflects your institution’s brand and values through custom content
Fosters a culture of curiosity, innovation, and reflection
Supported by Prospero’s expert team of qualified academics and researchers at every step
Transform your research today.
Evidence That Supports Better Decisions
Whether you're evaluating an arts programme, measuring learning outcomes, conducting participatory research or understanding community impact, Prospero Research helps you gather evidence that is rigorous, accessible and actionable.
Prospero Research licenses start from £500, allowing you full flexibility to create your own interactive research resources. An introductory training session gets you started.
Theatre
Find out how Prospero is empowering theatre practitioners and facilitators to reach new audiences.
Arts
Whether it’s music, visual arts, storytelling or drama, find out how diverse artists are using Prospero to transform creative learning.
Education
Whether you work in schools, colleges or universities, Prospero can be the creative learning management system you and your students have always wanted.
Training
Find out how Prospero is making work-based learning and professional development fit for the fast-changing world of business.
“World-leading arts-based learning.”
— Prof. Peter O’Connor, University of Auckland
Contact us.
Ready to transform your educational, arts, or training projects with cutting-edge interactive experiences? Prospero offers a powerful suite of tools (Play, Learn, Curate, Research) to bring your vision to life. If you want to create immersive, engaging content and revolutionize how your audience connects with it, let's discuss how we can help you achieve your goals.