Blue Projects
What is a Blue Project
When to run a Blue Project
How a Blue Project runs
A Blue Project is a short, focused look at day-to-day work.
It helps your people see what is really getting in the way and take practical action.
Blue Projects are designed to:
- involve people properly
- use real evidence, not opinion
- support practical improvement
- build your organisation’s ability to keep improving
A Blue Project is not just a survey or a report. It is a piece of improvement work led from within the organisation, with our guidance and support.
How a Blue Project runs
When to run a Blue Project
How a Blue Project runs
A Blue Project follows a simple, disciplined cycle:
- Mobilise
Create the conditions for people to take part properly. - Gather
Build a clear picture of how work really happens. - Explore
Make sense of what is getting in the way and agree priorities. - Action
Turn insight into practical change. - Regroup
Reflect on what changed and what was learned.
How a Blue is applied will vary by context, but the cycle stays the same
Pathfinder Blue Project
When to run a Blue Project
When to run a Blue Project
A Pathfinder Blue Project is the first use of Blue in an organisation. It is used to:
- understand your context,
- create the conditions for people to take part properly
- build a shared picture of what is really getting in the way
- guide what follows.
In practice, a Pathfinder Project helps leaders and the internal Blue Team build a shared picture of what is really getting in the way of day-to-day work, and where early action will make the biggest difference.
Pathfinder is about finding a way through your context, not forcing a solution onto it.
When to run a Blue Project
When to run a Blue Project
When to run a Blue Project
A Blue Project works best when:
- there is leadership support
- people are willing to speak honestly
- there is scope to act on what is found
- there is interest in learning by doing
- there is appetite to move from insight to action quickly
A Blue can be used on its own or alongside wider change or improvement work.
Contact Us
The Blue works with organisations that want to improve how work is really done, not just talk about improvement.
We focus on practical action, operational reality, and building internal capability.
If you would like to explore whether a Blue Project could help in your context, get in touch. The easiest way to start is by email.
Email
Stephen Pennicott
s.pennicott@the-blue.org
If you would prefer to speak, email is the best first step and we can arrange a call.
