See more clearly
Understand what is already working and where assumptions, gaps or tensions may be hiding.
The lived and living experience and expertise lens
Stronger LX projects.
Better outcomes.
Helping organisations strengthen lived and living experience and expertise through thoughtful project reviews, practical tools and evidence-informed guidance.
A fresh perspective on your project
Sometimes you don’t need another meeting.
You need someone to read carefully, think deeply and tell you what they notice.
The LX Project Review identifies strengths worth protecting, questions worth resolving and practical ways to strengthen the work before important opportunities or decisions are missed.
See how Project Reviews work →Why The LX Lens?
Good intentions matter. Clear practice matters too.
Projects can invite people in while remaining unclear about what they can influence, how they will be supported, who interprets what is learned or what happens next. The LX Lens makes those patterns easier to see and change.
Strengthen influence
Move beyond attendance and involvement towards meaningful contribution to what is learned, designed or decided.
Take useful action
Turn reflection into practical priorities that fit the project’s purpose, stage and real-world constraints.
The heart of the approach
The five LX Lens areas
Five connected areas help projects involve lived and living experience and expertise more clearly, meaningfully and accountably.
Free resources
Start where you are.
The LX Lens Essentials
A practical introduction to stronger projects involving LX.
Download the guide →Project Strength Test
See what may already be strong, what may be unclear and what to strengthen next.
Take the test →The Person Behind The LX Lens
Why I do this work, how I think and what you can expect.
Download the PDF →The LX Toolkit
Practical templates, prompts and guides to help teams put the five areas into action.
Coming soonFrom understanding to action
The LX Lens Pathway
The person behind the lens
Gareth Edwards
I created The LX Lens because I kept seeing thoughtful organisations trying to involve lived and living experience well, yet struggling to turn good intentions into meaningful influence.
I bring more than 25 years across lived experience leadership, research, service design, strategy, evaluation and organisational change. My work is calm, direct and collaborative: thoughtful challenge without theatre.
A gentle way to begin
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