Changing
organisational
culture one
conversation at a
time

Forward Together is an interactive platform that supports a manager and their team member through a guided discussion about the challenges the team member faces in their work.
What it does?
The focus of the tool is a ‘conversation canvas’, which facilitates the discussion between a manager and their team member.

Users are guided through a root-cause analysis process to co-develop controls and actions

The application provides training and guidance to help managers and team members get the most out of their conversation

Preparation activities for both the manager and the team member are available so they can come to the conversation with initial thoughts.

A personalised dashboard helps support managers in tracking the progress of multiple conversations with their team.
The Benefits
FWD Together facilitates meaningful, action-oriented conversations between managers and their staff about their well-being. This can lead to:

Managers feeling better equipped to have more structured conversations with staff

Improvements to organisational performance (financial and operational)

Personalised, tailored support to improve employee wellbeing

Sustained employee wellbeing

Improved levels of staff retention

Culture change and new ways of working

Improves staff recruitment
What you get

Academic
Expertise

Risk-Based Approach

Healthier Work Design

Managerial Support

Evidence-Based Benefits

Proactive Stress
Management

Insights of your local challenges

Collaboration
and Engagement

Continuous Improvement

Potential Cost Savings
The FWD Journey
You can carry out conversations in both the capacity as a manager or as a team member within the tool.

Request a conversation with your team member or manager via the dashboard.

Email sent to request a conversation

Team member completes the preparation process and key topics may be sent back to the manager

Manager reviews the team member feedback (if provided) and prepares for the meeting

Schedule your meeting using your standard approach


Manager launches the canvas during the meeting
Initiate the actions you have co-developed
Lead Partners


Pilot authorities



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Free licence for all Local Authority organisations
Funded by DLUHC's Local Digital Fund