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7xData, ThinkTribal's consultancy practice 7xData, ThinkTribal's consultancy practice
ThinkTribal's senior data consultancy practice

The data spine for the next contracting conversation.

Speak directly with senior consultants to explore how we can help you reduce risk and transform your data strategy. No account managers. No pitch decks at first contact, a working conversation about your data, your people, and the change you need to make.

We don't just focus on the tech. We help you build the foundations that prevent poor-quality data at source.

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01 / TRIBAL APPROACH

Four lenses, one integrated journey.

We treat strategy, culture, data and technology as a single system. Working on any one in isolation produces fragile change. Working on all four produces transformation that lasts.

LENS 01

Strategy

Clarify what good looks like for your organisation, your funders and the people you serve. Define the outcomes worth measuring before deciding what to build.

LENS 02

Culture & people

Surface the working practices that create poor-quality data at source. Co-design new behaviours with the teams who live them every day.

LENS 03

Data

Build trustworthy foundations, not just dashboards. Data quality, governance and lineage as a continuous discipline rather than a one-off cleanse.

LENS 04

Technology

Right-sized platforms that serve the strategy. Pragmatic integration, no vendor lock-in, and a delivery rhythm your in-house teams can sustain.

METHOD

Evidence-based, community-led

We start with primary evidence, staff interviews, community workshops, data audits, and end with sustainable change owned by your people, not dependent on ours. Discovery to embedded outcome typically runs 6-18 months across three phases: Diagnose, Design, Embed.

02 / HOW AN ENGAGEMENT RUNS

Diagnose. Design. Embed.

PHASE 01

Diagnose

Primary evidence first, stakeholder interviews, journey mapping, data audits and live observation. We map end-to-end pipelines, identify blockers and redundant transfers, and find where poor data is created.

PHASE 02

Design

Co-designed operating practices, a governance and assurance framework, and a phased roadmap of quick wins alongside scalable architecture your teams can own.

PHASE 03

Embed

Change embedded with the people who live it. Knowledge transfer, data stewardship roles, and a delivery rhythm that continues after we leave.

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03 / WHY THINKTRIBAL

Senior people, national-scale track record.

Our consultants have restarted stalled big-data programmes, migrated live systems to the cloud, and taken national mobile rollouts from discovery to launch in four months - delivered in the NHS and across the public sector. That proven methodology now transfers directly to Registered Providers under the Social Housing Regulation Act 2023.

25+
Years across housing, NHS & public sector
6-18mo
Typical discovery-to-embedded-outcome
Senior
Only. No account managers between you and the work
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Speak directly with senior consultants. We'll listen first, scope honestly, and tell you if we're not the right fit for the outcome you need.