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Advantaged Thinking
is about taking a positive view through positive action.
Advantaged Thinking challenges the injustices at the heart of society.
Current systems and structures disproportionately value and invest in people who already experience greater privilege. Advantaged Thinking holds the highest aspirations for those with the fewest choices. It focuses on understanding people, developing strengths and growing agency to create the conditions for a society in which everyone can flourish.
It understands that working towards people’s aspirations and dreams is just as important as meeting their immediate needs.
Research shows that Advantaged Thinking has positive impacts in a range of areas, including youth work, housing support, education, employability, health support, asset-based community development, and work with care and justice system-experienced young people.
With more than 10 years of evidence to back it up, Advantaged Thinking is powerful, insightful and highly effective.
Adventures in Advantaged ThinkingDownload our Adventures in Advantaged Thinking publication now to take a journey through 10 exciting chapters and explore the origins, theory, practice and impact of this asset-based approach.
“There is evidence from a range of countries that supports an asset-based approach to youth work, and further strong evidence that prove it has an impact on outcomes for young people.”University of Cumbria Literature Review (2016)
Launched at the start of 2024, our Advantaged Thinking website is our gift to you. If you want to find out more about what Advantaged Thinking is and get advice on where to start, our new website is a great place to begin your journey.
An Advantaged Thinking approach is one that creates sustainable solutions and practice, building for the future as well as the here and now.
AT can help you to reflect on your own practice, the way your team works together and how your organisation is set up to work more effectively and inspirationally with people. Check out advantagedthinking.co.uk to find quizzes, tools and resources to add to your backpack and begin your Advantaged Thinking journey!
