 budgetary constraints. As such, the Insight Bristol team describe how choices around delivery were often made out of necessity rather than a consideration of various options. In the words of one of those involved; "there was no other way to get it done". In this sense, the evaluation in this section is not intended as a critique but as a way of shining a light on aspects of delivery that should be considered when attempting to implement products such as the TFD. In doing so, it offers a means by which outcomes and impact can be enhanced in Bristol and beyond. Indeed, having worked closely with Bristol City Council as part of this evaluation, we know that various lessons have been learnt which form the basis for improvements already underway. 6.2 Project Set-up TFD purpose As noted in section 3, the creation of the Think Family Database (TFD) product by the Insight team originated after sensing an opportunity to use data developed from service delivery in a smarter way. Specifically, focussing on identification of early risk and vulnerability in children and families: “We realised the flaw in our approach: we were only learning about families after they had been referred, rather than understanding them beforehand… It's about early intervention. It Social Finance Limited +44 (0) 20 7770 6836 87 Vauxhall Walk, London SE11 5HJ socialfinance.org.uk 53 helps identify referrals, capturing all the information to work out which families might develop more complex issues.” (Head of Service) In addition to enabling practitioners to access individual children and family information, the Insight Bristol team also saw the potential value of using the data held within the TFD to deliver aggregated service trend information to assist senior decision-makers and commissioners in their d