Research & Publications
Every time we work with a client we learn more about their world, and recognise synergies, connections and opportunities across and between sectors and themes.
We believe that knowledge is more powerful if it is shared, and aim to make our research reports and findings public whenever we can (and with our clients’ permission, of course.)
See below for links to our latest research, opinions and articles. Please feel free to contact us if you’d like to discuss any of our publications.
Publications & Reports
Blog, News & Videos
Taking inspiration from Escher
Have you ever heard of Escher? I didn’t have a clue who or what this was. That is, until I heard Jim Clifford, founder and CEO of Sonnet Advisory and Impact mention it in the [...]
It’s new…and a bit scary
The excitement of learning and achieving You know that feeling when somebody asks you to do something you have never done before? Sometimes when we are faced with a new challenge, it can go one [...]
New Webinar: “…A good challenge to some assumptions…”
In early 2023 we formally launched the findings of A home for me ? our comparative review of adoption, special guardianship and long-term fostering as alternative forms of permanence for children who can’t be cared [...]
Seeing beautiful things where others see nothing
Camille Pissarro, the Impressionist painter, observed that “blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing.” He was commenting on his art and the insight it afforded to him [...]
How listening helps fresh thinking
So much has changed over the last few years. Some of our best-laid plans from three years ago have gone by the wayside. I and my colleagues have had so many open and enlightening conversations [...]
Valuations
Charities and social enterprises need valuations more often that you might think: not just when considering selling a trading operation, or arranging a joint venture, but also when licensing a brand or other intellectual property, [...]
