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
Skills for Jobs…and for Life?
I read the Government's new Skills for Jobs White Paper published this week with eager anticipation. Having worked on a report for an independent commission looking into exactly this area in 2018, I was interested [...]
A gift to the World…what did you wish for?
When we sent out our best wishes for the Christmas holiday period, we asked you a question – What gift would you wish for the World in 2021? We had a really good response from [...]
The New Rationality
“It stands to reason, doesn’t it ?” Is investing socially and environmentally the New Rationality ? Co-chairing a meeting recently with the social housing sector on what we can say to investors about the outcomes [...]
Risk and recovery in a topsy turvy world
Continuing our series of articles inspired by conversations with clients and sector leaders during the COVID-19 pandemic, here we reflect on how looking at challenges from a different perspective allows us to break free of [...]
Silver linings in the darkest clouds…further reflections from the social sector
The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown period have posed huge challenges to most of us. For some the consequences have been - and still are - overwhelming, shocking… there simply aren’t enough adjectives. Charities [...]
As lockdown starts to lift, we may be facing a hidden Tsunami……
As lockdown starts to lift we’re talking about social distancing in public, protecting the NHS, and of course how and whether we can get our children back to school by 1st June. However, clients and [...]