We are a strategy consultancy working to achieve social progress. We ensure our clients have the advice, evidence and insight they need to make the right choices in an uncertain world.
Our clients over the past two years include…
What we do…
We are experts in a full range of strategic approaches and impact methodologies for ambitious organisations tackling global challenges.
Our recent thinking…
Most organisations treat horizon scanning as a project commissioned ahead of a strategy or planning round. A one-off scan suits a decision with a date, but its findings date quickly and the habit of looking outwards ends with the project. A light, regular rhythm now costs little to run, separates signal from a noisier world, and serves most organisations better - provided leaders protect the time to make sense of what is found.
How Independent Football Australia keeps young people playing sport with more games and a safer environment.
A look back at some of the weak signals we have captured during projects over the years. An assessment of which became defining trends, which we underestimated, and which faded or reversed.
Interactive chart: how much the UK's best-known charities raise in donations and legacies for every pound they spend on fundraising, by cause area, and how far that return has fallen. Charity Commission and OSCR data, 2021 to 2024.