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.

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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.

Strategy
Impact and evaluation
Futures and foresight
Sport for impact
SEEK: AI-powered horizon scanning

Our recent thinking…

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Looking back from the horizon
Looking back from the horizon

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.

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Fundraising ROI by cause
Fundraising ROI by cause

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.

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Insights from the top 50 fundraising charities
Insights from the top 50 fundraising charities

Interactive chart: how much the largest charities in England and Wales rely on donations and legacies, and what they spend to raise them. Charity Commission data, 2021 to 2024.

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Sport is an overlooked platform for philanthropy
Sport is an overlooked platform for philanthropy

Sport attracts capital, status and ambition. It rarely attracts strategic philanthropic intent. That gap represents both a risk and a significant, largely untapped opportunity.

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