Building social value from scratch: Episode 2: An economy, not a gold rush
The phone went at about nine in the evening. A company I had never worked with, bidding for a contract worth more than my house. They had done everything. The
The phone went at about nine in the evening. A company I had never worked with, bidding for a contract worth more than my house. They had done everything. The
Jackson Howell is the founder of Riselabs. He worked with Underpin Consultants on the positioning of his relaunch, and this month he wrote me the most generous testimonial I have
The first episode of ‘Building social value from scratch: seven pieces, one question. If you were designing a social value system from a blank page, how would you do
A lodestone is a stone that knows where north is. I am being literal. It’s a lump of magnetite that took a lightning strike at some point in its life
Every company owner feels like it’s all too much at some point, the good ones ask for help. Business consultancy is something big companies spend billions on every year. Why?
Three times in one afternoon, I was told I was evil. Not in those words every time. Once it was “isn’t that a bit cynical.” Once it was “some of
In 1993 Japan started a football league with a hundred-year plan attached. By 2005 they had put the destination in public: ten million players, a home World Cup, and the
Part one of this piece explained what due diligence looks like. If you read it and thought “that sounds manageable,” you are probably already working in an organisation with a
A charity I know does extraordinary work. They have been embedded in their community for twelve years. They have relationships, trust, and a track record that no newcomer could replicate.
Social value is now embedded in UK public procurement law. The Procurement Act 2023 places a statutory duty on contracting authorities to maximise public benefit. The National Procurement Policy Statement
They say that any science that is too complicated to understand becomes magic. Well, sometimes tax feels like magic to me. I know it, I understand it. Yet there’s always
In a networking meeting a few days ago, I was speaking to someone who was very successful, worked for one of Britain’s top tech companies, and was about to venture
