In this blog, Ian and Karen explore how sports clubs can play a significant role in improving the social outcomes for their area.
Last updated 1 Nov 2023, 5 p.m.
In this blog, GO Lab Policy Engagement and Communications Associate Jessica Reedy shares her reflections on what made SOC23 so special, and what people should take forward into their work.
Last updated 11 Oct 2023, 1:43 p.m.
In this blog, Srinithya and Juliana explore why and how Government Outcomes Lab intends to tell a story beyond the numbers – to supplement the performance data with an appreciation of projects' complexity and nuance.
Last updated 15 Sep 2023, 8:14 a.m.
Drawing on insights from GO Lab research and a recent Engaging with Evidence webinar, Tanyah Hameed examines the challenges of refugee integration and explores whether innovative financing and cross sector-collaborations can be part of the solution.
Last updated 8 Feb 2022, 11:28 a.m.
In this blog, Thomas Kenyon offers the World Bank’s perspective on how they are seeking to embed long-term sustainability within their Program-for-Results (PforR) financing instrument.
Last updated 11 Jan 2022, 3:31 p.m.
Read our Executive Director Nigel Ball's blog which reflects on Government Outcomes Lab's work this year and the pertinent debates we've sparked on the relationship between the private and public sectors.
Last updated 8 Dec 2021, 4:31 p.m.
In this blog, Oishee Kundu and Malcolm Harbour discuss the importance of moving away from strict procedures and developing research capacity to support a more strategic approach to public procurement for innovation.
Last updated 7 Dec 2021, 11:23 a.m.
Reflecting on a recent Engaging with Evidence webinar, GO Lab's Tanyah Hameed examines some cases in which combining ecosystem orchestrators with an outcomes focus has proved effective.
Last updated 10 Nov 2021, 10:33 a.m.
GO Lab's Executive Director Nigel Ball ties together some of the key reflections that emerged from this year's Social Outcomes Conference, from questions of impact measurement and data transparency to social value and responsible business.
Last updated 13 Oct 2021, 4 p.m.
Laura Bonsaver reflects on key lessons from the delivery of the Cameroon Kangaroo Mother Care Development Impact Bond, featured in our latest Engaging with Evidence session, and summarises four key ingredients for embedding scale and sustainable impact.
Last updated 13 Oct 2021, noon
Dr Harry Bregazzi highlights two key themes for consideration that emerged from this year's SOC21 big picture session, which saw academics and policymakers come together to discuss the global evidence of social outcomes contracts.
Last updated 13 Oct 2021, 11 a.m.
In this deep dive article, MPP students Carolina Douek and Mayra Gramani explore why Brazil has not (yet) launched a social impact bond, examining the barriers to SIB development and how they may be overcome.
Last updated 2 Sep 2021, 11:59 a.m.
We caught up with Hack and Learn masterminds Juliana Outes Velarde and Gautam Krishnamurthy to understand a little more about how this unique hackathon works.
Last updated 12 Aug 2021, 11 a.m.