In this blog, Jessica Reedy and Jeffrey Matsu explore how the UK Government and new Office for Value for Money can better deliver a more holistic conception of value for money through public services.
Last updated 3 Dec 2024, 10:20 a.m.
How can we make mission-based government a reality? The GO Lab and Public Digital believe that relational contracting might be part of the answer. This blog shares insights from a first workshop at SOC24, and gives details on how you can get involved!
Last updated 1 Oct 2024, 9:58 a.m.
Ahead of the publication of a new report on the evolution of social impact bonds in the UK, we reflect on lessons learnt from their implementation over the past fifteen years and what they mean for a mission-driven government.
Last updated 16 Aug 2024, 2 p.m.
Sam Magne, Knowledge & Learning Manager at The National Lottery Community Fund, reflects on their latest in-depth review of the West London Zone Collective Bond supported by their Commissioning Better Outcomes programme.
Last updated 9 Mar 2021, 4:04 p.m.
Our Executive Director Nigel Ball kicks off this year's monthly blog with a reflection on how the public sector view risks when working with outside suppliers.
Last updated 9 Mar 2021, 12:31 p.m.
In recent years, impact bonds have reached the shores of Latin America. We recently held a session on lessons learnt on developing impact bonds in the region. Tanyah Hameed from the GO Lab reflects on how 5 Latin American countries have approached this.
Last updated 12 Feb 2021, 11:09 a.m.
We recently partnered with Ecorys to undertake a global systematic review to explore whether, when, and where (and if possible, how) outcomes-based contracting approaches deliver improved impact. Read the highlights of the first session here.
Last updated 14 Jan 2021, 5:54 p.m.
2021 promises a real chance of putting Covid-19 behind us. For many of us, our work gives us the privilege of being part of the effort to ‘build back better’. What does that mean for what the GO Lab focuses on in 2021 and beyond?
Last updated 3 Dec 2020, 1:24 p.m.
Sam Magne, Knowledge and Learning Manager at The National Lottery Community Fund, reflects on the first in-depth report on Elton John AIDS Foundation’s Zero HIV SIB.
Last updated 3 Dec 2020, 10:32 a.m.
In this blog, Ruby Dickson summarises the GO Lab's response to the British Standards Institution's proposed codification of social value.
Last updated 24 Nov 2020, 5:28 p.m.
Our Executive Director Nigel Ball discusses the multiple interpretations of "citizen participation" and explores why it can feel hard to do in practice
Last updated 11 Nov 2020, 11:24 p.m.
In this piece we share highlights from the 'Contracting for Risk Transfer and Innovation' panel session at SOC20. We explore how the Covid crisis has affected our understanding of risk transfer in SIBs, and what this implies for the future of SIBs.
Last updated 23 Oct 2020, 4:22 p.m.
We talked with Mark Lovell about the lessons that have emerged so far from his social investor perspective.
Last updated 13 Oct 2020, 2:15 p.m.