Good portfolios don’t start with what’s trendy; they start with disciplined choice-making. The Mission-Aligned Portfolio Lab is a sprint that helps boards or investment committees decide, with confidence, what to fund next. We begin by mapping every credible idea the group has heard—grants, recoverable grants, catalytic debt, equity stakes—then score with the committee, each one against mission fit, additionality, risk appetite, return horizon, and learning potential. In parallel, our practitioner-analysts (all still active in their own fields) produce concise evidence dossiers so debate centres on facts, not anecdotes. Mid-sprint, your team receives a lightweight Portfolio Simulator, to see what is important to you (for example geographic spread, carbon abatement, gender-equity scores, or liquidity). A bias-aware Decision Summit will then make allocations in a signed matrix and forward cash-flow schedule. Finally, we deliver a governance charter, refresh calendar, and on-deck list for the next cycle. The outcome is a balanced, investment-grade portfolio, a repeatable process that external auditors trust, and a decision culture stays sharp, long after we leave.

Great capital loses its edge when decision rights are fuzzy. Adaptive Governance Studio re-engineers or launches the steering committees, advisory boards, or cross-sector coalitions that keep projects—and people—on track. In two highly focused workshops we clarify scope, authority, cadence, and escalation paths, then co-draft charters, role matrices, and transparent decision protocols. Because our facilitators also sit on boards across six continents, they draw on lived examples of what works under pressure—from whistle-blower gridlock to real-time crisis funding. The Studio delivers three concrete artefacts: a signed charter, an “always-on” bias-mitigation checklist, and a 90-day coaching plan. Clients who add the quarterly Governance Coach retainer receive light-touch reviews of minutes, dashboards, and follow-up actions so drift is caught early. Typical results include faster cycle times, restored stakeholder confidence, and—in one regional agency—average deal size up 200 percent within a year.

“Are we moving the needle?” is no longer a nice-to-know; it determines licence to operate. Impact Assessment-as-a-Service structures your positive intent into measurable performance. We start by translating your theory of change into three to five clear objectives that matter to beneficiaries and boards alike. Then we design lightweight data pipelines—often using existing grant reports, CRM feeds, or public datasets—to populate a no-code dashboard that updates automatically. Each KPI comes with a learning question: not just “What happened?” but “Why did (or didn’t) it?” Quarterly insight calls turn those signals into course corrections, ensuring money and mission stay aligned. Our options scale by portfolio size and in-house capacity and a typical first prototype is co-developed with an institute already tracking outputs, within two months.

Funding is only half the job; translating results into wiser future bets is the other half. Our Outcome-Learning Partnership installs monitoring-evaluation-learning (MEL) frameworks, builds partner capacity, and hosts sense-making retreats that turn data into forward moves. We start with a joint workshop to define success indicators and data rhythms, then run parallel tracks: one builds partner skills in data collection and storytelling; the other synthesises findings into quarterly insight briefs for leadership. Mid-way through the partnership, we facilitate a Learning Summit—a structured day where board members, implementers, and (where appropriate) beneficiaries test emerging hypotheses. The final deliverable is a refreshed strategy document and a set of living dashboards that any new team member can pick up.

New domains can feel like fog: unknown actors, unclear capital flows, untested assumptions. A Field-Scan cuts through that fog in four weeks. We combine desk research, expert interviews, and light touch market sounding to map the landscape—who funds what, where gaps lie, and which evidence still needs building. Outputs arrive in a Navigator Brief - actor matrix, capital map, white-space opportunities, evidence gaps, and three quick-start options with risk and resource outlines. For boards that need continuing intel, two or three Field-Scans can be bundled with semi-annual refresh. A recent scan on trustworthy internet technologies aligned EU, US, and Canadian stakeholders around shared investment parameters.

No single balance sheet can solve systemic problems; leverage matters. Our Co-Funding Syndicate Facilitation identifies like-minded funders, structures pooled vehicles, and brokers the joint governance that keeps them together. We begin with partner mapping and value-proposition design to show why each participant wins by joining. Next comes vehicle architecture: legal wrapper, capital stack, decision rights, and fee model. Finally, we facilitate a two-step term-sheet process—exploratory workshop followed by lawyer-ready draft—to move commitments from handshake to signature. Our success fee is tied to outside capital mobilised; a modest project fee covers facilitation hours. Typical leverage is three-to-five times the client’s initial outlay, but more important is the shared pipeline and peer learning that continue beyond first close. A pilot might be a €2 million research-grant pool among three family offices; once the mechanism works, scaling to €20 million is routine. In short, we make your euros (or dollars) catalytic.