Measuring Social Inclusion: What the Data Shows, What It Misses, and What We Did About It
Written by Timothy Cheng, Senior Consultant and Strategic Lead for DEI Services This is the second of a series of two blog posts about the reflection from the Resolve Community Scorecard project. During the course of this project, one of Hong Kong’s most consistent sources of corporate inclusion data quietly ceased to exist. Community Business, […]
What Does Social Inclusion Actually Mean? A Personal and Professional Reflection
Written by Timothy Cheng, Senior Consultant and Strategic Lead for DEI Services, TSIC This is the first of a series of two blog posts about the reflection from the Resolve Community Scorecard project. In 2022, I moved from Hong Kong to the United Kingdom. In Hong Kong, I am male, ethnic Chinese, part of the […]
How TSIC Uses Foresight to Inform Strategy, Learning, and Equity
If foresight helps organisations imagine how the future might unfold, its real value lies in how that thinking informs everyday decisions. At TSIC, we draw on established foresight practices in practical, context-specific ways, focusing less on certainty and more on helping teams notice change, test assumptions, and stay adaptive over time. One place this shows […]
Why Foresight Matters for Social Impact Work Today
Uncertainty has always been part of our world, but today it feels sharper and harder to ignore. Climate change, rapid technological shifts, and global instability are reshaping the systems we rely on, often in ways that challenge long-held assumptions. For those working in social impact, this raises a pressing question: how do we continue to […]
Demystifying Systems Change: Language, Legitimacy, and Inclusion
Following a recent TSIC webinar moderated by our Managing Director, Bonnie Chiu, featuring Jennifer Uchendu-Kalu, Founder of SustyVibes, and Ugo Ikokwu, Grants Manager at Trust for London, the conversation explored how language influences inclusion, legitimacy, and participation in the social impact sector. At the centre of the discussion was an important question: if the goal […]
Women, Power, and the Work of Leadership in Social Impact
To celebrate International Women’s Day, we gathered insights from two female leaders in the UK social impact space: Bonnie Chiu, Managing Director of The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC) and Natsayi Sithole, CEO of Renaisi-TSIP. They shared their experiences and thoughts on leadership, empowerment, and the ongoing challenges faced by women, particularly women of color, in […]
Justice as a foundation for impact measurement
By Claudia Useche Trujillo, Senior Consultant at TSIC The World Day of Social Justice calls us to critically examine the world we inhabit. It is a world characterised by the extreme accumulation of wealth in a small elite, economic systems that normalise exclusion, structural corruption, ongoing violence, a climate crisis exacerbating existing inequalities, forced migration […]
Reflecting on Impact, Learning for What Comes Next
We are pleased to share our Impact Report 2021–2025. This report represents a pause. A chance to look back on four years of work shaped by uncertainty, accelerated change, and growing expectations on the social impact sector to demonstrate not just activity, but contribution to systemic change. Rather than presenting impact as a finished story, […]
Fragile and Conflict-Affected Contexts at a Crossroads: The Role of Alternative Financing
From shrinking aid to new capital architectures Our Managing Director, Bonnie Chiu, was invited to be part of the “Alternative Financing” panel at the Response Innovation Lab Exchange (RILx) 2025. This blog is a summary of the reflections from the panel. The Development System at a Breaking Point Fragile and conflict-affected contexts are at a […]
When Capital Connects: Rethinking Impact Investing
Our Managing Director, Bonnie Chiu, was invited to deliver an opening provocation at the Response Innovation Lab Exchange (RILx) 2025, in Istanbul, reflecting on her journey of channeling impact investment. This blog is an adaptation of her opening provocation. I was in Istanbul when four Turkish girls came up to me and asked for a […]