The Theory of Knowing in the age of AI (Part 2)
By Bonnie Chiu, Managing Director, The Social Investment Consultancy This is a two part blog, find the first part here. What next? The choice between AI as a scaffold or substitute is ultimately a choice about what kinds of knowledge, we believe, get us closer to solving the world’s greates social and environmental challenges. We […]
Three Futures for Civil Society: Financialised, Fragmented or Re-Mutualised?
By Bonnie Chiu, Managing Director, The Social Investment Consultancy If we step back and apply a futures lens, we can begin to see three plausible trajectories for UK civil society over the next 10-15 years. These are not predictions, but directions of travel already visible in today’s choices, incentives and structures. 1. The Financialised Civil […]
Reenergia Impact Signs MoU with TSIC to Strengthen Impact Measurement and Management for the SIIN Fund
Reenergia Impact is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC), a global social impact advisory firm, to strengthen the Impact Measurement and Management (IMM) architecture for the Sustainable Impact and Innovation Nexus (SIIN) Fund. The partnership brings together Reenergia Impact’s leadership in impact investment with […]
The Missing Layer Between Innovation and Impact
What it really takes to scale impact across Asia Reflections from the SFi Impact Summit, Hong Kong By Ravi Chidambaram, Chief Executive Officer, Rimm Sustainability and Bonnie Chiu, Managing Director, The Social Investment Consultancy (TSIC) At the SFi Impact Summit 2026 in Hong Kong, leaders from across finance, philanthropy, government, sustainability and impact investing came […]
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 […]