Henry Lane
@talktohenry.bsky.social
Strategy consultant specialising in evaluation, foresight/futures & strategy development for social impact organisations @firetail.bsky.social | Strong conviction that cheese, bicycles and cricket are humanity's finest achievements | London, UK
After years of peering anxiously into the future for civil society organisations, I've compiled my mistakes into something resembling wisdom www.firetail.co.uk/news/guideto...
The Firetail Guide to Time Travel: Part One — Firetail
The ability to travel into the future isn't just for daydreamers or science fiction. It's a critical skill for strategy and planning, particularly when so much feels uncertain, volatile, and fast movi...
www.firetail.co.uk
April 9, 2025 at 3:25 PM
After years of peering anxiously into the future for civil society organisations, I've compiled my mistakes into something resembling wisdom www.firetail.co.uk/news/guideto...
Lots of organisational strategies look the same. Why? I reckon 80s sociology has some answers www.firetail.co.uk/news/isomorp...
Strategic Isomorphism: why do so many strategies look the same? — Firetail
When strategies look the same across organisations due to unseen pressures, we call this 'isomorphic strategy'. But this tendency towards sameness - and its causes - deserves closer examination,...
www.firetail.co.uk
December 12, 2024 at 1:47 PM
Lots of organisational strategies look the same. Why? I reckon 80s sociology has some answers www.firetail.co.uk/news/isomorp...
Reposted by Henry Lane
If foundations saw their job as taking on long-run, high-risk public experiments that no-one else can do, what would they be funding today that they are not already funding? What is weird to fund today that will be normal to fund in 20 years time?
Beyond safe bets: How can philanthropy shape the future? — Firetail
Discover how early, bold philanthropic investments can transform fringe issues into mainstream priorities. Learn why timing and risk are crucial in funding today's emerging causes to make them…
buff.ly
November 27, 2024 at 8:00 AM
If foundations saw their job as taking on long-run, high-risk public experiments that no-one else can do, what would they be funding today that they are not already funding? What is weird to fund today that will be normal to fund in 20 years time?
Interesting fundraising data in the 2024 NCVO almanac. Total voluntary income for the sector has gone down...but so has spending on fundraising. Is it hyper competitive or have vol orgs just slowed investment?
November 21, 2024 at 8:08 PM
Interesting fundraising data in the 2024 NCVO almanac. Total voluntary income for the sector has gone down...but so has spending on fundraising. Is it hyper competitive or have vol orgs just slowed investment?