In this blog, the authors explore the opportunity to scale social outcomes marketplaces. Drawing on a roundtable at the Social Outcomes Conference 2025, they highlight four challenges which must be overcome to enable credible outcomes marketplaces.
Last updated 9 Dec 2025, 9:33 a.m.
In this blog, Commercial Specialist Saema Jaffer outlines a proposed framework for learning and adaptation in delivering social value, building on better use of performance data.
Last updated 2 Dec 2025, 11:28 a.m.
Mara reflects on her leadership of the GO Lab since its founding in 2016
Last updated 31 Oct 2025, noon
In this blog, Emily Hulse, Research Associate at the Government Outcomes Lab (GO Lab) highlights some of our key questions around disruptive voices in pursuit of better social outcomes, and how we might explore these at SOC23.
Last updated 13 Jun 2023, 3:26 p.m.
As she takes on as Executive Director, GO Lab's Andreea Anastasiu reflects on the team's journey so far and shares highlights from our upcoming work.
Last updated 30 May 2023, 1:46 p.m.
In this blog post, the GO Lab Data Steward Juliana Outes Velarde and some of the participants reflect on their experiences of the Spring 2023 Hack and Learn.
Last updated 18 May 2023, 10:45 a.m.
In this blog, GO Lab Research Associate Emily Hulse discusses how insights from the GO Lab's evaluation of the LCF's MHEP projects might help us to understand the distinctiveness of social impact bonds.
Last updated 11 May 2023, 11:06 a.m.
In this blog, Andreea Anastasiu explores how we can move from individual examples of best practice to a more systematic understanding of the evidence and more robust practice, so that social outcomes contracts lead by design to system change.
Last updated 10 May 2023, 3:03 p.m.
In this blog, our outgoing Executive Director, Nigel Ball, offers some personal reflections on the Lab’s achievements, his three top lessons, and the Lab’s future plans.
Last updated 4 Apr 2023, 10:16 a.m.
Nigel Ball discusses the importance of power dynamics in cross-sector partnerships, an important theme at this year's upcoming Social Outcomes Conference
Last updated 4 Apr 2023, 9:29 a.m.
Reiji Ikeda (Offender Rehabilitation Support Manager, Ministry of Justice Japan, and former Visiting Fellow of Practice at the Government Outcomes Lab), reflects upon the lessons and challenges for criminal justice social impact bonds.
Last updated 14 Mar 2023, 11:19 a.m.
In this blog, Srinithya Nagarajan shares the key insights from a recent INDIGO peer learning session on the topic of data ownership and access.
Last updated 7 Mar 2023, 5 p.m.
In this blog, Michael Gibson, Research and Policy Associate at the Government Outcomes Lab (GO Lab) highlights some of our key questions around trust and relationships in pursuit of better social outcomes, and how we might explore these at SOC23.
Last updated 7 Mar 2023, 10:37 a.m.