Alex Pielak, Author at AKOU

Connection, Impact

To Listen, To Hear, To Understand: The Art of Deep Listening in Social Impact Measurement

At the heart of what we do at Akou lies a simple yet profound concept: listening. Our name itself is derived from […]

April 22, 20253 min read

Impact

3 top tips for measuring your impact

Alex Pielak features in Property Week sharing his experience of measuring social impact in the built environment

April 26, 20241 min read

Impact

The social entrepreneur’s guide to impact

Discover how AKOU is revolutionising impact measurement for social entrepreneurs.

February 8, 20243 min read

Impact

Unlocking the Power of Social Entrepreneurs

AKOU's ten year study for SSE is released - explore our key findings.

January 30, 20242 min read

Connection

How Akou’s team culture could strengthen yours

How our Collective Perspective can strengthen your team and up-skill them to prove the good you do.

February 17, 20223 min read

Connection

Why a culture of appreciation is the secret sauce

Showing appreciation and gratitude is a strong foundation for successful team culture.

February 3, 20223 min read

Impact

Why the ‘social’ in ESG is so important

For us the Social in ESG has always been the most important thing. Find out why we think so

January 18, 20224 min read

Connection

Relationships really are everything. Here’s why

Understanding of relationships can be useful in unpicking and solving many challenges and problems.

December 20, 20214 min read

Impact

Measuring NewBridge’s social impact collectively

How AKOU is helping The NewBridge Project to understand the impact they make by making connections.

July 22, 20212 min read

Future Thinking

You know the cost, but what’s the value?

Exploring how we have come to prioritise financial over human values

December 19, 20207 min read

Future Thinking

Exploring the leadership we need

Find out what our panel shared at the Disrupting Leadership debate

November 8, 20195 min read

Future Thinking

Why leadership?

Read three reasons why AKOU feels it is important to explore leadership

November 8, 20192 min read

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To Listen, To Hear, To Understand: The Art of Deep Listening in Social Impact Measurement

3 top tips for measuring your impact

The social entrepreneur’s guide to impact

Unlocking the Power of Social Entrepreneurs

How Akou’s team culture could strengthen yours

Why a culture of appreciation is the secret sauce

Why the ‘social’ in ESG is so important

Relationships really are everything. Here’s why

Measuring NewBridge’s social impact collectively

You know the cost, but what’s the value?

Exploring the leadership we need

Why leadership?

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