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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…
April 22, 2025
| 3 min read
Making impact measurement meaningful – learnings from the past 10 years
Impact measurement doesn’t have to be a box-ticking exercise. At Akou, we see it as a creative, participatory, and human-centered…
April 16, 2025
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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, 2024
The social entrepreneur’s guide to impact
Discover how AKOU is revolutionising impact measurement for social entrepreneurs.
February 8, 2024
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Unlocking the Power of Social Entrepreneurs
AKOU's ten year study for SSE is released - explore our key findings.
January 30, 2024
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Capturing the magic of the AKOU team
Team photos can be a powerful tool to demonstrate the unique character of your team
March 8, 2022
| 4 min read
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, 2022
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How emotional intelligence makes better spaces
Explore the ingredients needed to shape places with greater emotional intelligence
February 9, 2022
| 2 min read
Why a culture of appreciation is the secret sauce
Showing appreciation and gratitude is a strong foundation for successful team culture.
February 3, 2022
| 3 min read
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, 2022
| 4 min read
Relationships really are everything. Here’s why
Understanding of relationships can be useful in unpicking and solving many challenges and problems.
December 20, 2021
| 4 min read
New Brixton spaces designed for all Brixtonians
A personal view on how spaces could help to rebuild and strengthen Brixton’s various communities.
November 30, 2021
| 7 min read
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