How the global innovation fund uses impact forecasts to guide investment decisions

The Global Innovation Fund (GIF) invests in early-stage innovations, public and private, that have the potential for large social impact at scale. GIF seeks to maximize that impact. It does so with impact forecasting and methodology tailored to its evidence-based, venture-capital-like approach. The Practical Impact methodology is distinctive in applying a universal impact metric to all outcomes, in projecting long-term impact, and in adjusting impact for risk.

The talk will explore the design philosophy behind practical impact, the way it incorporates evidence, how it is implemented, and plans for future elaboration.

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