Building Japan’s Impact Economy Case Series

Figure A: Deliberate Leader Learning Process

I Phase I: Partner and Plan Map sta

Partner Map stakeholder and partners Listen To community, threat-opportunity analysis Plan Develop theory of change, learning framework Act Implement framework Reward Candor and risk Assess Document impact, numbers and nuance

I Phase III: 2 Phase II: Act and Assess Map sta

Organizational Learning

Deliberate Leader Learning Process

Program Learning

Share Learn with Partners Reflect On impact Recalibrate Strategies, assumptions

Reflect and Recalibrate Map sta

Provocations 1. What have SIIF and its partners learned from their experience creating the first impact funds in Japan? 2. What were the challenges, and how were they addressed? 3. What role do non-financial resources—such as mentorship, networks, and community engagement—play in ensuring the success of investees and funds?

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Ten Years in the Making

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