Sep 22, 2025
Once we add impact to the investment decision process, the existing market customization machinery that has supported investors breaks down
One recurring theme in the early feedback discussions for Project Xi across public, private, and philanthropic sector investors are the different worldviews each sector carries into their investment philosophies. More fundamental than having different objectives, it became clearer that investors have different mental models of the relationship among risk, return, and impact in setting their objectives and framing their strategic hypotheses.
In the impact era, we need translation tools that enable more robust communication across the ecosystem and for different investors to co-exist and co-invest even when they frame value creation in conflicting ways. A new essay in the Additional Resources section on the Project Xi page explains why the fresh thinking of predictive blended return signals can address this customization challenge.
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