・Ninth ✦ House・
・About
Discovery. Clarity. Direction. Implementation.
Ninth House is a boutique strategy, transition design and implementation studio. We work with foundations, research institutions, founders and mission-led organisations to move ambitious ideas from possibility into practice.
We design the delivery architecture behind ambitious ideas, connecting frontier science and emerging ideas with the funding, partnerships and institutional structures needed to get them built and adopted.
・Our perspective
Where existing systems fall short, we build new approaches to organising, funding and delivery that support collective flourishing and long-term ecological health.
Our approach recognises initiatives as part of a wider living world. We consider whose interests are represented, how value is defined and how initiatives can benefit communities, other species and the ecosystems we share.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Drawing on experience across design, science, technology and philanthropy, we bring clear direction to complex challenges and build the programmes, partnerships and operating structures needed to move forward.
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When an idea has momentum but its shape is still unclear. You may be entering a new field, bringing unlikely partners together, launching a program or working out what needs to exist before you can commit significant funding.
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Big thinkers at foundations, research organisations, funds, investors, networks and mission-led founders. Our projects often sit across science, technology, climate, nature and human flourishing.
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Discovery: Understand the landscape and identify opportunities.
Clarity: Define what you are building, who it serves and why it matters.
Direction: Agree priorities, partnerships and a practical delivery plan.
Implementation: Put the people, systems and support in place to make it happen.
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Both. We give independent strategic advice and stay close enough to delivery to make it useful. Our role is to design the conditions for an initiative to work, help the people responsible put them in place, then leave you to it to thrive!
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We help establish the systems, roles and decisions an initiative needs. Where appropriate, we support the transition to the team that will run it long term.
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We’re a small, senior team that works directly with founders and funders, often alongside them in a fractional role. We focus on the practical work behind big audacious ideas to remove risk and develop sustainability.
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We work internationally, combining remote collaboration with in-person work where it matters. Our international network helps us bring the right people and expertise into each project.
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Tell us what you are trying to build, what is already in motion and where you can use support. We will identify the most useful starting point and propose a focused scope of work.
Let’s work together
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