Innovation & Foresight (NEXTGEN)
Accelerating recovery-to-resilience transitions through innovation systems, data intelligence, and strategic foresight for future-ready development.
Key Offerings
Innovation labs & accelerator models
Foresight and futures mapping
Data intelligence systems
Venture design & innovation finance
Why It Matters
Transforms uncertainty into opportunity
Prepares institutions for the next disruption
Links local innovation to global systems
Shapes recovery that is adaptive, not reactive
NEXTGEN: Designing Futures in Fragile and Uncertain Environments
NEXTGEN is PALiNVEST’s innovation and foresight pillar, designed to build recovery systems that function under pressure and evolve over time. It integrates energy stability, youth capability, and institutional alignment into coherent system architectures that can operate even in environments shaped by disruption. NEXTGEN does not focus on isolated prototypes or technology experiments. It applies a disciplined Diagnosis → Design → Deploy → Scale model to translate innovation into practical, adaptive systems that strengthen resilience, enable service continuity, and shape opportunity-centred futures. Through this pillar, PALiNVEST helps fragile and transitioning economies navigate uncertainty and design the next generation of recovery institutions.
Designing the Future of Recovery
Recovery cannot rely on yesterday’s systems.
NEXTGEN is PALiNVEST’s innovation and foresight pillar; a platform that helps fragile and transitioning economies leapfrog toward sustainable, future-ready models of development.
We blend innovation, data, and design intelligence to reimagine how communities rebuild; using real-time insight, collaborative experimentation, and human-centered technologies to create systems that learn and adapt.
Accelerating Resilience Through Innovation
NEXTGEN operates as a strategic innovation lab within PALiNVEST, bridging field-tested realities with forward-looking solutions.
Its mission is to turn challenges into prototypes, and prototypes into scalable systems.
Our work spans four key domains:
Innovation Labs for Fragile Economies – Co-creating pilot solutions in renewable energy, employment, and governance.
Strategic Foresight & Scenario Design – Mapping future risks and opportunities to guide decision-making and investment.
Digital & Data Systems – Leveraging data ecosystems and digital platforms to inform adaptive recovery strategies.
Innovation Finance & Venture Support – Connecting early-stage solutions to investors, accelerators, and impact funds.
A Bridge Between Humanitarian and Future Economies
NEXTGEN brings together governments, innovators, and investors to align innovation with the needs of fragile regions.
By combining local ingenuity with global foresight tools, PALiNVEST ensures recovery is not just rebuilt, but reimagined.
This pillar embodies our belief that innovation is not a luxury; it’s the infrastructure of tomorrow’s resilience.