Underhyped tech for post-development
A project to identify, imagine, and activate nine pioneering technologies with high eco-social potential that currently go unnoticed.
Our actions
Our emerging design practice fuses innovative methods with solid ethical considerations for a more democratic, decentralized, and sustainable futures.
2030 visions for the trade relationship between Canada and Latin America
We mapped forces of change and 2030 visions across five sectors, and co-created 10 actions to guide decisions over the next 36 months.
Establish an international group of experts and community leaders
We bring together specialists and community leaders to explore sensor/IoT technologies, energy, and biotechnology with a focus on post-development.
The future of pluriversal peace
An analytical and creative process with young researchers to transform experiences and territories into stories of the future. We write, imagine, and prototype possible coexistences for a pluriversal peace.
Systems thinking guide for public innovation
We co-written this comprehensive guide that enables public officials to adopt a complex, system-oriented perspective.
Socio-Economic Integration Toolkit for Migrants and Returnees from Venezuela
This toolkit is a resource designed to equip the public, private, and financial sectors to unlock the potential of socio-economic integration of the migrant Venezuelan population.
Underhyped tech for post-development
A project to identify, imagine, and activate nine pioneering technologies with high eco-social potential that currently go unnoticed.
2030 visions for the trade relationship between Canada and Latin America
We mapped forces of change and 2030 visions across five sectors, and co-created 10 actions to guide decisions over the next 36 months.
Establish an international group of experts and community leaders
We bring together specialists and community leaders to explore sensor/IoT technologies, energy, and biotechnology with a focus on post-development.
The future of pluriversal peace
An analytical and creative process with young researchers to transform experiences and territories into stories of the future. We write, imagine, and prototype possible coexistences for a pluriversal peace.
Systems thinking guide for public innovation
We co-written this comprehensive guide that enables public officials to adopt a complex, system-oriented perspective.
Our services
We focus on three dimensions of change:
Sensemaking
Systemic Analysis
and Foresight
We help organizations understand the complexity of their context, identify dynamics of change, and build strategic direction in the face of uncertainty, expanding what is perceived as possible so they can act with clarity.
Understanding Complex Problems
– Systemic mapping, causal analysis, analysis of human and non-human actors –
Mapping Dynamics of Change
– Trend radar, horizon scanning, signals of change, mapping pioneers, tech scanning, social cartography –
Foresight and Future Visions
– Scenarios, future visions, unintended consequences, strategic provocations –
Strategic Direction for Action
– Leverage points, backcasting, transition pathways, strategic frameworks –
Coordination
Participation
and Governance
We create spaces where diverse actors can come together, build trust, think and create better together, and shape more legitimate and effective forms of coordination in response to human and political complexity.
Participation Spaces
– Multi-actor alignment, agreement-building, structured participation, strategic dialogue, territorial gatherings –
Collective Intelligence Facilitation
– Creative problem-solving, knowledge networks, co-creation, shared sense-making –
Governance Design for Action
– Governance models, ground rules, relational infrastructure, coordination protocols, conservation agreements, organizational autonomy –
Materialization
Design to Make
Change Happen
We turn understanding, agreements, and strategy into concrete actions for change that can be launched, tested, and sustained in real-world contexts, making transition possible in practice.
Design of Pilots and Experiments
– Pilot design, rapid prototyping, in-context experimentation, proof of concept –
Design of Experiences, Services, and Infrastructures
– Actions of impact, artifacts, agents, services, products, communities, labs, hubs, programs –
Capacity Building and Knowledge Transfer
– Trainings, workshops, toolkits, guides, methodologies, learning pathways, companion agents –
We are a Latin American consultancy fostering ecosocial transitions by helping to understand complexity, coordinate collective will, and turn ideas into concrete changes.
We join forces with organizations, communities, and place-based actors to unlock the imagination and the potential for change toward more plural, just, and regenerative systems.
They trust us
Escuela SUR is our new educational platform, created for individuals, groups, communities, and institutions that want to transform the world without beating around the bush.
We work from the South because this is where resistance, alternatives, and living knowledge that challenge the dominant order are born.
We do not teach recipes: we accompany transition processes, helping to interpret the historical moment, recognize responsibilities, and design fair, regenerative, and pluriversal systems.
Our community
In this dynamic environment, everyone plays a role in accelerating ecosocial transitions. Whether you’re an experienced professional or a curious mind, we’re working on impactful projects and would love for you to join us.
Apply to join our Spanish-speaking community in Discord.
Angélica Bello
Camila Pacheco
César Rosales
Giulia Bolzan
Isabel García
Isabel Quintanilla
Ivan Peñaranda
Jesus David Ortiz
Jody Parra
Juan Sebastián Sánchez
Laura Pico
Livia Fioretti
Liza Bello
Maria Isabel Giraldo
Marie Zázvorková
Mauricio Franco
Miguel Bello
Nataly Salazar
Ricardo Lapeira
Our network
Radical collaboration is a fundamental principle for achieving a regenerative future. Our partners complement our expertise to tackle highly complex projects, and we learn from each other with every new challenge.
Shared values for shared value.
