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 services
We help to understand complexity, coordinate collective will, and materialize concrete change.
We accompany governments, foundations, companies, and communities across the Global South as they decide and act on complex challenges. No recipes, just method.
Sound familiar?
We work with you if…
Things we hear from those who reach out to Pluriversa. If one sounds like you, start there.
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There’s too much complexity and we don’t know where to look.
→ This calls for understanding“The problem isn’t technical: it’s human and political.
→ This calls for coordination“We don’t want another report; we want something that works.
→ This calls for materialization“We have plenty of data, but no meaning.
→ This calls for understanding“Conversations don’t turn into decisions.
→ This calls for coordination“The strategy is sitting in a drawer.
→ This calls for materializationHow we support you
We work across three dimensions of change
We walk with you from reading your context to materializing transitions that last.
UnderstandWhat is really going on, and how should we understand it?
Systemic Analysis and Foresight
From scattered intuition → to a systemic reading that guides decisions.
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.
What’s included
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 · Prioritized portfolios · Strategic frameworks –
CoordinateHow do we coordinate and decide together to move forward?
Participation and Governance
From misalignment → to legitimate agreements and governance that holds.
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.
What’s included
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 –
MaterializeWhat needs to be designed and put in place for change to happen in practice?
Design to Activate Change
From the strategy document → to a concrete piece of change, already moving.
We turn understanding, agreements, and strategy into concrete actions for change that can be launched, tested, and sustained in real contexts to make transitions possible in practice.
What’s included
Pilot and Experiment Design
– Pilot design · Rapid prototyping · In-context experimentation · Proof of concept –
Experience, Service, and Infrastructure Design
– Impact actions · Artifacts · Agents · Services · Products · Communities · Labs · Hubs · Programs –
Capacity Building and Transfer
– Trainings · Workshops · Toolkits · Guides · Methodologies · Learning pathways · Support agents –
Arturo Escobar
Distinguished Professor of Anthropology Emeritus.
Author of Designs for the Pluriverse.
Work you can see
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.
Why Pluriversa?
We are not just another consultancy. We are a Latin American design practice for transitions, built from and for the Global South.
Global South perspective
We think from Latin America. We don’t replicate the North. We apply post-development and the pluriverse as a concrete practice of design and consultancy.
Systemic rigor
Complex analysis, territorial sensitivity. No recipes, just method. We combine systems analysis, strategic foresight, and participatory design in tailored processes.
A multidisciplinary team
70+ professionals in our network. Strategists, designers, anthropologists, foresight practitioners, and experts in governance, technology, and participation. A living community of practice.
Proven experience
High-complexity projects. We have worked with the UN, USAID, the Frontier Tech Hub, governments, philanthropic foundations, and territorial movements on projects with systemic impact.
How we get started together
Three simple steps to start a conversation that matters. No slide decks, no strings attached.
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Initial conversation
A 30-minute call. We listen. We understand your challenge, your context, and what you’ve already explored.
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A tailored proposal
We co-design the scope, methods, and team with you. No prefabricated packages. Clear timelines and deliverables.
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Accompaniment
We walk with you step by step: diagnosis, participation spaces, action design, and installed capacities to sustain change.
What comes next is designed in conversation.
30 minutes. No strings attached. No slide decks. We listen and see together whether Pluriversa can support you.