Methodology

How we choose our projects

The challenges to our welfare systems are so big that only their radical transformation can allow us to do more with less, taking our capabilities to a higher level. Real innovation, however, is about creating something that did not exist before.
The first step in our methodology is to consider the long term impacts on society of the transformation process we intend to achieve with our projects and find the right KPI’s to measure it. This allows a faster and clearer approach to transformation.
Then we work in order to identify the medium term risks and opportunities (consequences on our stakeholders ) of our projects and the KPI’s to measure them and only after these two steps we identify the short term results and connected KPI’s.
Long term impacts are linked to one or more of the UN 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Once the long term goal is clear, we want to discover which steps can lead from there to here.  

How we develop new solutions

Since welfare systems, and the socio-economic systems in which they are embedded, are extremely complex, we want to make sure that the new solutions we develop do work in the real world, and do not have unintended consequences. This is why our Open Lab collaborates with researchers and organizations from relevant sectors: public, private, non profit.  

We have developed a rigorous problem solving method that neatly maps onto the scientific methodology, the best way we know to produce more reliable knowledge about how reality works. 

We divide our work into four phases, each of which corresponds to one of the main phases of scientific research: 

We also raise awareness about the topics addressed in our research and experiment and reach out to the targeted groups. Through initiatives such as public campaigns, educational programs, and community outreach, we want to inform and engage people, empowering them with knowledge and resources to create positive change and enhance their quality of life.  

Interested in our projects?

If your work may impact the future of welfare, you have a problem to address 
or an idea to propose, or an opportunity you'd like to seize, get in touch with us.

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