Research & Innovation

Where Ambition Meets Action

At Symphysis, we help international nonprofits, government agencies, and mission-driven companies design better programs, products, and policies for climate impact. We blend research, strategy, and product thinking to help you turn ideas into real progress.

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For Impact Strategists

Driving innovation and results in mission-led nonprofits and social enterprises

You lead programs that aim to make a difference—but shrinking budgets, shifting donor agendas, and mounting expectations make it hard to stay bold. You’re looking for fresh insight, practical design, and credible evidence that earns trust and unlocks support.

Build trust, win support, amplify impact. We’ll go each step of the journey with you.

Donor trend scans

Policy landscape briefs

Stakeholder alignment tools

Program design blueprints

Adaptive M&E frameworks

For Public Innovators

Shaping responsive, citizen-focused services in government agencies

You’re tasked with delivering services that are both evidence-driven and citizen-focused, in a context where every decision is scrutinized. You need responsive research, actionable insights, and prototypes that help you serve the public better—fast.

Deliver faster, smarter, people-first public services. We’ll navigate each step with you.

Evidence-backed recommendations

Public sector innovation labs

Service design playbooks

Prototype pilots with feedback loops

Citizen outcome metrics

For Venture Catalysts

Launching and scaling climate solutions through entrepreneurship

You’re racing against time and burn rate to test, validate, and scale. Your climate solution has promise, but the market isn’t waiting. You want nimble, hands-on support to de-risk early assumptions and prove your value—without slowing down.

De-risk decisions, move fast, unlock capital. You won’t take a single step alone.

Early market signals

Go-to-market strategies

Pilot deployment roadmaps

MVP design sprints

Investor-focused impact metrics

For Systems Builders

Designing cross-sector initiatives in multilateral and regional platforms

You’re weaving together complex partnerships across borders, sectors, and mandates. You need a thought partner who can cut through the noise, draw insights from chaos, and co-design initiatives that resonate from the field to the funders.

Turn complexity into collaboration that scales. We’ll be by your side through every stage.

Ecosystem mappings

Regional innovation pathways

Cross-sector program design

Portfolio-level experiments

Frameworks for collective impact

For Sustainability Leads

Embedding climate ambition in corporate and institutional strategy

You sit at the intersection of brand, compliance, and climate ambition. It’s not enough to tick ESG boxes—you want to drive meaningful change and communicate it with credibility. You need partners who combine strategic vision with analytic depth.

Build trust, win support, amplify impact. We’ll walk with you through each phase.

Competitive ESG intelligence

Sustainability transformation plans

Climate initiative playbooks

Green product development

Verified performance tracking

Areas of Work

Turning complexity into clarity and action.

Alternative Energy

From off-grid solar to national energy transition planning, we support organizations working on renewable energy access, distributed systems, smart grids, and clean energy finance.

Food Systems

We analyze and co-design solutions across sustainable agriculture, agro-ecology, climate-resilient food chains, and the intersection of food security and environmental change.

Industrial Efficiency

High-efficiency operations, circular economy, and sustainable supply chains are core to our work with firms and policymakers building the future of responsible industry.

Climate Adaptation

We design and implement studies on loss and damage control, disaster readiness, early warning systems, risk communication, and user adoption of safety technologies.

Future Cities

Inclusive urban development, and the role of resilient infrastructure, nature-based design, low-carbon housing and transport are at the core of our city-focused work.

Cross Thematic

We explore the climate – health – career – community – nexus, unpacking what it means for tech venture, corporate sustainability, and net zero policies.

A trusted partner for mission-driven teams

Whether you’re launching something new, testing a bold idea, or making the case for funding, we work with you to build solutions grounded in insight, evidence, and creativity. We provide feasibility assessment, product strategy, program design, and impact evaluation services to help you gain real progress.

Why Choose Us

We’re a nimble team of researchers, builders, and storytellers united by a mission to deliver bold solutions for a sustainable future. We bring deep technical knowledge and industry experience to help you move from idea to execution—with creativity, rigour, and confidence.

Aligned-Mission

We share your ambition to drive real impact, not just check boxes or chase trends.

Hands-on Co-creation

We co-create, iterate, and deliver with you—no handoffs, no fluff, just progress.

Zoomed-in. Zoomed-out

We connect systems thinking with technical depth to unlock powerful, actionable insight.

Recent Projects

Multilateral Fund for Clean Cooking

Delivering market insights and impact metrics for a fund backing clean cooling in Africa.

2030 Policy Roadmap

Co-developing a policy roadmap with a regional body to fast-track 2030 climate pledges

Investment-ready Tech Pitch

Building an impact model and pitch deck that helped a startup secure $10M+ in funding

Smart Relief for a National Agency

Designing a user research plan for a national disaster agency to boost climate tool uptake.

Redefining how we invest in alternative energy

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“Working with Symphisis felt like having a true thought partner. They asked the right questions, challenged our assumptions, and helped turn our vision for alternative energy investment into an evidence-backed, decision-ready roadmap”

Jane Chowdhury
Senior Partner, SBI Capital

Let’s Build the Future Together

Whether you need to build a new product, develop a high-stakes proposal, or assess the impact of your program, Symphysis helps you deliver with clarity, speed, and conviction. Get in touch to discover the advantage of working with us.