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Governance in Action
We work with people at both local and global levels to help them solve problems and achieve common goals. Overcoming challenges and power dynamics requires creativity, fresh perspectives, and determination. We assist agents of change in connecting, collaborating, and supporting each other to create meaningful change. Learn more about how we’re making it happen.
Explorations
Making progress in governance requires perspective. We embrace an exploration mindset that goes beyond technical fixes and relying on a single intervention. Each of our Explorations functions as an incubator or laboratory of ideas to tackle concrete governance challenges. The goal is to quickly assess whether we’re heading in the right direction and make course corrections when necessary.

Local-Global Coordination for Impact
Meet the
Governance Explorers
These are people like you, driving innovation, creating solutions and making a difference in governance. Do you have a story to share or someone to nominate? Contact us!
Join the Governance Explorers
We are bringing together a global network of people eager to rethink governance and influence local, national and global debates.
Our Catalyzing Themes
We have identified four interconnected themes as catalysts for exploring new approaches to governance. Each offers a window of opportunity and reflects a strong appetite for innovation. These themes are deeply intertwined, requiring us to approach them from multiple angles. Do they resonate with you? Are you ready to explore new ways of thinking and acting on governance in these areas? Join us.
Subnational Development Processes
Can a collaborative and subnational model to engage people in the implementation of local development strategies show the way for country-wide action? Starting with Peru and Colombia, we are exploring how to turn opportunities for change at the subnational level into opportunities for increased trust in development processes and improvements in outcomes deemed a priority for local actors.
Climate Action and Energy Transition
Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our lifetime. Do we have the right governance in place to elicit country reforms and global action? Will energy transition processes be truly Just? Explore with us how to build governance systems that reflect the priorities of the people most at risk, one that accounts for and corrects historical inequities. Take a look at our work in Colombia and, soon, the Philippines. Join us in eliciting global action ahead of COP in Brazil!
State Capture and Corruption
We have come a long way in understanding state capture as a challenge that is different from corruption. State capture can be legal and can lead to progressive weakening of institutions. Can collective collective action help tackling it? Check out what State Capture is all about, and explore the State Capture Index, and learn more on plans for an upcoming State Capture Collaborative.
Rethinking Democracy
Beyond renewal, democracy may need a rethinking, questioning, analyzing our beliefs on what a democracy really is. How do we make the democratic process work better for people? Maybe by showing its value and impact in solving concrete problems people face. Stay tuned for more from the Governance Action Hub on this.