Scenario Building


The Knowledge Institute conducted two workshops on future scenarios in Central America. For more details about this process, please visit the blog on scenario building.

If you would like to know more about scenario building, you can read an article (in Spanish) on the subject which appeared in Estrategia y Negocios in February 2009. Read article...

Alternatively, you can read an article (in Spanish) which appeared in El Universo in June 2009. Read article...

You will also shortly be able to download a publication entitled 'Future Models of Economic Development in Central America' resulting from the scenario building process here on this page.
Knowledge Institute

The SNV Knowledge Institute transforms the experience from our practice and independent research conducted for clients into cutting-edge solutions for social change. The Knowledge Institute foresees and assesses emerging trends critical to the needs of society and our clients. From ground-breaking market mapping to convening thought-leaders around scenario development, the Knowledge Institute catalyses unconventional thinking.
What does the Knowledge Institute do?


  • Provides mechanisms to increase efficiency through knowledge exchange, learning, and connecting people and organisations
  • Stimulates bottom-up innovation to develop, refine and productise SNV’s most innovative learnings
  • Provides clients with the necessary contextualised, field-based knowledge and tools for poverty reduction and economic inclusion
  • Enhances and proves impact and return on investment of advisory services by providing strategic focusing and results measurement methodology and guidelines
  • Establishes targets and tracks progress of impact and economic inclusion, as well as providing support for management decisions


Private Sector Mapping
Download Private Sector Mapping Report

SNV and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) present the conclusions of the first regional mapping of more than 500 top Latin American and Caribbean companies. This project constitutes a ground-breaking effort to gather first-hand information from corporate leaders about current trends, strategies, obstacles, incentives and benefits identified by Latin American and Caribbean firms working with the 'Majority Markets' (an economic term referring to the majority low-income sector).