Social Technology
for a Better Future

Social Technology
for a Better Future

"Driving Evidence-Based, Sustainable Development for
Transformative Change"

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SOME BACKGROUND ON OUR INITIATIVE

OUR WORLD OF WORK

What does ABÔDE R+D do?

Greetings! I’m Douglas Belton II, founder of ABÔDE R+D, a social purpose business designed to collaborate with businesses, NGOs, and governments on projects aimed at evidence-based, sustainable development outcomes.

A growing number of people face systemic barriers to accessing adequate food, housing, energy, and economic opportunities. At ABÔDE R+D, we work with clients and stakeholders to establish the evidence base and actionable strategies that enable transformative change across these systems—and beyond.

Greetings! I’m Douglas Belton II, founder of ABÔDE R+D, a identifying and addressing the core barriers and enablers to businesses, NGOs, and governments achieving social, environmental, and technological systems innovation.

At ABÔDE R+D, we work with clients and stakeholders to establish the evidence base and actionable strategies that enable transformative change across these systems—and beyond.

Services

Services

Tackling Collective Challenges

Tackling Collective Challenges

ABÔDE R+D addresses challenges critical to our survival as a civilization and species. Without decisive action, socioeconomic disparities and quality-of-life gaps will widen under the pressures of climate change, political disinterest, public health emergencies, supply chain disruptions, job displacement from AI and robotics, social upheaval, and geopolitical conflict.

ABÔDE R+D addresses challenges critical to our survival as a civilization and species. Without decisive action, socioeconomic disparities and quality-of-life gaps will widen under the pressures of climate change, political disinterest, public health emergencies, supply chain disruptions, job displacement from AI and robotics, social upheaval, and geopolitical conflict.

Without decisive action, socioeconomic disparities and quality-of-life gaps will widen under the pressures of climate change, political disinterest, public health emergencies, supply chain disruptions, job displacement from AI and robotics, social upheaval, and geopolitical conflict.

OUR AREAS OF FOCUS INCLUDE

SAMPLE OF INNOVATION INITIATIVES

Food Accessibility:

Regenerative Urban Food Systems:

Breaking barriers to fresh, locally produced, affordable, and culturally relevant food for disadvantaged and broader communities.

Green Workforce Development:

Creating pathways for disadvantaged youth into green jobs and entrepreneurship, fostering high-tech skill development and well-being.

Holistic Development Projects:

Enabling innovation, investment, and implementation of development projects that holistically and equitably address human and environmental needs.

ABÔDE R+D’s World of Work

ABÔDE R+D operates collaboratively and entrepreneurially, leveraging expertise from private, civil, and governmental sectors to deliver transformative research and development projects. Our work spans:

ABÔDE R+D operates collaboratively and entrepreneurially, leveraging expertise from private, civil, and governmental sectors to deliver transformative research and development projects. Our work spans:

Businesses seeking enhanced commercial, social, and ecological impact.

Businesses seeking enhanced commercial, social, and ecological impact.

Businesses seeking enhanced commercial, social, and ecological impact.

Businesses seeking enhanced commercial, social, and ecological impact.

Governments and politicians committed to democratic empowerment.

Governments and politicians committed to democratic empowerment.

Governments and politicians committed to democratic empowerment.

Governments and politicians committed to democratic empowerment.

Educational Institutions  aiming to enrich their offerings and engage learning communities creatively.

Educational Institutions  aiming to enrich their offerings and engage
learning communities creatively.

Governments and politicians committed to democratic empowerment.

Governments and politicians committed to democratic empowerment.

Community Organizations striving to expand and sustain their positive impact.

Community Organizations striving to expand and sustain their positive impact.

Community Organizations striving to expand and sustain their positive impact.

Governments and politicians committed to democratic empowerment.

Our Services, Approaches & Methods

Our Services, Approaches & Methods

We offer tailored solutions and deploy innovative methods across sectors to drive creative and transformative change. Below is an overview of the services we provide:

We offer tailored solutions and deploy innovative methods across sectors to drive creative and transformative change. Below is an overview of the services we provide:

For Businesses

  • Design research for product and service innovation-

  • Market and customer research

  • Evaluation and social impact assessments

  • Organizational culture change

  • Global case study research

  • SME strategy and planning advice

  • Regenerative land development advice

  • Social business development services

  • Creative and strategic communications advice

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For Government & Politics

  • Design research for policy, program, and project innovation

  • Program and policy evaluation and social impact assessment

  • Community engagement training and facilitation

  • Progressive strategy and planning advice

  • Regenerative land planning advice

  • Local/regional economic development advice

  • Trustworthiness development advice and training

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For Educational Institutions

  • Student experience research and advice

  • Community engagement and project development

  • Green jobs student pathway development

  • Transdisciplinary partnerships and innovation for community and social transformation

  • Scholarship and fellowship design advice

  • Creative educational and promotional content production

  • General strategy and innovation advice

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For Community Organizations

  • Participatory Action Research:

  • Methods development and training
    Collective impact strategy advice and facilitation

  • Creative educational and promotional communications for youth engagement

  • Food and housing system innovation

  • Capacity and capability building for community economic empowerment

  • Edible and therapeutic landscaping

  • Creative and strategic communication

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What are you working on? Let’s collaborate.

What are you working on? Let’s collaborate.

Let us know how we can help with your projects and goals.

Let us know how we can help with your projects and goals.

dj@aboderesearch.com


Western Sydney
Minneapolis / St. Paul

ABÔDE R+D


Transformative change
Through innovation and collaboration

ABÔDE R+D


Transformative change
Innovation and collaboration

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