Grow Community of Practice – PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHANGE

Innovation ecosystem builders learning together, grounded in local realities, connected for global impact.
The GROW Community of Practice brings together researchers, entrepreneurs, innovation ecosystem builders, universities, policymakers and societal partners who are working to strengthen science-to-society pathways in their own contexts.

We believe that meaningful change emerges when people from different countries, disciplines and sectors learn together, challenge assumptions, build trusted relationships and experiment with new approaches.

Through dialogue, reciprocal learning and collaboration, members contribute to shared futures while strengthening their own ecosystems and organisations.

Why join

• Learn from other ecosystems
• Gain insights from practitioners, researchers and ecosystem builders working across Africa, Asia, the Americas and Europe.
• Build trusted Relationships
• Develop long-term connections with people who share a commitment to societal impact, innovation and systems change.
• Develop joint initiatives
• Discover opportunities for collaborative projects, exchanges, ventures, funding applications and partnerships.
• Innovation ecosystem builders help create the conditions for innovation to thrive. They connect people, organisations, knowledge and resources around shared challenges and shared futures.
• Ecosystem building is often not a formal position, but a role. Members of the GROW Community of Practice can be researchers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, university staff, incubator managers, network coordinators, funders or community leaders. What they have in common is that they help bring people and ideas together to create pathways from science to societal impact.

Upcoming Conversation 7 September 2026
Reimagining Entrepreneurship for the future. Building on ideas emerging from collaborations across South Africa, the Netherlands, Nepal, India, Costa Rica and Ghana, this conversation explores how entrepreneurship can become more human-centred, regenerative and connected to society’s real challenges.

We welcome researchers, students, entrepreneurs, practitioners, policymakers, educators, philosophers, community leaders and anyone curious about creating a different future.