Innovera Resources
Innovera’s approach is centered on systems change, sustainability, and innovation. These perspectives highlight the importance of collaboration, intrapreneurship, and integrated design in advancing community resilience and unlocking scalable solutions.
Featured Blog Post:
A TRIFECTA
Three problems and three solutions
Solar energy, even when adding batteries to smooth out delivery, is often the cheapest form of energy. So why is it not scaling fast enough to avert serious extreme weather risks? Three barriers stand in the way…
Innovera Insights
Gifford Pinchot on Intrapreneuring
Gifford Pinchot writes about innovators working in organizations to drive change. We believe in the power of identifying and supporting change makers who have compelling ideas that can scale.
(Gifford Pinchot III, Senior Fellow)
CIRCLE: Connected Infrastructure for Resilient Communities & Local Economies. CIRCLE proposes a model in which data center development is structured to generate shared value for communities, operators, and investors, converting costs a data center already carries into community benefits and investment-grade cash flows.
(Stephanie Glazer, Managing Director)
Gifford Pinchot TED Talk
Our co-founder speaks about having fun while addressing climate change.
(Gifford Pinchot III, Senior Fellow)
Green Wave
Conference series that we worked on for a number of years, experimenting with ways to curate participants and plant questions to energize communities.
(Glenn Hallam, Chairman of the Board)
A Vision for Integrated Community Resilience
An example of a community-scale, circular resilience system where multiple assets are intentionally linked to share resources, reduce waste, and co-create economic, social, and environmental value.
(Stephanie Glazer, Managing Director)
Collaboration and Bridge-Building as Tools for Change
Among diverse perspectives, sometimes “translation” and “bridge building” are needed to move communities into action. Our work in collaboration can serve as a bridge that moves a community to a place where we can learn and take action together.
(Sabrina Watkins, Board Member)
Partner Resources
Innovera curates practical tools, frameworks, and insights to help communities, partners, and leaders move from planning to action. These resources bring together proven approaches across resilience, land use, infrastructure, and climate adaptation, grounded in real-world application and informed by leading practitioners in the field.
Accelerating Innovation. How can communities,
including corporations, identify and support change
makers, responding more quickly to risks and opportunities?
Community Resilience. A foundation for all of our work, community resilience integrates infrastructure, social systems, and local leadership. These resources include federal frameworks, planning guides, and data tools to help communities assess risk, strengthen preparedness, and recover more effectively.
Wildfire Risk Mitigation. Wildfire risk requires coordinated, community-level action. These resources provide step-by-step frameworks, planning tools, and funding pathways to support fire-adapted communities, from home hardening to landscape-scale mitigation.
Coastal Resilience. From early warning systems to household readiness and adaptive infrastructure planning, these tools support communities in preparing for and responding to hurricanes, with a focus on safety, continuity, and recovery.
Drought Preparation. Drought resilience depends on water management, land stewardship, and long-term planning. These resources offer practical guidance for households, agricultural producers, and communities to conserve water, protect ecosystems, and maintain productivity.
Agrivoltaics. At the intersection of energy and agriculture, agrivoltaics presents a scalable solution for land use, farm resilience, and clean energy generation. These resources explore planning, implementation, and financing strategies to support adoption and long-term viability.
Insurance and Climate Change We see insurance as a powerful lever for driving preparation and awareness about climate change. These resources explore a variety of perspectives on the problem and the opportunities for this industry to become more “climate-ready”