From Complexity to Operational simplicity

Manifesto for Clear-Sighted and Efficient Impact Governance

The project undertaken by the Foundation addresses three major challenges:

• Ensuring a strategic transition toward a future aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),
• Developing an institutional framework conducive to intersectoral collective action,
• Deploying concrete, scalable, and accessible operational tools.

In the face of increasing complexity, the response must be structured and clear-sighted:

• Make the right choices of impact finance instruments, in collaboration with credible and committed institutional partners
• Design simple tools that are understandable, usable, and transferable
• Distinguish between complication and complexity:
  • Complications can be resolved with the right tools
  • Complexities must be escalated to leadership for strategic arbitration
• Allocate resources prudently, in line with the maturity of the projects
• Define a clear, phased, realistic implementation agenda aligned with governance cycles

This manifesto is part of the Foundation’s AGILE approach, at the intersection of strategic alignment, participatory governance, and operational efficiency.

To explore these elements in more depth, you may also consult the White Book of the Geneva Foundation for the Future.