Innovative research with social impact

Research is not just a tool for understanding the world: it is a powerful way to transform it. Throughout my experience, I have found that data, when collected rigorously and interpreted with social sensitivity, can open unexpected paths, give voice to the invisible and generate concrete solutions to our societies' most pressing challenges.
But research for research's sake is not enough. Knowledge that is not translated into action runs the risk of becoming a dead letter. For this reason, I believe in committed, situated research, with ethical roots and a vocation for impact. For this reason, we need methodologies that do not stop at diagnosis, but that inspire, mobilize and transform. Methodologies that dialogue with the territories, that recognize community knowledge, that value experiences and that include people as protagonists of the processes of change.
Social innovation, in this context, is not only about introducing new technologies, but also about rethinking our ways of seeing, listening and acting. To innovate is to dare to ask uncomfortable questions, to question obsolete models and to explore more collaborative, empathetic and sustainable paths. It is to design projects with real impact, based on rigor and methodological versatility, strategic thinking and a genuine connection with the reality we want to improve.
In this approach, research becomes a bridge: between critical analysis and transformative action, between data and decisions, between social challenges and the policies that address them. It is not just about getting results, but about making those results count; making them count; making them count to influence, to inspire public policies, to strengthen community networks, to build fairer and more inclusive narratives.
In short, we do research not only to understand, but to co-create the future. To build fairer, more caring, more conscious societies. And that requires not only knowledge, but also passion, active listening and a real commitment to society.

 

Mony de Lourdes Vidal A.