Develop Defined
How might founders, operators and their partners intentionally create inclusive product positioning and feedback loops?
The CTSSR framework equips climate technology founders, teams, operators, investors, practitioners, and potential partners with a blueprint for evaluating environmental equity and justice in the context of a broader lifecycle assessment defined through 4 key stages of growth. The Design stage dives into how systems science can inform delivery of products to initial customers in the market and ensure transparency and accountability amongst partners.
Users of this stage of the tool will be able to intentionally create inclusive product positioning, delivery, and feedback loops, evaluate user and community experience and explore value chains that uplift local context.
Level Readiness Steps:
CTSSR Principles Advanced Via Demonstration: The stage when principles are further validated in a full demonstration of prototype. Considerations and data are advanced with an official strategy, ideally, strategic partner(s), moving past initial analysis to identify critical aspects of the full cycle of the technology.
CTSSR Principles Advanced Via Full System: Expand data collection and analysis to cover the entire system (or project) of inputs and outputs, harms, and risks related to a full prototype system. Assess broad impact categories and begin to evaluate the technology alongside a full capacity building and partner strategy.
Unlock the Full Guide
Sign up for full access to this and all of the stages' prompts, milestones, guiding questions, metrics, and recommendations.
Recommended Completion Time
20+ hours
Materials for Consideration
Stakeholder Map
Initial Project Plan
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
*Vulnerable Population Scan Data Set (provided in modules)
Participants
Founding team member (CFO or COO)
Partnerships Team Lead
Community Engagement Team
Project Manager
Consultants / Advisors
Overview
Principles Observed
Guiding Questions Methodology and Data
Exercises
Monitoring & Evaluation Checklist
