Welcome to Protopia Group, a non-profit think tank and consultancy researching the best ideas for catalysing growth and developing innovation ecosystems worldwide.

YOUNG MINDS RETHINKING INNOVATION AND GROWTH

Protopia Group is a non-profit think tank and consultancy based in the United Kingdom. We were founded in 2024 by young professionals and students who are excited about the future and passionate about unlocking the world’s potential for growth and innovation.

Our work lies across three major strands:

  • Independent policy research: we participate in policy consultations, write policy briefs, and evaluate existing policies, informed by academic insight and data-driven evidence.

  • Pro-bono consulting: we collaborate with national and local public-sector bodies, NGOs, and industry to bridge the information gap for effective implementation.

  • Data analysis and advocacy: we highlight major themes in growth and innovation by replicating and sharing academic insights, analysing diverse data sources, and publishing regular pieces.

our missioN: REVITALISING growth and innovation

Across the world, economic growth and innovation are grinding to a halt.

The world faces dreaded secular stagnation. Productivity growth is slowing. We appear to be innovating more slowly, major tech hubs are becoming less attractive, and ideas are getting harder to find. Infrastructural projects, crucial for long-run economic growth, are poorly executed and increasingly expensive.

But this doesn’t have to be the case. We can inject vitality and optimism into our economies with good ideas, sound policies, and effective implementation methods. To do this, Protopia Group is working with the ‘innovation trifecta’ – policymakers, practitioners, and academics – to build successful innovation ecosystems across the world. With ecosystems that support innovation in all its forms, we’ll be able to improve the growth potential of economies worldwide.

Our analysis

Our research areas

  • Productivity

    Productivity

    How should we enliven our economies?

    Institutions. Management practices. Technology and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

  • Infrastructure

    Infrastructure

    How should we build for the future?

    Cities and planning. Infrastructural projects. Transportation systems.

  • Human capital

    Human capital

    What should our lives and societies look like?

    Education. Labour force upskilling. Cultures of innovation.