In crisis-affected settings, the Accelerator Labs have worked to embed a culture of research and experimentation within institutions, communities, and local ecosystems. This approach recognizes that traditional development models often fall short in volatile environments. Instead, fostering curiosity, iterative learning, and openness to failure becomes essential. Labs have engaged government entities, youth groups, universities, and civil society to co-create localized, evidence-driven solutions—often starting with small-scale experiments. Through tools like ethnographic research, prototyping, and systems mapping, they’ve seeded R&D mindsets where they are most needed: in places where uncertainty is the norm and innovation is not a luxury but a necessity.