Author: Ben Sywulka

  • The Potato Value Chain of Quetzaltenango

    The Potato Value Chain of Quetzaltenango

    One of our strategic customers is a financial institution looking to launch innovative credit products. We worked with them to analyze specific industry value chains through a systems lens, identifying disruptive opportunities to facilitate credit-placement for agricultural production, and launching the new products. Our work included identifying hundreds of specific potato farmers in a region,…

  • HealthJourney

    HealthJourney

    Hundreds of millions of people globally are suffering from diabetes or are at risk of becoming diabetic. One of the most effective ways of solving this systemic problem is through lifestyle modification. HealthJourney aims to help millions of people adopt healthier lifestyles through a combination of diet, movement, sleep, mindset and stress management. Hapi is…

  • QuickGrowth

    QuickGrowth

    One of the critical systemic challenges in many countries is improving the ability of small businesses to grow and transition towards a global, digital economy. In partnership with IXL Center, Hapi is helping build QuickGrowth, an automated consulting platform for small businesses. QuickGrowth brings together decades of experience in strategic innovation consulting, small business innovation…

  • Yavoy

    Yavoy

    After a profound analysis on how to increase income generation in Central America (you can read the paper at Hoover.org), Hapi decided to incubate its own self-employment platform, Yavoy—a marketplace for Home Repair and Maintenance Services. Yavoy is on its way to becoming a leading provider of home maintenance and repair services in Latin America—empowering…

  • Export Competitiveness

    Export Competitiveness

    In collaboration with Guatemala’s Export Association, we developed a Systems Map showing how the country’s exports were related to trends and systemic pain points. The systems analysis revealed leverage points to improve exports, including the need for consolidation efforts among small exporters. This led to a new strategy focused on consolidating go-to-market efforts among small…