Future-Proofing Development in Cameroon: How UNDP’s Accelerator Lab Built Capacity for Foresight and Portfolio Innovation

02 Mar 2026
UNDP
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Cameroon’s development context is complex, traditional project-based planning cannot address it anymore. To respond, UNDP Cameroon’s Accelerator Lab led a bold shift—embedding strategic foresight and portfolio approaches into the Country Programme Document (CPD). But for this to succeed, staff and partners needed new skills: horizon scanning, risk-to-opportunity mapping, and systems sensemaking. This wasn’t just a technical exercise; it was a capacity revolution for UNDP staff and partners, equipping them with tools and mindsets to anticipate change and manage complexity

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