The future is novel, and we need new toolsets to explore this reality and to support data-driven decisions that improve outcomes in our communities. Our models generate invisible data to advance decision support that previously did not exist, eliminating the need for costly, time-consuming pilot programs. This includes equity planning, inclusive planning, equity planning data, and equity planning tools that provide clarity across policy contexts.
Our Synthetic Populations bridge data, behavior, and policy foresight, revolutionizing how we model human behaviour and human experience in policy and governance contexts. By generating deeper equity planning data, we enable better human centered planning that supports policy iteration, inclusive engagement, and measurable outcomes.
RWI’s toolsets will advance decision-making and consensus-building in your municipality, facilitating faster timelines, de-risked choices, and efficient processes all through built-to-purpose, bias-free, and equitable Synthetic Twins tailored for equity planning, inclusive planning, and human centered planning supported by practical equity planning tools.
What We’ve Done
There is a time-sensitive opportunity for communities to make a difference by increasing graduation rates and intervening with at-risk youth through social infrastructure and programmed supports. Many organizations rely on anecdotal stories and experiences to demonstrate the value of their services and compel growth and additional support. Our award-winning work with the United Way Alberta Capital Region quantified the future impacts and “return on investment” from the All in for Youth student and family support programming using advanced equity planning data and equity planning tools that strengthened inclusive decision frameworks.
There are no well-understood tools or benchmarks for planning and deploying sustainable and resilient social infrastructure. Communities are now beginning to recognize the importance of data-backed insights in informing long-term social service strategies. This includes a comprehensive understanding of present and future demographics, needs, barriers and methods of removing these barriers, alongside knowledge-based benchmarks and KPIs for equity planning and inclusive planning. RWI Synthetics developed these benchmarks through an international survey of best practices and ran five inflectable sandbox scenarios into the future for a client community, building equity planning tools that support human centered planning for policy outcomes.
Cascading disasters are challenging to plan for, as there is little support from historical or traditional data sources for the unprecedented climate or health scenarios facing many communities. There are a variety of interlocking factors to consider, including multi-hazard risks, the timing and sequence of disasters, as well as the domino effect of infrastructure and human vulnerabilities in cascading failures. RWI created a Synthetic Twin as selected by EPRI’s Incubatenergy® Labs Challenge to enhance insights and sandbox resilience needs during unprecedented, dual-disaster conditions. This approach employs equity planning tools and rich equity planning data to enable more effective inclusive planning and human centered planning under extreme uncertainty.