Platform
Sustainable Catalyst is an open-source platform for building auditable work: clearer problem framing,
traceable claims and evidence, reproducible analytics, and impact measurement that holds up under scrutiny.
Design goal: connect story and signal without losing provenance—shared entities, shared evidence,
shared governance over outputs.
Architecture
The platform is organized in layers so qualitative and quantitative work can interoperate without losing context.
Data anchors provenance, analytics stays reproducible, and modules stay human-usable.
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Layer 1
Infrastructure
Shared entities, time periods, sources, and measurements—so every module references the same system of record.
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Layer 2
Analytics & Measurement
Reproducible workflows for scenarios, indicators, exports, and reportable outputs with provenance.
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Layer 3
Workflows
Human-facing modules that turn goals into structured work products: framing, claims, tradeoffs, and sustainable execution.
Modules, by layer
Infrastructure
Shared data and provenance that everything else builds on.
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Catalyst Data
Infrastructure
Shared SQL layer: entities, periods, sources, and measurements—so modules reference the same system of record.
Analytics & Measurement
Reproducible analysis and reportable outputs—built for review.
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Catalyst Analytics R
Analytics
Reproducible analysis workflows for scenarios, indicators, and exports—built for transparency and review.
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Global Impact Catalyst
Measurement
Impact measurement: indicator pipelines, SDG-style reporting, and reproducible outputs with provenance.
Workflows
Human-facing modules that turn goals into disciplined work products.
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Catalyst Canvas
Workflow
Design-thinking workspace: POV/HMW framing, personas, journey maps, and structured experiments.
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Narrative Risk
Workflow
Explainable narrative tracking: claims, evidence, confidence, and timelines to support defensible decisions.
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Catalyst Finance
Workflow
Applied microeconomics and decision analysis: pricing, incentives, and explicit tradeoffs under constraint.
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Catalyst Grit
Workflow
Resilience and recovery tracking: setbacks, recovery time, and what restores momentum—designed as a system.
How it fits together
A practical flow for auditable work products—framing to claims to measurement—anchored by shared data.
- Frame (Canvas) →
- Claim (Narrative Risk) →
- Measure (Global Impact) →
- Model (Analytics R) →
- Decide (Finance) →
- Sustain (Grit) →
- Anchor (Data)
For the platform standards behind this approach, see Foundations.
Support development
If the platform helps you, consider supporting ongoing open-source development.
Tools are provided “as-is.” Support helps keep the work going.
Boundaries
Sustainable Catalyst is open-source and educational. It does not guarantee outcomes, certify compliance,
or replace professional legal/financial/medical guidance.