Everyone Can Innovate

Empowering communities through collaborative, transformative research across social, environmental, and digital fields.

Digital Transformation

Exploring how digital tools, platforms, and strategies can drive inclusive innovation, especially in local communities & enterprises.

Social Innovation

Designing and evaluating community-based innovations to solve social problems and foster local resilience.

MSME Empowerment

Supporting small businesses through evidence-based research, marketing strategies, and innovation policy.

Sustainable Tourism

Investigating sustainable tourism models and their impact on local culture, economy, and environment.

Marketing & Behavioral

Applying marketing science to understand community behavior, digital consumption, and innovation diffusion.

Inclusive Education

Analyzing and developing models and tools for accessible, community-driven education and research literacy.

Community-Centered Innovation Projects

Solutions co-created with local voices and sustainable impact in mind.

Clean Water Access for Remote Villages

Implementing low-cost water filtration systems co-designed with local farmers.

Empowering Small Businesses through Digital Tools

Supporting MSMEs to adapt with mobile apps and digital marketing strategies.

Community-Based Civic Education

Youth-led initiatives to build democratic resilience from the grassroots.

How Research Becomes Real Impact

Appropriate Technology

We develop accessible, community-tested technologies to solve everyday challenges like clean water, renewable energy, and post-harvest innovation.

Research for Empowerment

Every study at GRIN is a bridge that connecting rigorous research to direct benefits for the community, from education to economic resilience.

Our Team

We are researchers, facilitators, and changemakers.

Brahmastya Artanto

Executive Director

Sayyidah M. Afraah

Senior Researcher

Fattah N. Pratama

Researcher

Tasya S. Rahmawati

Researcher

Testimonials

These testimonials reflect the trust and impact we’ve built through collaborative research and community-based innovation. At GRIN, our work is measured not only by data, but by the lives it transforms.

GRIN truly understands what it means to work with communities not just for them. Their participatory approach has brought our village lasting, sustainable improvements.

Siti Nurhayati
Member of Women’s Farming Group, Kulon Progo
Collaborating with GRIN gave our students a real-world insight into grassroots innovation. It wasn’t just research, it was research with heart.

Dr. Andika Satriawan
Lecturer, Department of Development Studies
The water filtration project initiated by GRIN in our region has changed lives. Our children are now healthier, and we feel more confident managing it ourselves.

Suradi
Community Leader, Gunungkidul
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