Md. Rubaiyath Sarwar, Managing Director and Lead Consultant at Innovision Consulting, reflects on 19 years of facilitating market systems change across Bangladesh and globally. Starting in 2004 with the DFID and SDC-funded Katalyst project, he has designed, evaluated and scaled interventions in agriculture, financial inclusion, health systems and more.
His core insight in this first lesson: addressing systemic constraints is necessary but not sufficient. True sustainable impact demands strategies aligned with a future vision for inclusive sector growth.
In Bangladesh’s ready-made garment sector, where women make up 60 percent of 4 million labourers, efforts to increase supervisory roles must anticipate rapid mechanisation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution that could eliminate many positions within seven years.
Similarly, in the 2004-2005 furniture cluster project, Innovision Consulting shifted from isolated support for small manufacturers to building inclusive supply chains with emerging retail brands, unlocking outsourcing opportunities and preventing interventions from becoming irrelevant.
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