Incubator
The world needs someone looking around the corner to recognize tomorrow’s solutions—today.
The Incubator is where the U.S. Chamber Foundation pilots bold ideas to tackle pressing challenges. We identify emerging issues, test innovative approaches, and help businesses and communities prepare for the future.
Innovation: Our Greatest Asset
Through our Innovation Model, we move ideas from concept to impact:
- Spot emerging challenges before they become crises
- Pilot bold solutions with partners across business, government, and communities
- Scale what works to create lasting change
Our focus areas are constantly changing, and we welcome ideas from partners. Sample topics include:
- Artificial Intelligence
- Nanotech
- Quantum Computing
- Pandemic Preparedness
- Bioterrorism and Biosecurity
- Misinformation
Spotlight
Geopolitical Shift: Corporate America's Growing Focus on Global Risk
U.S. businesses operate in a world of evolving international policies and heightened geopolitical tension. Our analysis of corporate financial reports and earnings calls reveals accelerated concern.
High Stakes: A Framework for Geopolitical Risk Management
This report provides a data-based assessment of how U.S. companies perceive geopolitical risk and articulates a recommended decision-making process and framework to manage such risk.
Programs
Solutions Bank
Our latest pilot is an AI-powered platform that provides business leaders with a curated repository of real-world, proven solutions to complex challenges, starting with childcare.
Insights
- Emerging Issues
Justice Across Borders: How the Judicial Fellowship Program Is Building a Global Network of Rule-of-Law ChampionsThe Judicial Fellowship Program united 25 judges from 18 countries to share strategies for judicial independence, transparency, and rule of law. Organized by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and the Presidential Precinct, the Fellowship is building a lasting alumni network to strengthen courts, democracy, and public trust worldwide.
By Melissa Mendizabal
- Emerging Issues
Integrating Hindsight, Insight, and Foresight
By Kelsey Margey - Emerging Issues
Winning the Race for Quantum Supremacy
By Kelsey Margey
- Emerging Issues
AI Judging AI: Top 4 AI Chatbots Evaluate Themselves
By Melissa Mendizabal
Legacy Program
The Civic Trust
The Civic Trust® is a nonpartisan educational initiative dedicated to enhancing civic literacy, skills, and participation across schools, workplaces, and communities. Through programs like the National Civics Bee®, we partner with state and local chambers, businesses, policymakers, and community leaders to offer dynamic opportunities.
Latest Content
- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and Pittsburgh-based tech startup RoadBotics today released a new study, which used artificial intelligence (AI) to assess roadway conditions in 20 of the nation’s major metropolitan areas.As millions of Americans are preparing to return to offices and downtown business districts since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation partnered with RoadBotics to assess roadway conditions in 20 of the nation’s major metropolitan areas.The race to vaccinate America continues, with companies of all sizes doing what they can to make it easy for people to roll up their sleeves and get one of the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines.The steps businesses can follow to implement well-coordinated contact tracing efforts.The steps to follow and resources to gather when setting up a successful COVID-19 vaccine clinic.Volunteers are playing a critical role in the nation’s vaccine rollout. Check out the volunteer site for your state if you’d like to be part of something rewarding and important to our recovery from the pandemic.
