The Innovation Capabilities Outlook 2026 was developed through a partnership between WIPO and Harvard University's Growth Lab (HGL), under the general direction of Daren Tang (Director General) and Marco Alemán (Assistant Director General). The report was supervised by Carsten Fink (Chief Economist) and Ricardo Hausmann (founder and Director of HGL), prepared by a team led by Julio Raffo (Head of Innovation Economy Section, WIPO) and Muhammed A. Yildirim (Director of Academic Research, HGL). The team included Christian Chacua, Matte Hartog, Shreyas Gadgin Matha and Federico Moscatelli.
The team gratefully acknowledges the valuable contributions and feedback from Eduardo Hernández-Rodríguez, Sergio Palomeque, Jennifer Brandt, Elias Collette and members of the Growth Lab. Finally, gratitude is due to editorial and design colleagues in the Publications and Design Section for leading the production of the report.