Where Your Biggest Challenges Meet Bold New Solutions
Rally partners with municipalities, corporations, and community organizations to transform neighborhoods, campuses, and other assets into platforms for testing and scaling solutions with lower risk and higher confidence.
The Opportunity
Communities and campuses face complex challenges—mobility, housing, workforce, sustainability. Traditional approaches are costly, slow, and high-risk.
Innovation District Pilots offer a faster, lower-risk path. By testing new approaches in real-world settings, we help you prove what works, improve what doesn’t, and generate the data and community feedback you need before committing major resources.
How It Work
Strategic Alignment – We work with your leadership team to identify high-priority challenges—economic, environmental, or social—that align with your mission and stakeholder needs.
Venture Sourcing – From our 100+ portfolio ventures and global network, we source entrepreneurs with market-ready solutions that can be tested in your environment.
Pilot Development – We co-design the pilot with you, defining objectives, impact metrics, timelines, and roles.
On-the-Ground Implementation – Rally manages execution, coordinates stakeholders, and ensures community engagement.
Evaluation & Next Steps – We deliver a detailed outcomes report with data, feedback, and recommendations for scaling or adapting the solution.
Who We Work With
Municipalities – De-risk policy and budget priorities by testing solutions before long-term procurement, while building trust through transparent, evidence-based results.
Corporations – Source and de-risk solutions aligned with CSR and sustainability goals, reducing operational uncertainty while engaging employees and customers.
Community Organizations & Main Streets – Pilot grassroots solutions that amplify resident voices, drive economic vitality, and lower the risk of pursuing untested approaches.
What We Mean by “Innovation District Pilot”
An Innovation District Pilot is a short-term, real-world test of a solution inside a defined area—your neighborhoods, campuses, or other controlled assets. These pilots are designed to reduce risk, generate measurable outcomes, capture community feedback, and provide a roadmap for scaling.
Innovation Examples In Action
Sustainable Construction & Placemaking – Block n’ Lock’s modular building system piloted with the City of Orlando created a garden structure at an urban farm, supporting sustainability and food resilience.
Circular Materials & Waste Reduction – Genovisi Innovations’ recycled lighting systems piloted in Orlando parking garages cut energy use by 60–80% while reducing construction waste.
STEM Education Access – Thimble Academy’s mobile STEM lab pilot delivered reusable kits and tech education to underserved City of Orlando community centers.
Plastic Waste to Fertilizer – WriggleBrew’s NSF-backed pilot converted plastic waste into fertilizer, tested with local growers such as 4 Roots Farm.
Why Rally
From Idea to Impact – We’ve taken ventures from concept to adoption in neighborhoods, Main Streets, and corporate campuses.
Trusted Partnerships – Collaborations with the City of Orlando, Orange County Government, Main Street districts, and corporate anchors.
Proven Process – From challenge framing to post-pilot scaling, we manage every step to lower your risk and increase your success.
Let’s Build Your Innovation Platform
This isn’t just a project—it’s the start of a continuous pipeline of solutions for your most pressing challenges. Take the first step by completing this short form.
