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Who we are

Different backgrounds united by disciplined curiosity.

Lúcida brings together scientists, strategists, economists, facilitators and practitioners of regenerative development.

What unites us is not a profession, but a shared way of approaching complexity: relationships before conclusions, context before certainty and better questions before better answers.

We each carry a core question that has shaped our careers and continues to guide how we engage with every organization, place and challenge.

Meet us through the questions that shape our practice.

Portrait of Constança Belchior
Core question

What invisible relationships are shaping this system?

Constança Belchior

Life Sciences · Systems Thinking · Creative Leadership

A marine biologist and environmental scientist, Constança brings over 20 years of experience across sustainability policy, impact entrepreneurship and regenerative development. She translates the intelligence of living systems into practical pathways for organizations and territories.

“Lúcida is where purpose, strategy and action learn to operate with the intelligence of living systems. Real transformation begins when organizations stop working against life and start working with it.”

Portrait of Nuno da Silva
Core question

What capabilities do we need to evolve?

Nuno da Silva

Living Systems Thinking · Collaboration · Human & Organizational Development

With a background in Economics and over 25 years of experience in human development, cooperation and multistakeholder engagement, Nuno helps people and organizations strengthen their capacity to adapt, evolve and act with greater discernment.

“Lúcida does not replace the work of an organization. It strengthens its ability to think, decide and act with greater discernment, building the capability to evolve long after we have left.”

Portrait of Sandra Marques
Core question

How does this vision grow roots on the ground?

Sandra Marques

Urban Development · Strategic Planning · Operations

With over 25 years of experience in real estate, territorial development and project development, Sandra bridges strategic vision with operational reality, helping projects grow from the potential of a place rather than being imposed upon it.

“Lúcida connects vision with the vocation of a place. Every project should grow from the ground that sustains it, never arriving as a stranger to it.”

Portrait of Paulo Alves
Core question

How do we become evolutionary entrepreneurs for a place?

Paulo Alves

Territorial Strategy · Regenerative Business · Bioregional Development

With over 30 years of experience in strategy, territorial and business development and social innovation, Paulo helps organizations reframe the questions behind their challenges, creating stronger foundations for strategy and action.

“Lúcida is an evolutionary partner. We do not begin by solving problems. We begin by enlarging the way organizations think and decide, uncovering the potential already present within every challenge.”

Our partnership ecosystem

Independent by structure; united by paradigm and practice.

Lúcida is an independent cooperative founded in Portugal. We also belong to an extended body of practitioners working across regenerative development and leadership, systems change and organizational transformation, in Europe and globally.

We have a long-standing partnership with Regenesis, both for project development and as colleagues in regenerative education. We have been hosting the flagship course “The Regenerative Practitioners Series” in Lisbon for Europe since 2020, in which we have become core faculty. We have also been co-stewarding the evolution of a regenerative development practice and community in our continent, grounded in the lineage of Regenesis and Carol Sanford.

Through our partnership with Regenesis, our evolutionary partner Sidney Cano and a wider network of collaborators, every engagement can draw on the expertise it genuinely requires. Depending on the challenge, that may include expertise in ecology, built environment, tourism & hospitality, governance, investment, territorial development and public policy.

We believe independence and collaboration are not opposites. Together, they allow us to bring the right perspectives and capabilities to every organization, place and challenge.

A person in profile, in thought

There is a moment when the question matters more than the credential — when you’d rather sit with someone who sees clearly than someone who already has the answer. That’s who we try to be.

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