Rooted in its experience and expertise in state institutions, ISE has developed asset maps as a reframed perspective in which a country’s assets and opportunities are recognized as tools of progress, not static demonstrations of value. By shifting the conversation, it recognizes internal actors and resources as critical catalysts for change and the foundational underpinning of state progress. The following note provides a brief explanation of asset maps, outlines the value and objectives of the exercise, and proposes possible applications of the methodology of the outputs.