Filed under: Development Social innovation
If you haven’t seen Sendhil Mullainathan’s TED talk on solving social problems with a nudge, I highly recommend it, since it explains the practical impact that behavioural science could have on our daily lives and potentially on development work. I would also recommend an interview about behavioural economics and development with the Centre for Global… Read more »
Filed under: Social innovation
Originally posted on the Life & Dev blog Imagine you’re having a chat with a biodiversity specialist. You’re trying to convince him that social innovation is the best thing ever. He’s yawning already. What argument will you use to close the discussion and make him a “soc-inn” convert? This question, which I was asked during… Read more »
Filed under: Development Social innovation
As more and more development organizations are embracing innovation and coming to grips with what is still a somewhat elusive concept, I thought it would be interesting to collect examples of how we, in the sector, are visualizing the innovation process to make it easier to grasp for colleagues and partners. I thought such a… Read more »
Filed under: Development Environment Social innovation
Are you ready for the next step? Scaling up proven solutions is a new and exciting field, especially when it comes to going international with social and environmental innovation. The Black Sea Climate and Business Challenge (CLIMBIZ) aims to demonstrate that entrepreneurial initiatives for local sustainable development can have an impact far beyond their point… Read more »
Filed under: Development Environment Social inclusion Social innovation
I came across two quotes recently that have framed my thinking about the role of challenge prizes in development. Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation said that “solutions to many of the world’s most difficult social problems don’t need to be invented but found, funded, and scaled.” In another, JR Reagan, US Chief Federal… Read more »
Filed under: Development Development 2.0 Social innovation
One of the biggest challenges for innovation evangelists in development organizations is, I would argue, to clearly articulate “what is different” in the approaches they are advocating for as opposed to “business as usual.” I sat in many presentations where potentially disruptive, or at the very least, promising solutions were all too quickly dismissed with…
Filed under: Development Environment Peace and security Poverty Social inclusion Social innovation A teenage boy who lives in the heart of Europe dreams of watching his favorite football team Manchester United on TV. His sister would like to be able to do her homework in the evenings. They belong to one of 3,000 war returnee families in Bosnia and Herzegovina who do not have access to electricity…. Read more »Save the date: Explore breakthrough energy innovations with us on 8 March
Filed under: Development Development 2.0 Social innovation
The speed with which change happens in our society today is astounding. Whether you are a policy maker, entrepreneur, or a grass roots activist, irrespective of the sector you work in, coming to terms with that change is what will either make you relevant and competitive or redundant. ‘Real-time’ is increasingly becoming a standard catch phrase in… Read more »
Filed under: Development Development 2.0 Social innovation
I met Benjamin Renoust at the Masters of Networks event that brought together network scientists, policy makers and data analysts to discuss open policy making. Benjamin was part of the team that addressed a predefined set of challenges, to help us analyze the value of big data for development organizations (in this case internal, operational data… Read more »
Filed under: Development 2.0 Peace and security Social innovation
Kristy Eliades, Peace it Together This post was originally published on the Peace Exchange From documentaries, to gaming to mapping, peace-building very obviously has no limits. Introducing yourself to a social or professional group is challenging enough and our grantees had to go a step further this week and introduce their winning proposals amongst themselves…. Read more »
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