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3 Principles
• No Innovation in Isolation. We innovate to do
Development Better. Innovation is about
needs and solutions.
• Innovation is not high-tech. Innovation is 5%
technology and 95% imagination. Social
Innovation is about Behavioural Science.
• Steal with Pride! The best knowledge is
probably outside the room. Partner to deliver.
Reach out to the young crowd.
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“If I had an hour to solve a problem,
I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about
the problem and 5 minutes thinking
about solutions.”
Who said?
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Define the Bottleneck
• When defining the right problem… go SEE
the problem!
• Case managers of workers with labour
injuries (MindLab)
• Assumption: the problem is how much
compensation
• In reality… What will my life be from now
onwards (home, other jobs, life with
partner, leisure, mobility...)
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• Think with others, don’t cut & paste
• Google! Find Data!
• Discuss with others outside and partner from the
outset
• Scan the horizon
• Use Social media to signal interest
• Map your local social innovation scene
• Attend local innovation events
• Crowdsource
Reflect & Find
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The Road to Innovation
Don’t start with “Let’s
innovate”
Support Innovators
Don’t buy high-tech gadgets Imagine the Future
Don’t go full scale without
prototyping
Take calculated risks
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Innovation at UN(DP)
• Innovation in what we do and how we do!
• Innovation in programme design: design
thinking, co-design..
• Innovation in programme communication:
real simple reporting (beneficiaries reporting
continuously, directly)
• Innovation in M&E: micro narratives..
• Innovation in operations – UN wide:
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2014 innovation facility fund
•45 submissions from 25 country
offices
•Africa bureau/global Innovation
group/innovation advisor Addis
review
•1,000,000 USD awarded
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2014 innovation initiatives
(1/2)
1. DRC: A narrative based methodology involving people’s
stories and allows both qualitative and quantitative data
collection and analysis
2. Cote d'Ivoire: Placing the discussion of gender-
sensitive policing services on the parliamentarian and
public agenda
3. Kenya: Livestock Insurance Products (Garrisa County,
Northern Kenya)
4. Mauritius: Building a more resilient society through
innovative education tools promoting the culture of
prevention
5. Sao Tome y Principe: Monitoring transformative impact
on development programmes
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2014 innovation initiatives
(2/2)
6. Senegal: Promotion de l’entreprenariat social à travers
la production locale d’équipements solaires dans la
zone de Mekhé
7. Swaziland: Establishment of a Youth Innovative Hub for
inclusive development
8. Zimbabwe: Towards an ICT4D Policy and Practice
Platform: A Collaborative Public-Private Partnership
(PPP) Model Seeking to Leverage ICTs as Driver for
Economic Development in Zimbabwe
9. Burundi: Open challenge on rural energy access
10.Rwanda: Foresighting for development
11.RBA NY: One Click Away: Design, Evaluation,
Reporting
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What role can UNDP play?
•What are the needs in Ethiopia in
terms of network of innovators?
•How connected to « problem
holders » are innovators?
•How do we facilitate the matching?
•What’s in it for YOU?
