-
Struggling to Innovate: Together We Stand (Blog)
November 20, 2013 Editor 0
Practitioners from the social and development sectors often struggle to translate research findings into organizational realities. Recently, I and other academics met with social sector practitioners in Berlin to discuss our thoughts and experiences on innovation.
One focus of our discussion was the increasing pressure to innovate in the social sector. Many grant-funded organizations felt pushed by funders to innovate, assuming “the more, the better.” Meanwhile, funders felt dissatisfied with the lack of progress on tackling social problems and, at the same time, under pressure to innovate themselves. We even debated whether we need more innovation in the social sector.
We discussed these and other issues at length—here are the highlights:
Related Posts
Physical environment as a source for innovation: investigating the attributes of innovative space
Top Innovation Secrets
Ambitious Innovation
Innovation Enablers
Fun and Games – Changing the World of Innovation Assessments
Determinants of Innovation Commercialization Management and Anticipated Returns: An Exploratory Typology of SMEs
Categories: Social Innovation
Tags: DESIGN, economics, Innovation
Short film: Uganda’s love of mobile money Partnering with the poor: 4 powerful programs fighting poverty
Subscribe to our stories
Recent Posts
- Entrepreneurial Alertness, Innovation Modes, And Business Models in Small- And Medium-Sized Enterprises December 30, 2021
- The Strategic Role of Design in Driving Digital Innovation June 10, 2021
- Correction to: Hybrid mosquitoes? Evidence from rural Tanzania on how local communities conceptualize and respond to modified mosquitoes as a tool for malaria control June 10, 2021
- BRIEF FOCUS: Optimal spacing for groundnuts in smallholder farming systems June 9, 2021
- COVID-19 pandemic: impacts on the achievements of Sustainable Development Goals in Africa June 9, 2021
Categories
Archives
Popular Post-All time
- A review on biomass-based... 1k views
- Can blockchain disrupt ge... 808 views
- Apply Now: $500,000 for Y... 806 views
- Test Your Value Propositi... 759 views
- Prize-winning projects pr... 727 views