Top 100 City Innovators Worldwide
The movement to build, support, and sustain liveable cities worldwide is well underway, with individuals all over the globe and across numerous industries committed to leading the charge. Today, we’re … Continue reading
A critical analysis of EU-funded eParticipation
Pedro Prieto-Martín – We assess the field’s practical and theoretical achievements and limitations, and corroborate that the progress of eParticipation in the last decade has not been completely satisfactory in … Continue reading
The challenge of innovation in ASEAN
Murray Hunter – “…the present capability to develop transformative innovation indigenously within the ASEAN region is low. There is very little new innovative technology being developed and emerging industries like … Continue reading
Demystifying Scaling: Part 2
Aaron Hurst – While there is not a one-size-fits-all model, scaling for impact is not as ambiguous as many organizations believe. There is a common framework that allows nonprofit leaders to … Continue reading
Demystifying Scaling: Part 1
Aaron Hurst – A five-part series on developing a common framework for nonprofits to scale for impact. The nonprofit sector is extremely diverse, and there is neither a one-size fits all model … Continue reading
Technology, Knowledge and Global Health
Ursula Casabonne and Charles Kenny – The Best Things in Life are (Nearly) Free: Technology, Knowledge and Global Health In this paper, background to Kenny’s book Getting Better, the authors investigate the cross-country … Continue reading
Innovation for development: demystifying the buzzword
Giulio Quaggiotto – So is innovation just the latest buzzword (fad?) in the development discourse (hold off clicking on the yes button, skeptics out there), or is it something we … Continue reading
Is innovation essential for development work?
David Lewis – Any approach that emphasises continual problem-solving is important and worthwhile. But there may be a downside to all this innovation. Not all development problems require new solutions. For … Continue reading
