UNHCR Innovation

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 13/10/2020

Systems thinking helps us understand complexity and makes us move beyond bandaids and quick fixes. We quickly come to see that every system is perfectly designed to deliver its results. https://t.co/WjgawkFsbE

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 13/10/2020

“Selecting early-stage projects brings some unique challenges. How do you assess whether a project is worth investing in when you don’t have a lot of information? And what are the factors that point to the likelihood of a successful team and innovation?” https://t.co/iVbAQEbEXB

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 12/10/2020

Systems thinking helps us look beneath surface-level problems. Without adopting this way of thinking, you may create unintended consequences that, at best, address the symptoms but not the causes of a problem. At worst, you may cause more harm than good. https://t.co/6MxamAnCJV

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 09/10/2020

Innovation seems like the obvious place to turn to when an old process is proving burdensome. Out with the old and in with the new, they say. But somewhere between the old being ousted and the new becoming normal is much learning and collaboration. https://t.co/Q813rJFECd

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 09/10/2020

In a field often dominated by words (and very often for good reasons: reporting, accountability, impact measurement, and so on), visual narratives and expressions have the potential to go beyond and bring a new meaning and understanding of complexity. https://t.co/n0wDb7COuF

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 08/10/2020

“We worked through the challenges and the skepticism. There was a lot we had to do in terms of trying to adopt it into our everyday use, and there were debates about what a robot can or should do versus what a human can or should do.” https://t.co/EuUL1sMpcv

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 07/10/2020

When new ways of working challenge behaviors that feel safe and comfortable, people may hesitate to adopt the change. Changing social norms takes time and requires ongoing efforts. We can not change norms with one-time interventions or a single story. https://t.co/kr4KD1fREO

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 07/10/2020

There’ll be an impetus for humanitarian organizations to invest more in staff who understand issues around technology adoption and bridging the digital divide from social, economic and anthropological standpoints, and not only technologically. https://t.co/XWCxQYWqJp

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 06/10/2020

How do organizations shift from traditional approaches to strategy development to ones that are innovative, anticipatory and fit for the future? An experiment in anticipatory governance to find out what the office of the future could look like. https://t.co/OAwKBXUiQv

UNHCR Innovation

@UNHCRInnovation - 05/10/2020

RT @UNSSC: It is time to make innovative thinking the new normal. The #UNInnovationToolkit provides everyone working at the UN with insi…