In this third in a series on Developmental Evaluation traps, we look at the trap of the pivot. You’ve probably heard someone talk about innovation and ‘pivoting’ or changing the plan’s direction. The term pivot comes from the Lean Startup methodology and is often found in Agile and other product development systems that rely on short-burst, iterative cycles that […]
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Is the above tree alive and growing or dead and ready to be made into furniture? How does something like a tree connect to providing a swing, becoming a coffee table, or supporting the structure of a home? That is based partly on a theory of change about how a tree does what it does.
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Innovation Growth Lab: Making innovation and growth policy work from Nesta UK on Vimeo. The world of social innovation is filled with wonderful things and, like any creative space, has its share of myths. One of these is the role of experimentation. One view is that social innovation operates in such a space of complexity
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Social innovation is described as a specific type of innovation that meets social goals. The Stanford Graduate School of Business defines social innovation this way: A social innovation is a novel solution to a social problem that is more effective, efficient, sustainable, or just than current solutions. The value created accrues primarily to society rather
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What is innovation? The term is everywhere, but what does it actually mean to innovate? The lexical root of innovation is nouvos, or new. The Oxford English Dictionary defines innovation as: innovation |ˌinəˈvāSHən| noun the action or process of innovating. • a new method, idea, product, etc.: technological innovations designed to save energy. Wikipedia, always
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