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Collective Intelligence Design Playbook

Ajda Turk — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:44:13 +0000

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Living Guide to Social Innovation Labs

Angela Hanson — Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:36:33 +0000

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Creating City Portraits: A methodological guide from The Thriving Cities Initiative

Matilde Holm — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 12:56:51 +0000

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Challenge-led system mapping, A knowledge management approach

Cristian Matti — Wed, 21 Oct 2020 09:24:13 +0000

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Sustainable Livelihoods Approach: A Toolkit for Wales

Angela Hanson — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:35:43 +0000

The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach (SLA) is a method of analysing and changing the lives of people experiencing poverty and disadvantage. It is a participatory approach based on the recognition that all people have abilities and assets that can be developed to help them improve their lives.
The SLA Toolkit For Wales provides practical tools to help people with participatory community development. The toolkit describes what the SLA approach is and how it can be used. The appendices then contain all the specific tools for undertaking SLA work, as well as a range of monitoring templates that can be used to track an individual or family progress using the approach.

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We Rise Toolkit

Angela Hanson — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:35:43 +0000

This resource offers guidance and tools for building social movements and community organising. While it is intended for those outside of government, governments may wish to help catalyze or support this work in some way or adapt the facilitation methods for its own internal innovative initiatives or projects. The tools are organised by: Rise Up, Build Up, Stand Up, and Shake Up. Individual tools may be saved to an online interactive toolbox or downloaded in bulk. The resource also contains Movement Building Journeys, case studies of these methods in practise.
No license information is evident, but the publisher states that its resources can be used non-commercially and may be reproduced with acknowledgement to the authors and JASS.

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A Changemaker’s Guide to Storytelling

Angela Hanson — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:34:37 +0000

This resource includes a method and guidance for developing and getting comfortable with storytelling to engage your audience and collaborators in your project. It includes an 8 step process to developing and creating a "sticky" story to inspire and persuade others into action. It includes a downloadable guide with examples and tips and tricks as well as a checklist for evaluating your story.

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The Partnerships Analysis Tool

Angela Hanson — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:34:37 +0000

The resource was designed to help organisations: develop a clearer understanding of the range of purposes of collaborations, reflect on the partnerships they have established, and focus on ways to strengthen new and existing partnerships by engaging in discussion about issues and ways forward. The resource contains guidance as well as an interactive partnership assessment tool.
Although it was created with the health sector in mind, it is relevant for other sectors as well.
For innovation projects, Part 2: Choosing Partners may be problematic to assess since partners, approaches, and core business may be unknown.

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Social Lean Canvas

Angela Hanson — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:34:37 +0000

A mashup of the original Business Model Canvas with lean startup methodology built in, this canvas is intended for social entrepreneurs to validate their offering, prioritise what to develop, and message the offering. This could also be used by a government service provider.
The website includes a checklist to evaluate whether you will likely find value in using the canvas.

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Cómo podemos resolver problemas públicos a través de Concursos de Innovación Abierta?

Angela Hanson — Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:33:19 +0000

These guides, created by the Government Laboratory, systematize the best experiences and learning generated by servers and public institutions in recent years.
These tools of support and permanent consultation, are designed so that the different organisms of the State can develop innovation processes with a view from the user, that allows to generate services and solutions more connected with their needs. There are two options: Contests and Projects.

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