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The UN Innovation Toolkit
Let's make UN Innovation the New Normal
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Team information
Berin McKenzie
Paula de Blas
Johanna Jochim
Learning Portfolio ManagerUNSSC
Associate FellowUNSSC
ManagerUN Innovation Network
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UN Innovation Toolkit
Introduction and Overview
un-innovation.tools/register
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Developed by the UN for the UN
A living resource
Case studies and leading practices from within the UN-systemUnited Nations Innovation Network (UNIN)
A living resource to be refined and updated based upon contextualization and iteration
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Innovation
“We can do things differently, and we can do different things…innovation is not only the most sophisticated technologies, sometimes it’s the simplest of things. Be bold, be revolutionary…and disrupt…because without innovation, there is no way we can overcome the challenges of our time.”
- UN Secretary-General António Guterres
Poll #1 Have you already used the Toolkit and its Diagnostic?
Motivator
Yes
Motivator
Motivator
No
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2.
UN Innovation Toolkit
Main Features
Online Diagnostic Tool: 27 Questions
- Evaluates team/unit/organization readiness to innovate, giving an Innovation Profile and Detailed Results.
- Identifies current capabilities as well as needs and challenges, with five recommended tools.
Systemwide Diagnostic Results
Weaknesses
Strengths
Sourcing Ideas
Considering Trends
Understanding Capabilities
Planning to Scale
Evaluating the Enabling Environment
Designing for End Users
Monitoring Innovation
Diversifying Partners
Poll #2 What is your Innovation Profile?
Motivator
Motivator
Strategist
Motivator
Collaborator
Implementor
Motivator
Early-Stage Innovator
Motivator
Trailblazer
Profiles: Six Innovation Profiles
Motivator
Strategist
Collaborator
Early-Stage Innovator
Implementor
Trailblazer
Profiles: Motivator
Strengths
Weaknesses
- May struggle to effectively direct and implement the innovative ideas and initiatives being generated.
- Strongest at developing an innovative culture;
- Foster a culture of innovation: innovation can happen organically;
- Staff feel both encouraged and empowered to innovate.
Profiles: Strategist
Strengths
Weaknesses
- Tend to know where they want to go and how they want to get there, but they may lack the right structures or processes to effectively execute on their plans.
- Strongest at setting a strategy for innovation;
- Typically understand and create alignment around common goals and objectives for innovation efforts.
Profiles: Collaborator
Strengths
Weaknesses
- Strongest at developing partnerships for innovation;
- Actively engage broader ecosystems of actors to drive innovation;
- Effectively identify partners and deploy the right strategies to engage them.
- Usually focus on incentivizing, enabling, or convening others to innovate, but may be missing opportunities to foster innovation within their own organization.
Profiles: Implementor
Strengths
Weaknesses
- Strongest at setting up an architecture for innovation;
- Frequently engage in innovation activities and tend to have a robust process for managing ideas through implementation.
- Often struggle to measure the impact of these activities in order to know whether they are collectively advancing the organization towards achieving its goals.
Profiles: Early-Stage Innovator
Strengths
Weaknesses
- EarlyStage Innovators can accelerate innovation by developing the right strategy and structures to effectively identify, elevate, and direct their efforts.
- May have projects here and there but are often not yet systematically cultivating innovation;
- May face or perceive barriers to innovating further.
Profiles: Trailblazer
Strengths
Weaknesses
- Effectively drive and set the direction of innovation;
- Strong understanding of the broader innovation ecosystem.
- May miss opportunities to assess and adjust their innovation activities to ensure that they are both sustainable and delivering impact.
S. P. A. C. E.
The UN-derived Tools are arranged in the S.P.A.C.E Framework, aligning to five critical pillars of Innovation: Strategy; Partnerships; Architecture; Culture; and Evaluation.
Poll #2 Which module do you think is the most popular to date?
Strategy
Motivator
Motivator
Partnerships
Collaborator
Architecture
Motivator
Culture
Motivator
Evaluation
S.P.A.C.E
Strategy | Partnerships | Architecture | Culture | Evaluation
Based on the analysis of users to date, the most visited page of S.P.A.C.E Framework is Strategy (36% of pageviews), almost doubling the next one, Partnerships (19% of pageviews).
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The Tools
21 UN-derived tools
Strategy
Scenario Blueprint
Portfolio Strategy
Innovation planner
Headlines of the future
Ecosystem Analysis
Each of the five tools in the Innovation Strategy Module helps users answer specific questions to chart the course of their innovation journey.
Partnerships:Most Popular Tool
Prepare to Partner
Prepare to Partner
Find Different Partners
Define a Value Proposition
Each of the four tools in the Innovation Partnerships Module helps users articulate their value proposition and identify, engage, and manage innovation partnerships more effectively.
Architecture:Most Popular Tool
Operating Model
User-Centered Design
From Pilot to Scale
Scan the Horizon
Each of the four tools in the Innovation Architecture Module help users answer specific questions to systematize their innovation efforts.
Culture
Create Incentives and Opportunities
Engage Governing Bodies
Define Strategic Risks
Embrace Failures
Each of the four tools in the Innovation Culture Module helps users encourage innovative behaviors within their organizations, celebrate and learn from failures, and engage governing bodies in the innovation process.
Evaluation
Enabling Environment Scan
Stage-Gate Assessment
Life Cycle Analysis
Innovation Storytelling
The Evaluation Module consists of four tools to help users evaluate their innovation processes.
Users' to Date
+14,800
32,596
206,165
Pageviews
Sessions
As of June 23th 2021
22%
78%
Average of New Users per Month
Almost 800
New Visitors
Returning Visitors
33.5%
Thursday
13%
20%
67%
Top day of the week by sessions
Between 25-35 years
Team Perspective
Organization Perspective
Unit Perspective
45.85% female
Percentage of Diagnostic Assessments undertaken from each Perspective
54.15% male
When to use it?
When you want to start conversations
When you want to innovate
When you want to establish baselines
When you want to validate and test your ideas
When you want to contextualise
When you want a framework
When you want to be curious
When you want to scope
Questions and Answers with...
Berin McKenzie
Learning Portfolio ManagerUN System Staff College UNSSC
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