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"Development objectives are invariably politically complex, & entail engaging with counterparts’ political incentives & preferences." Interesting Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office guide on political economy analysis with support of @TWP_Community, via Alina Rocha Menocal. bit.ly/3IEk6Lq

[Paid internship opportunity] Join our OECD Development Innovation Facility team. We are looking for a curious & driven individual with great research skills and a drive to challenge the status quo. Deadline is 22 March, Terms of Reference here. Please share! bit.ly/3LjPH87

How to design innovation portfolio models & management approaches for development funders? We developed a service, collaborated with Enabel, MFA Iceland 🇮🇸 & are now sharing some first insights. New post on OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation blog, with Angela Hanson: bit.ly/3npVS0D

[Job opportunity] A great supervisor and a really important challenge to tackle. Details below.

[Just registered] Looking forward to reading the book and joining the event at the New School. Interested in coming along Kippy Joseph Jennifer Colville?

[Recommended read] The effects of stress, our ability to reappraise what is perceived as stressful and some tips to get started. Great teaser for Ben Ramalingam's excellent book 'Upshift'.

[New post] Evolving the innovation portfolio of MFA Iceland 🇮🇸. How can investments in development innovation be better balanced & aligned? A recap of our OECD Development & OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation collaboration with Iceland, co-authored with Angela Hanson & Erla Hjálmarsdóttir. oe.cd/InnDevIceland

[New post] We share some findings from our research on mission-oriented innovation in low and middle-income countries & considerations for development organisations. "We aim to understand when and how mission-oriented innovation might be useful, and when not."

Curious about the very real challenges to scale effective interventions that support early childhood development? Interested in learning about 2 top-notch innovations? Check out the summary of our latest OECD Development marketplace, feat. Lively Minds & Ubongo rb.gy/xr26b

[New post on innovation portfolio management] A short piece & a longer reflection on our OECD Development Innovation Facility collaboration with Enabel & country offices in Benin, Palestine & Morocco: enabel.be/enabel-and-oec…

New post on innovation portfolio management: a recap and reflection of our OECD Development collaboration with Enabel. Co-authored with Mansi Agarwal, Toon Driesen & Philippine De Bruyn.

[Event invite] Join us on 5 Sept for a discussion on building capabilities on emerging tech & novel approaches in development organisations. This joint OECD Development & UN Innovation Network event will feature Rosie Collington & case studies from UNDP Digital & USAID shorturl.at/qIQZ4

[New post] Some thoughts on introducing innovation portfolio approaches in public sector organisations, derived from our experiences at CGIAR, OECD Development and work with partners. Co-authored with Emma Proud 🚢 & Marc Schut.

Looking forward to next week's conference on food systems, innovation & sustainability. The event is co-organized by UNCDF & Worldview Global Compact. Event website: tfsevent.com Program: lnkd.in/dsVGfKTC To register (free): lnkd.in/dB7_DZx3

"Addressing complex challenges comes first, methods come second. [...] we aim to understand when & how mission as an approach to public policies is useful and when it is not." Recommended read by Piret Tõnurist on our work at the OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives Mission Action Lab.

"Mission-oriented innovation is key!" 🚀 As Noémie Bürkl and Benjamin Kumpf Benjamin Kumpf highlight, Bundesentwicklungsministerium and OECD ➡️ Better Policies for Better Lives are developing targeted solutions to empower women and drive the closing of the gender #digitaldivide. 🙌 Read more 👉 bmz-digital.global/en/mission-ori…

[Leaving this platform until there is new leadership.] "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." - Maya Angelou Learned a lot here over the years, but I do not want to stay. Moving to: [email protected]