What if we can re-conceptualize the term "innovation" for aid? What if what really makes something innovative is not the idea itself, but the learning that made it possible? [...]
Posts Tagged ‘development jargon’
April 19th, 2012 - 6:15 am § in Reflection & Rumination
And while we’re talking jargon…how about “innovation”?
September 11th, 2011 - 10:00 am § in Good Practice
A Second Dip into the Reading Pile
Sharing excerpts of twelve papers on international development and aid effectiveness from my reading pile. [...]
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August 30th, 2011 - 11:12 am § in Good Practice, Guest Bloggers
The Curious Aid Worker: Storytelling with Marc Maxson (Part II)
“If your general impression [is that most grassroots organizations are incapacitated], then you’ve been driving a white SUV through a village to get the ‘authentic’ feel of some project.” ~Marc Maxson of GlobalGiving’s Storytelling Project[...]
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