Unlocking Innovation - Enabling and blocking factors in developing innovation programmes in Oxfam GB

Author(s)
Whitehead, J.
Publication language
English
Pages
20pp
Date published
01 Jun 2015
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Innovation
Countries
Bangladesh, Kenya, Malawi, Occupied Palestinian Territory, Philippines, Rwanda, Somalia, Sri Lanka, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia
Organisations
Oxfam

In this rapidly changing world, how can a development and humanitarian NGO like Oxfam GB unlock its people, knowledge, networks, partnerships and resources to achieve greater impact at scale?

This report considers examples of innovation in Oxfam GB’s programmes; what factors have been important in their success, and how innovation could be fostered. The research focused on initiatives with potential to bring impact at scale and those that might bring systemic change. The initiatives examined have also frequently enabled Oxfam GB to successfully access funding that would not have otherwise been available and to work with stakeholders with whom it would not have otherwise worked.