Humanitarian innovation guide

Date published
17 Sep 2019
Type
Tools, guidelines and methodologies
Keywords
humanitarian action, Innovation
Organisations
Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF)
Link
https://higuide.elrha.org/

Building on the HIF’s unique position in the sector, the Humanitarian Innovation Guide is designed to provide targeted support to individuals and organisations attempting to develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing humanitarian assistance, resulting in a more effective humanitarian response.

The Guide is written with two audiences in mind: humanitarian practitioners who are seeking to develop a new approach to their work and want to apply an innovation lens to solving problems; and social entrepreneurs from outside the sector who have identified an opportunity to engage with the sector and need a humanitarian framework to contextualise their innovation plans.

We also hope that it will be a useful resource for innovation managers who are tasked with supporting innovation in their agencies, labs or networks. As the first step-by-step guide to managing innovation in the humanitarian sector, we hope that its continued development will better enable individuals, organisations and the wider sector to:

  • Plan the activities involved in an innovation process and systematise the management of innovation.
  • Manage a successful innovation project and generate evidence for innovation.
  • Ensure that innovations are developed in an ethical way, with full consideration of risks and responsibilities.