Resource Library

At IDIN, we’re all about learning, especially when it’s hands-on. Here we’ve compiled some of our favorite resources, many of which are used at our trainings and summits around the world.

IDIN Program Impact Report 2012-2016

  • IDIN Communications

IDIN's program impact report demonstrates what the program and its partners have achieved together from 2012-2016. 

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Idea to Impact: A Guide to Introduction and Scale of Global Health Innovations

  • What We're Reading

This is a great new guide and toolkit for introducing and scaling global health innovations. 

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Local Innovation & Participatory Innovation Development

  • What We're Reading

This working paper by Prolinnova summarizes reflections on local innovation and participatory innovation development that took place within the Prolinnova International Support Team, based on observations and discussions with partners during advisory visits and workshops.

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Capacity to Innovate from a System CGIAR Research Program Perspective

  • What We're Reading

This is a recent overview of CGIAR's recent work on promoting the "capacity to innovate" at the local level: what that means, why it matters, and how to support it. This short publication is an interesting overview on how to stimulate local people's innovation capacity.

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Innovations For the Poor By the Poor

  • What We're Reading

This paper, by the Honey Bee Network at the Indian Institute of Management, explores the power and importance of grassroots innovation and inclusive development  from an Indian-perspective. 

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An Analysis of Zambian Cast-Aluminum Pots

  • Student Papers

Aluminum pots cast by small Zambian business often fail under normal use scenarios. This report explores why these pots fail and how local practices can be improved to prevent common use failures. 

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