This is an early draft of a working paper co-developed by members of the Lean Research initiative at the Tufts Fletcher School, the Feinstein International Center, and MIT D-Lab. We are distributing this initial version to stimulate dialogue on this topic among researchers, practitoners, policymakers, funders, and students conducting research in the contexts of international development and humanitarian work.
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.
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.
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.
This paper charts the achievements of United States International University-Africa program and challenges for Kenyan entrepreneurs including inadequate equipment and technology, finance, research and linkages, and cultural barriers.
These are the full instructions to apply to host an International Development Design Summit in 2016.
If you have any questions about the process, please send them to the IDIN Tender Committee (idin.summits.tender@mit.edu) by January 23. We will answer all questions together at once by January 30. If you want to hear about people’s past experience organizing a summit, feel free to contact our IDIN Summits Advisory Committee (idin-summits-committee@mit.edu) or send an email to the listserv of all past IDDS organizers at idds.organizers@mit.edu.
