By Jo Zaremba A stimulating discussion was had at our curated Advocacy Partnerships session with The Partnering Initiative this morning at Business Fights Poverty’s flagship Oxford conference. Panellists and the audience shared case studies demonstrating how business can make a significant contribution to the SDGs, but also raising practical, ethical, intellectual and moral challenges. The diversity of […]
by Rachael Clay How can you give a boost to the idea generation in your innovation process to open up creative, new and different concepts? Follow three simple principles, and then get creative with ‘different shoes’, ‘random metaphors’ and ‘bad ideas’. Check out this infographic of our tried and tested tools for innovation ideation.
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by Rachael Clay Structures to support innovation vary depending on the strategic intent and ambition of an organisation. Setting up your organisation for more systematic innovation is a journey. As organisations evolve from centralised to decentralised structures for innovation, they may outsource some activities to support their transformation. More mature innovative organisations have distributed responsibilities for innovation. At […]
by Rachael Clay The INGO sector is immature in innovation terms, as demonstrated by the Bond Innovation Audit. The vision to transform lives, systems and models are compelling organisations to innovate. But often we’re missing a strategic, systematic approach which is driven by AMBITION. Organisations need to define their innovation ambition first, then set out the […]
by Calvin Jennings The development system is shifting and new structures of funding are accelerating the pace of change. Partnership remains essential, but the scope, scale, and systems behind new partnership models and investments are reframing relationships between development actors. There is a desire for transformational change and here we take a look at the […]
By Heather Browett As we’ve been supporting corporate partners and NGOs on approaches to dignified work, one thing has struck us – the trajectory of trends which will shape the future global workforce. The sheer scale and scope of these forces mean leadership on inclusive training and improving equitable supply chain practice are prudent investments. A quick look at what’s driving it: 1. Automation of low skilled jobs: Up […]
By Rachael Clay, Director, Ethicore What do experienced collaborators advise we prepare for the future of partnerships? Kate Wylie (Global Sustainability Director at Mars), David Croft (Global Sustainability Development Director at Diageo), Laura Kelly (Head of Business Engagement Hub, DfID) and Alex Lankester (Head of Corporate Partnerships at Oxfam GB) joined me to discuss this on […]
By Jane Thurlow Building influence is critical for organisations with a social or environmental agenda, whether commercial, NGO or institutional. Managing reputations has been Sue Wolstenholme’s (Ashley Public Relations) life’s work and we were lucky enough to hear her thoughts at a recent workshop. We’ve been reflecting after the session on six items for your […]
By Jo Zaremba In a muddled world of facts and alternative facts, we need a shared search for truth and meaning between publics, companies and governments. Scientists, economists and other professionals are being questioned, along with their evidence based arguments, diverted by the spread of ‘alternative-facts’ [1]. Now, more than ever before, we need to […]