{"id":33691,"date":"2021-02-04T13:06:51","date_gmt":"2021-02-04T12:06:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/?page_id=33691"},"modified":"2022-04-19T16:29:40","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T14:29:40","slug":"strategic-communications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/strategic-communications\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategic Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;hero no-shadow custom-bg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.7&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/UNHCR_ComStrat.jpg&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row module_class=&#8221; et_pb_row_fullwidth&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; width=&#8221;94%&#8221; width_tablet=&#8221;80%&#8221; width_phone=&#8221;&#8221; 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This requires the Innovation Service to move beyond raising awareness of innovation to focusing on helping our colleagues find new and better ways of working with displaced communities. In pursuit of this goal, the Innovation Service values intentional, meaningful and action-oriented communications. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Innovation Service\u2019s Strategic Communications work is organized across the following five pillars: <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span><strong>Pillar one \/<\/strong>\u00a0Narrative Change: Influence immediate language, frames, and narratives to make innovation more accessible for UNHCR colleagues;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Pillar two<\/strong> \/ Storytelling: Source, guide, place and amplify stories on innovation and complexity in UNHCR;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Pillar three<\/strong> \/ Culture change: Reconstructing and influencing worldviews, beliefs and values in UNHCR that promote a culture open to innovation and creativity;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Pillar four<\/strong> \/ Visioning: Coordinate and shape future visions and scenarios through storytelling and creative collaborations that promote long-term decision-making and culture change in UNHCR;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><strong>Pillar five<\/strong> \/ Collaboration: Support UNHCR to better understand how storytelling, narrative change and language can influence a culture of innovation through internal and external collaborative projects, learning and training opportunities, tools and guidance.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; module_class=&#8221;beige minimise&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22.7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Explorations and experiments &#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>Explorations and experiments&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<p><span>The Innovations Service is currently testing a portfolio of approaches to understand how to better communicate, influence, and inspire creative approaches to the challenges facing UNHCR and displaced communities.&nbsp; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;26px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;1px||96px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/UNHCR_ComStrat2.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|-25px||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.27.4&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|||44px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;17px|||43px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Communicating Complexity<\/h3>\n<p><span>The problem of effectively communicating in the face of abstraction is no stranger to people working on issues such as innovation, migration, and justice, and it presents a huge barrier to getting buy-in and support for new ideas. The Innovation Service has undertaken research and experimentation into understanding how we might better communicate the complexity of our work through lenses such as <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/bending-the-arc\/complexity\/home\">climate displacement<\/a>, the use of metaphors and visual communication, and <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/unhcr-innovation-service\/5-lessons-on-crafting-new-voices-for-innovation-69115cb65e11\">community-led storytelling<\/a>.<\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-9px|auto|16px|auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||71px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-8px|59px||||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px|0px||&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|23px||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Unsung: A Speculative Design and Storytelling Experiment<\/h3>\n<p><span>Project Unsung combines narrative foresight, world-building, and storytelling to create new visions and alternatives for the future of UNHCR\u2019s work. The artifacts produced through mediums such as essays, science fiction, poetry, design or art, challenge dominant narratives and assumptions in the innovation and humanitarian space, inspire strategic thinking on prominent or emerging global issues, and engage key audiences through imaginative and transportive creative output. 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Many of the Innovation Service\u2019s current communications experiments and interventions undertaken are currently supported through this partnership and can be explored through our publication <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/bending-the-arc\">The Arc.<\/a><\/span>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;43px|auto||auto||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||82px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;|57px||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|0px||&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Storytelling in the Wild<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/storytelling-in-the-wild-a-guide-for-culture-shifting-storytelling-in-natural-settings\/\">Storytelling in the Wild<\/a> is a collaborative project with the <a href=\"https:\/\/realgoodcenter.jou.ufl.edu\/\">Center for Public Interest Communications<\/a> to understand how telling stories across informal and natural settings within an organization can influence culture change and promote creative and innovative ways of working. Discover the full guide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/storytelling-in-the-wild-a-guide-for-culture-shifting-storytelling-in-natural-settings\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/UNHCR_ComStrat4.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||0px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||0px||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_5,3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/UNHCR_ComStrat5.jpg&#8221; align_tablet=&#8221;center&#8221; align_phone=&#8221;center&#8221; align_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.23&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;68px|||70px&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;0px|||0px&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Building Support for Your Ideas<\/h3>\n<p>Often, our potential to make change is driven as much by our ability to get others to support new ideas as by the merit of the idea itself. 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