{"id":4617,"date":"2017-06-20T03:22:58","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T03:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/?p=4617"},"modified":"2017-07-13T14:06:10","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T14:06:10","slug":"new-publication-unhcr-innovations-year-in-review-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/new-publication-unhcr-innovations-year-in-review-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"New publication: UNHCR Innovation&#8217;s Year in Review 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.51&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>A transparent look at innovation in UNHCR<\/h2>\n<p>UNHCR&#8217;s Innovation Service has launched <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a website<\/a> and a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/UNHCRInnovationService_YearInReview2016-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new publication<\/a> to highlight how UNHCR incorporated innovation into its response in 2016. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> includes a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/essays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set of essays<\/a>, a Year in Review <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video series<\/a> from UNHCR staff, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/discover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insights from the field<\/a> on how we can better position the organization for the future and put people at the forefront of the process.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/discover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover what the Innovation Service was up to in 2016<\/a>, dig into our diversity and activity figures as well as our favorite quotes from our colleagues from around the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4628 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-19-at-2.20.37-PM-1024x479.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"479\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>A new essay edition on what innovation looks like in practice<\/h2>\n<p>Discover practical tips for innovating in UNHCR, our innovation glossary, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/UNHCRInnovationService_YearInReview2016-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newly published essays for UNHCR Innovation\u2019s Year in Review<\/a>. The articles featured in the new publication include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Page 6 | Practical tips for innovating in UNHCR:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>What are the first steps for including innovation into your day-to-day work at UNHCR? And what does it actually look like in practice? It\u2019s easier than you might think. We\u2019ve outlined practical applications of the innovation process to help get you started.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Page 10 |<\/strong> <strong>How to position UNHCR for the future:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>For UNHCR\u2019s Innovation Service, our priorities are always to the field.We\u2019re catalyzing the innovation environment within UNHCR, and connecting people, initiatives, and programs both within the organization and outside of it. We are nurturing and learning from innovations emerging from affected communities. Our next step is to anticipate the needs of the future.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Page 16 | Emergency Lab Case Study &#8211; Increasing two-way communication with refugees on the move in Europe:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Refugees and migrants, speaking a range of languages, needed critical information. When new waves of refugees and migrants were arriving quickly, UNHCR field staff often ended up answering the same questions over and over again. UNHCR needed a wider range of tools to increase two-way communication with refugees.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Page 24 | Investing in People, Not Projects &#8211; A look at UNHCR\u2019s experimental funding approach:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Launched in June 2016, UNHCR\u2019s Innovation Fund is an experimental resource that field operations could use to prototype or scale up good practices and test out creative ideas. The architecture of the Innovation Fund was designed to build capacity and invest in people across the organization who otherwise would not receive financial support. The Innovation Fund ended up allocating USD 1.2 million to applicants across twenty-eight countries during 2016. These were some of the lessons learned along the way.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Page 34 | Connectivity for everyone:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>UNHCR\u2019s Connectivity for Refugees program addresses three key challenges: making connectivity available, affordable, and usable. In so doing, it is figuring out ways to bring the digital revolution to displaced people, and to the humanitarians serving them. Simply, we can\u2019t undo the Internet and humanitarian sector will have to embrace technological advances. The challenge for UNHCR will be to lead in this, not be dragged by it.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Page 42 | Migration, Mitigation and Maps &#8211; The predictive role of UNHCR\u2019s first Winter Cell:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>At the end of 2015, UNHCR was concerned that the \u201csize, speed, and characteristics of the movements\u201d of refugees, particularly approaching winter, may result in adverse consequences for refugees attempting to reach Europe from Turkey. In response to these challenges, a small interdisciplinary team, comprised of five people, was requested to form UNHCR\u2019s first Winter Cell. \u00a0Although short-lived, it was a successful effort to steer UNHCR towards a more data-driven organization, where the collection, analysis, and application of data was used strategically within an emergency.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Page 50 | From UNHCR Zimbabwe, the coming of refugee innovators:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Often in the humanitarian sector, we treat the symptom instead of the root cause of the problem. This was a lesson learned early by Rumbidzai Mapolisa, an Innovation Fellow based in Harare, Zimbabwe. Following her journey as an Innovation Fellow, Mapolisa and other UNHCR Zimbabwe staff catalyzed a transformation of how the country operation operates. Through strategically bringing the innovation process into their programming cycle, they are not only mainstreaming refugee-led innovation but are creating mindset shift in how traditional humanitarian aid is viewed.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Page 58 | Why innovation starts with the right mindset:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0UNHCR\u2019s Innovation Fellows play a leading role in creating the organizational change that will allow UNHCR to adapt with it. We believe that if you want to innovate, you need to focus on the people and that\u2019s the very basis of the Fellowship. But how do we go beyond the Innovation Fellows and create a change in mindset across the entire organization?<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Page 64 | A brief innovation glossary:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The word innovation is ubiquitous and confusing to most. We\u2019d use a different word if we could. This brief innovation glossary will give you a one-stop shop for all your innovation buzzwords.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>You can download the new Innovation Essay publication <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/UNHCRInnovationService_YearInReview2016-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/UNHCRInnovationService_YearInReview2016-1.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4641 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/IMG_1129-1-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"515\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Learn about the highs and lows of UNHCR&#8217;s Innovation Service<\/h2>\n<p>We asked our team members about their highs, lows, and the key figures that shaped their year. This is what they had to say.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/team-in-2016\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-19-at-2.28.00-PM-1024x515.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"515\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>A new Youtube series: Innovation Conversations<\/h2>\n<p>We asked our UNHCR colleagues about some of the challenges and highlights they had during 2016. From human resources to partnerships, to ICT in emergencies, and protection &#8211; watch the videos below to get insight into the day to day lives of humanitarian workers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLBnthzWxbyUZ9j_ihkciX4Xc7v7hW9Amz\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4622 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/DBqA-_3V0AAEsHW-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Is your voice missing? Share your story:<\/h2>\n<p>Our Year in Review is an ever-evolving space where new stories and insights will be added throughout the year. Whether you\u2019re a humanitarian, refugee, asylum seeker, or ordinary citizen who wants to share their story \u2013 we want to hear it. Get in touch and send us your ideas on how you want to contribute to our new digital engagement space or our general\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/innovation.unhcr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a>\u00a0by emailing us at <em><a href=\"mailto:innovation@unhcr.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">innovation@unhcr.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to repost this article on your website, please see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/reposting-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reposting policy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A transparent look at innovation in UNHCR UNHCR&#8217;s Innovation Service has launched a website and a\u00a0new publication to highlight how UNHCR incorporated innovation into its response in 2016. The website includes a set of essays, a Year in Review video series from UNHCR staff, insights from the field on how we can better position the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25106,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<h2>A transparent look at innovation in UNHCR<\/h2><p>UNHCR's Innovation Service has launched <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a website<\/a> and a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/UNHCRInnovationService_YearInReview2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new publication<\/a> to highlight how UNHCR incorporated innovation into its response in 2016. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> includes a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/essays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">set of essays<\/a>, a Year in Review <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video series<\/a> from UNHCR staff, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/discover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">insights from the field<\/a> on how we can better position the organization for the future and put people at the forefront of the process.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/discover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Discover what the Innovation Service was up to in 2016<\/a>, dig into our diversity and activity figures as well as our favorite quotes from our colleagues from around the world.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4628 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-19-at-2.20.37-PM-1024x479.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"479\" \/><\/a><\/p><h2>A new essay edition on what innovation looks like in practice<\/h2><p>Discover practical tips for innovating in UNHCR, our innovation glossary, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/UNHCRInnovationService_YearInReview2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">newly published essays for UNHCR Innovation\u2019s Year in Review<\/a>. The articles featured in the new publication include:<\/p><ul><li><em><strong>Page 6 | Practical tips for innovating in UNHCR:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>What are the first steps for including innovation into your day-to-day work at UNHCR? And what does it actually look like in practice? It\u2019s easier than you might think. We\u2019ve outlined practical applications of the innovation process to help get you started.\u00a0<\/li><li><em><strong>Page 10 |<\/strong> <strong>How to position UNHCR for the future:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>For UNHCR\u2019s Innovation Service, our priorities are always to the field.We\u2019re catalyzing the innovation environment within UNHCR, and connecting people, initiatives, and programs both within the organization and outside of it. We are nurturing and learning from innovations emerging from affected communities. Our next step is to anticipate the needs of the future.<\/li><li><strong><em>Page 16 | Emergency Lab Case Study - Increasing two-way communication with refugees on the move in Europe:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Refugees and migrants, speaking a range of languages, needed critical information. When new waves of refugees and migrants were arriving quickly, UNHCR field staff often ended up answering the same questions over and over again. UNHCR needed a wider range of tools to increase two-way communication with refugees.<\/li><li><strong><em>Page 24 | Investing in People, Not Projects - A look at UNHCR\u2019s experimental funding approach:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Launched in June 2016, UNHCR\u2019s Innovation Fund is an experimental resource that field operations could use to prototype or scale up good practices and test out creative ideas. The architecture of the Innovation Fund was designed to build capacity and invest in people across the organization who otherwise would not receive financial support. The Innovation Fund ended up allocating USD 1.2 million to applicants across twenty-eight countries during 2016. These were some of the lessons learned along the way.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong><em>Page 34 | Connectivity for everyone:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>UNHCR\u2019s Connectivity for Refugees program addresses three key challenges: making connectivity available, affordable, and usable. In so doing, it is figuring out ways to bring the digital revolution to displaced people, and to the humanitarians serving them. Simply, we can\u2019t undo the Internet and humanitarian sector will have to embrace technological advances. The challenge for UNHCR will be to lead in this, not be dragged by it.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong><em>Page 42 | Migration, Mitigation and Maps - The predictive role of UNHCR\u2019s first Winter Cell:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>At the end of 2015, UNHCR was concerned that the \u201csize, speed, and characteristics of the movements\u201d of refugees, particularly approaching winter, may result in adverse consequences for refugees attempting to reach Europe from Turkey. In response to these challenges, a small interdisciplinary team, comprised of five people, was requested to form UNHCR\u2019s first Winter Cell. \u00a0Although short-lived, it was a successful effort to steer UNHCR towards a more data-driven organization, where the collection, analysis, and application of data was used strategically within an emergency.<\/li><li><strong><em>Page 50 | From UNHCR Zimbabwe, the coming of refugee innovators:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Often in the humanitarian sector, we treat the symptom instead of the root cause of the problem. This was a lesson learned early by Rumbidzai Mapolisa, an Innovation Fellow based in Harare, Zimbabwe. Following her journey as an Innovation Fellow, Mapolisa and other UNHCR Zimbabwe staff catalyzed a transformation of how the country operation operates. Through strategically bringing the innovation process into their programming cycle, they are not only mainstreaming refugee-led innovation but are creating mindset shift in how traditional humanitarian aid is viewed.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong><em>Page 58 | Why innovation starts with the right mindset:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0UNHCR\u2019s Innovation Fellows play a leading role in creating the organizational change that will allow UNHCR to adapt with it. We believe that if you want to innovate, you need to focus on the people and that\u2019s the very basis of the Fellowship. But how do we go beyond the Innovation Fellows and create a change in mindset across the entire organization?\u00a0<\/li><li><strong><em>Page 64 | A brief innovation glossary:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The word innovation is ubiquitous and confusing to most. We\u2019d use a different word if we could. This brief innovation glossary will give you a one-stop shop for all your innovation buzzwords.<\/li><\/ul><h2>You can download the new Innovation Essay publication <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/UNHCRInnovationService_YearInReview2016.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here.<\/a><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/UNHCRInnovationService_YearInReview2016.pdf\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4641 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/IMG_1129-1-1024x515.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"515\" \/><\/a><\/p><h2>Learn about the highs and lows of UNHCR's Innovation Service<\/h2><p>We asked our team members about their highs, lows, and the key figures that shaped their year. This is what they had to say.<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation-year-in-review\/team-in-2016\/\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-4633\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/Screen-Shot-2017-06-19-at-2.28.00-PM-1024x515.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"515\" \/><\/a><\/p><h2>A new Youtube series: Innovation Conversations<\/h2><p>We asked our UNHCR colleagues about some of the challenges and highlights they had during 2016. From human resources to partnerships, to ICT in emergencies, and protection - watch the videos below to get insight into the day to day lives of humanitarian workers.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLBnthzWxbyUZ9j_ihkciX4Xc7v7hW9Amz\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4622 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unhcr.org\/innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/30\/DBqA-_3V0AAEsHW-1024x666.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" \/><\/a><\/p><h2>Is your voice missing? Share your story:<\/h2><p>Our Year in Review is an ever-evolving space where new stories and insights will be added throughout the year. Whether you\u2019re a humanitarian, refugee, asylum seeker, or ordinary citizen who wants to share their story \u2013 we want to hear it. 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