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The COCD Box method, so called as it was developed by the Centre for Development of Creative Thinking, can be used to establish the originality and feasibility of your concepts, enabling you to recognise which concepts should be abandoned, which...
In the Recognition stage you developed a set of design criteria to guide the development of your solution. This remains a vital record of the specifications that a successful innovation will likely need to fulfil. Use your design criteria to...
First use the guidance materials provided below to map the existing Value Network for addressing the problem you are targeting, before mapping the Value Network that you need for your preferred solution to work. Having done this, make a note of...
Use each of the sections of the Humanitarian Parameters Box to explore where you are proposing to introduce the solution in relation to the:Humanitarian context Disaster management cycle Rules and regulations Crisis-affected community Problem...
Stakeholder analysis is a particularly useful tool for assessing the potential impact of a solution on people, as well as the potential impact people will have on the solutions’ adoption in an organisation (when carrying out the exercises, you...
As well as listing and analysing your stakeholders it can also be useful to map them visually on a two-by-two Power/Interest Grid. This enables you to look at each stakeholder in terms of their power to influence changes and their level interest...
Force Field Analysis is another tool that can be useful in understanding power both within your organisation and externally. This method encourages you to think beyond people, including culture, processes, systems and structures in your...
According to the FIS, “process mapping helps represent work processes visually and identify problem areas and opportunities for process improvement. It provides a common understanding of the entire process and specific roles and contributions...
An After Action Review (AAR) is a structured discussion and analysis of both successes and failures. The discussion and learning should then be written up so that the team has a shared understanding of what has worked and what hasn’t. This is a...
It is impossible to run an effective pilot without effective operations, and operational problems can easily result in failure. Operations are the mechanics that support the implementation of the project delivery and research workstreams,...