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HIGuide

The Humanitarian
Innovation Guide

Method

Positive Deviance

Positive Deviance (PD) is a method that helps to identify ‘edge cases’ – people in the crisis-affected community who are tackling a problem in an unusual way. According to Positive Deviance.org, “the Positive Deviance approach is based on...

Activity 2.3 A

Find the most affected people

This activity will guide you in finding those individuals who are most impacted by the problem, and have the most to gain from a solution, in order to work with them on developing a solution.

Activity 1.4 B

Set an impact goal

This activity will help you write a clear and brief statement of the specific impact you wish to deliver through the development of your solution.

Stage 4

Invention

To invent something is to “create or design something that has not existed before” (Oxford Dictionary). Although invention is often associated with ‘lightbulb’ moments, it is more frequently the...