With the ever-increasing frequency and complexity of natural and man-made disasters, humanitarian organisations require new approaches to tackle these emergencies. The Academy’s approach to innovation leverages not just technology, but new tools and methodologies to solve some of these problems in locally relevant, creative ways. With the longstanding focus on learning and knowledge, the Academy attempts to answer the question:
At the centre of our learning process is the endeavour to enable others to create and share their own experiences, thus becoming active creators of learning rather than being passive consumers of knowledge.
We create spaces for individual innovators and groups within the humanitarian sector to innovate – with a keen focus on learning and knowledge sharing.We use design thinking and co-creation, combined with innovations in learning to create innovative learning at the local level.
We create spaces to capture local ideas around learning through design thinking.
We identify, test and incubate local learnings into ed-tech and learning tech solutions.
We scale tools, content and tech through learning platforms and supporting other organisations.
We want to help humanitarian professionals and organisations understand what innovation means and why it is so important. We believe that anyone can be empowered with the approaches, frameworks, tools and techniques to be innovative, with a focus on user centred design (UCD) and co-creation.
Innovation is about creatively problem-solving to add new value. Through this online course you will pick up some practical tools, skills and frameworks that you can apply in your own context and bring innovation to life in your organisation. The course includes a series of real-life examples of innovation from around the world.
Does the humanitarian sector have the capacity and vision to tackle the crises of tomorrow? How can we prepare for the challenges we are going to face in the coming years? Try this new online course and get future-ready! Developed in collaboration with the Institute for the Future (IFTF).
Gamification for Humanitarian Learning introduces game elements and user journeys preparing learners to use these tools to create and deploy games for highly engaging learning in the humanitarian sector. Developed in collaboration with the International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO).
Wycliffe Omanya, Learning and Knowledge Management Advisor at Plan International
Atish Gonsalves, Founder, Gamoteca
Course participant, Nigeria
Course participant, USA
Ian Gray, Innovation Expert
We aim to uncover new ways of creating and delivering knowledge to users in different cultures and contexts. This includes scanning, testing and scaling the latest learning technology solutions from within and outside of the humanitarian sector.
The Academy is currently focussing on three areas:
The gamification project has allowed us to innovate with user-centred design tools for co-creation of learning at a local level. Whether we are looking at how to better manage disasters in the Philippines, engage youth with the Sustainable Development Goals in the Middle East or better equip teachers in Bangladesh, design thinking combined with easy-to-use technology has allowed us to bring together partners from NGOs, the private sector, academia and local governments to develop innovative learning games that aim to solve some of these problems.
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The Humanitarian Leadership Academy is part of the Save the Children Fund - a charity registered in England and Wales (213890) and Scotland (SC039570) and a registered company limited by guarantee (178159). Registered office 1 St John’s Lane, London, EC1M 4AR