Ian McClellandinElrhaSetting up a funding call to support scale for humanitarian innovationThis blog is the first part of a collaboration between Elrha’s Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF) and the Humanitarian Education…Feb 6, 2020Feb 6, 2020
Ian McClellandinElrha‘We’re not Coca Cola’: Why scaling involves a continuous reunderstanding of your innovationThis blog post is part of a series sharing insights from the Humanitarian Innovation Exchange, which took place on 26 June 2019. The event…Aug 12, 2019Aug 12, 2019
Ian McClellandinElrha3 projects, 3 years, and 3 big lessons from our ‘Journey to Scale’ initiativeMeet the projects we’ve supported to scale, the impact they’ve had and the lessons we learnt from ‘Accelerating the Journey to Scale’.Jun 25, 20191Jun 25, 20191
Ian McClellandinElrhaThe problem with problem recognition: incentives, influence and intellectual shortcutsAs humanitarians, we must constantly respond to problems and look for improvements in the way that we work and the outcomes that we…Sep 27, 2018Sep 27, 2018
Ian McClellandinElrhaIntroducing our new Humanitarian Innovation Guide — by an innovation scepticLast month we launched the first stage of our new Humanitarian Innovation Guide — a growing online resource to help individuals and…Jul 20, 2018Jul 20, 2018
Ian McClellandinElrhaSystems change in practice: learning from the Start Network’s Drought Financing FacilityTo date, much of humanitarian innovation has focused on product or service innovations that solve specific, well-defined problems. But the…Apr 10, 2018Apr 10, 2018
Ian McClellandinElrhaSupporting innovation: where humanitarians struggle most, and how our new field guide will helpWe want to equip organisations and project teams with the right methods, tools, techniques and guidance to innovate in humanitarian…Feb 28, 2018Feb 28, 2018
Ian McClellandinElrhaThe good, the bad and the ugly of humanitarian innovation learningEarlier this year Elrha’s Humanitarian Innovation Fund commissioned Gray Dot Catalyst (Ian Gray, along with Joseph Guay of The Policy Lab)…Nov 28, 2017Nov 28, 2017
Ian McClellandinElrhaCondoms can significantly reduce maternal mortality. But not in the way you might thinkCondoms improve heath and save lives. There’s no doubt about that. But they’re not usually found on the end of a catheter. The Every Second…Oct 2, 2017Oct 2, 2017
Ian McClellandinElrhaWhy localisation matters for innovation — and vice versaEarlier this year Elrha’s Humanitarian Innovation Fund signed a strategic partnership agreement with the Asia Disaster Reduction and…Aug 2, 2017Aug 2, 2017