PinnedLauren ParaterinProject UnsungBeyond destruction: innovation as an offering for repair, renewal and reparationsHow might we reframe innovation for more just futures?33 min read·Feb 11, 2022----
Lauren ParaterinUNHCR Innovation ServiceHow UNHCR’s Ethics Office is evolving to meet the challenges of an ever-changing worldThis is the first in a two-part series about the role of the Ethics Office — and how it’s reshaping the way it works.5 min read·Dec 2, 2019----
Lauren ParaterinUNHCR Innovation ServiceIn Bangladesh, community members are finding problems, and becoming the solutions.How creative approaches are putting refugees at the heart of inclusive solutions in Bangladesh.11 min read·Aug 5, 2019----
Lauren ParaterinUNHCR Innovation ServiceWhy innovation needs storytellingWe need stories of innovators as diverse as the world we inhabit. An argument for storytelling and innovation to exist symbiotically.12 min read·Jun 3, 2019----
Lauren ParaterinUNHCR Innovation ServiceA note from the editorsUNHCR’s new publication explores the current reading of innovation that is shaping the future of how we respond to complex challenges.5 min read·Apr 9, 2019----
Lauren ParaterinUNHCR Innovation ServiceSowing the seeds of diversity in UNHCR’s Brazil operationShared truths and experiences of being a gay professional at UNHCR and how we can take actions for a more inclusive environment.19 min read·Mar 6, 2019----
Lauren ParaterinThe ArcThe failure of empathy for the refugee causeIf data isn’t going to be our savior in creating social change then we can at least count on empathy, right?6 min read·Dec 14, 2018----
Lauren ParaterinThe ArcThe failure of raising awareness for refugees in a world of data, disinformation, and empathy.Numbers suck: The limits of information in communicating social change.8 min read·Dec 14, 2018----
Lauren ParaterinThe ArcHow science can improve communications about refugees and humanitarian innovation.“We’re experiencing a darkening sky for nonprofit organizations and for the social sector, and for people all across our global society…7 min read·Dec 14, 2018----
Lauren ParaterinUNHCR Innovation ServiceWe need to fix the gender imbalance in our stories on innovationHere’s how we’re going to do it.10 min read·May 18, 2018----