6 hours agoPracticing what we preach — our experience rethinking M&E in complex settingsLessons from a new UNDP — Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation collaboration — By Andrea Bina and Søren Vester Haldrup Dealing with complexity is challenging. It is difficult to implement, monitor and report on initiatives that operate in uncertain environments and that seek to effect systems change. In such contexts, we cannot predict how our interventions will play out (i.e. we cannot assume…Evaluation9 min readEvaluation9 min read
Nov 21Working with what you haveMilica Begovic and Giulio Quaggiotto Inspired by the EIT Climate-KIC collaboration with the Slovenian Government’s transition to a circular, regenerative, and low carbon economy Over the last few months and as a part of our portfolio practitioners series we’ve been hearing from teams who are exploring ways of joining up…Climate Kic4 min readClimate Kic4 min read
Nov 15Transforming Gender Equality in Ethiopia: Time for a New Approachby Nebyu Mehary - Portfolio management specialist, UNDP Ethiopia Ethiopia has continued to demonstrate commitment to advancing gender equality and women empowerment (GEWE) in policies, plans, and programs. Legal and policy frameworks have been put in place that prioritize actions to promote GEWE and mobilize collective action. Despite efforts, gender…7 min read7 min read
Nov 73 things that are enabling the UNDP’s shift to portfoliosBy Millie Begovic, Head of the UNDP Strategic Innovation Unit We seem to be in the middle of a phase shift with our innovation work. This was well summarized in a recent statement by a colleague from the Danish permanent mission to the UN speaking at the UNDP Executive Board…8 min read8 min read
Sep 21How to nurture strategic partnerships to transform systems?by Yomna Mohamed We’ve been exploring portfolios at UNDP over the last few years not just as an instrument to bring more efficiencies to our innovation work (left side of the continuum below) but as a learning & discovery vehicle that helps us better deal with policy problems that are…Portfolio Approach9 min readPortfolio Approach9 min read
Sep 19How do we measure systems change?By Søren Vester Haldrup UNDP has set up an M&E Sandbox to nurture and learn from new ways of doing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) that are coherent with the complex nature of the challenges facing the world today. Our hunch is that portfolios are a vehicle that can affect system…Monitoring And Evaluation12 min readMonitoring And Evaluation12 min read
Aug 31Pioneering a Systemic Approach to Human Mobility and Development in the Arab States Region.By Jennifer Colville, Kawtar Zerouali, Rawhi Afaghani, Martina Salini Early this year, the UNDP Regional Hub in Amman delved into the complex landscape of human mobility in the Arab States region and pioneered a systemic approach to tackle the challenges and opportunities people on the move bring to their countries…Human Mobility5 min readHuman Mobility5 min read
Jul 31Taking the pulse on the emerging practice of portfoliosMilica Begovic, Giulio Quaggiotto, Mariela Atanassova We’ve noticed an uptick in chatter around portfolio approaches recently, as a result of organizations such as IIPP, the Danish Design Council, Vinnova pointing to portfolios as one of the many ways of implementing missions. …İnnovation3 min readİnnovation3 min read
Jul 18The journey from “yes, but…” towards “yes, and…” Insights from the 2 year- old innovation and integration cell in UNDP Bosnia and HerzegovinaMarina Dimova, Integration and Innovation Cell Leader, UNDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina Why did we embark on “hacking” ourselves UNDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina helps the country address complex development challenges — such as climate change, inequalities, deepening social divides and insecurities — in a complex administrative and political setting. A team of some 200 development professionals…Innovation8 min readInnovation8 min read
Jun 13Finding the future in the PacificBy Zainab Kakal, Regional Innovation Specialist, UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support One thing is clear: applying strategic foresight in the Pacific continues to be the need of the hour. In a region impacted by climate change and amid serious geopolitical risks, anticipatory action is a key pillar of…Strategic Foresight6 min readStrategic Foresight6 min read
