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Posted by Amina Omicevic
UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina Accelerator Lab
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8Decent work and economic growth
9Industry, innovation and infrastructure
12Responsible consumption and productionPlease be aware that the content herein has not been peer reviewed. It consists of personal reflections, insights, and learnings of the contributor(s). It may not be exhaustive, nor does it aim to be authoritative knowledge.
What are the top key insights you generated about your learning challenge during this Action Learning Plan? (Please list a maximum of 5 key insights)
1. Portfolios are a more coherent approach to investment decisions in the Country Office once the joint strategic intent is defined. 2. The overhaul of the development work impact and design requires rethinking the fundamentals of how our current structures operate and convincing both the staff and financing partners is difficult at times. 3. Portfolios further provide a different path to scale toward investing in multiple & reinforcing interventions, as opposed to the fragmentized single-point solutions.
Considering the outcomes of this learning challenge, which of the following best describe the handover process? (Please select all that apply)
Our work has led to significant changes in our UNDP Country Office programming, Our work has been picked up by UNDP or the government and has now expanded geographically in our country, Our private sector partners have expanded our joint work through their own resources in our country or internationally
Can you provide more detail on your handover process?
The Circular Economy portfolio was merged into a larger Green Transition portfolio with the owners now being two sectors in the CO.
Please paste any link(s) to blog(s) or publication(s) that articulate the learnings on your frontier challenge.
Relating to your types of data, why did you chose these? What gaps in available data were these addressing?
systems mapping and understanding was a prerequisite for the portfolio design.
Why was it necessary to apply the above innovation method on your frontier challenge? How did these help you to unpack the system?
the portfolio design coincided with the collective intelligent design studio and we used this learning opportunity to embed more participatory mechanisms in the portfolio options.
Please indicate what partners you have actually worked with for this learning challenge.
Please state the name of the partner:
Business associations
What sector does your partner belong to?
Private Sector
Please provide a brief description of the partnership.
the portfolio was designed in collaboration with target industry representatives.
Is this a new and unusual partner for UNDP?
Yes
Bonus question: How did the interplay of innovation methods, new forms of data and unusual partners enable you to learn & generate insights, that otherwise you would have not been able to achieve?
Please upload any further supporting evidence / documents / data you have produced on your frontier challenge that showcase your learnings.
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