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Title:
Managing humanitarian intervention : the cutting edge of aid / edited by Eric James and Abigail Taylor.
Publisher:
Practical Action Publishing,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
x, 253 pages ; 24 cm
Subject:
Humanitarian assistance--Management.
Humanitarian intervention.
Other Authors:
James, Eric (Training facilitator) editor.
Taylor, Abigail, editor.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Setting the context -- 1.Introduction: Key concepts and definitions / Eric James -- 2.A Humanitarian Innovation Primer / Nezih Altay -- 3.The potential of innovation: Relief aid of the future / Mickey McManus -- pt. II Understanding humanitarian innovation and the challenges it raises -- 4.How change happens and the process of humanitarian innovation / Abigail Taylor -- 5.Problems and potential / John Bessant -- 6.Innovation lifecycle and the missing middle / Dan McClure -- 7.Complexity theory and humanitarian relief / Jenny MacCann -- 8.Knowing for the twenty-first century: Reflexivity and rigour / Robert Chambers -- pt. III Organizing humanitarian innovation -- 9.The leadership and management of innovation / Eric James -- 10.Understanding change: How does change happen? / Duncan Green -- 11.Ethical and responsible use of ICT / Nathaniel Raymond -- 12.Building partners for innovation (and resilience) / Ashley Thompson
Note continued: 13.Influencing innovation adoption using the matrix of influence / Duncan McNicholl -- pt. IV Lessons from the frontline -- 14.Additive manufacturing and humanitarian aid / Vikram Rajan -- 15.Humanitarian innovation labs: Bridging innovators and humanitarian challenges / Natalie Chang -- 16.Lessons learned from the Nepal innovation lab / Jennifer MacCann -- 17.Turning a conversation into an opportunity / Abi Bush -- 18.Collaboration and the importance of process / Stephanie Gliege -- 19.Three-stage design process / Desiree Matel-Anderson -- 20.Design identification: Planting the seeds of empathy / Annie Johnson -- 21.Open-source 3D printing / Joshua M. Pearce -- 22.Piloting 3D printing technology to increase access to prosthetic devices / Matt Ratto -- 23.Opportunities and challenges in the HELIOS project / Martijn Blansjaar -- 24.The Tao of extreme making / Brad Halsey -- 25.Field Ready: Transforming aid worldwide / Tessa Fixsen-Lavdiotis
Note continued: pt. V Summary and challenges for the future -- 26.Q&A with experts in humanitarian innovation -- 27.Concluding thoughts on humanitarian innovation / Abigail Taylor -- Useful tools and techniques for humanitarian innovation -- Annexes -- 1.The principles for ethical humanitarian innovation -- 2.UNICEF's principles for innovation and technology in development -- 3.Technology readiness levels: This is ready or is it? -- 4.Measuring creativity -- 5.Innovation-management readiness assessment -- 6.Useful links and websites.
ISBN:
185339954X
9781853399541
1853399531
9781853399534
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1041882774
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

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