Temporarily retired social activist, working as Head of @OECD Innovation for Development Facility. I tweet about social change & good ideas. All views my own.
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3 Feb 2025
[Leaving this platform until there is new leadership.]
"When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." - Maya Angelou
Learned a lot here over the years, but I do not want to stay. Moving to: bluesky@benjaminkumpf.bsky.social
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26 Sep 2024
"Mission-oriented innovation is key!" 🚀 As Noémie Bürkl and Benjamin Kumpf @bkumpf highlight, @BMZ_Bund and @OECD are developing targeted solutions to empower women and drive the closing of the gender #digitaldivide. 🙌 Read more 👉 bmz-digital.global/en/missio…
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18 Dec 2023
"Addressing complex challenges comes first, methods come second. [...] we aim to understand when & how mission as an approach to public policies is useful and when it is not."
Recommended read by @pirettonurist on our work at the @OECD Mission Action Lab.
15 Dec 2023
After the last 2.5 working in the @OECD Mission Action Lab a little piece of reflection and a word of warning to #mission practitioners: why missions fail?
Read the blog here: oe.cd/13reasons
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27 Nov 2023
Looking forward to next week's conference on food systems, innovation & sustainability. The event is co-organized by @UNCDF & Worldview Global Compact.
Event website: tfsevent.com/
Program: lnkd.in/dsVGfKTC
To register (free): lnkd.in/dB7_DZx3
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13 Sep 2023
[New post] Some thoughts on introducing innovation portfolio approaches in public sector organisations, derived from our experiences at @CGIAR, @OECDdev and work with partners. Co-authored with @EmmaProud & @marc_schut.
Innovation #portfolio management requires a phased approach & the right combination of
✅Methods: Data, systems, criteria
✅Mindsets: Culture, capacity, leadership
✅Mechanisms: Incentives, allocation, governance
🆕blog by @EmmaProud @marc_schut @bkumpf👉oe.cd/IPMblog
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30 Aug 2023
[Event invite] Join us on 5 Sept for a discussion on building capabilities on emerging tech & novel approaches in development organisations. This joint @OECDdev & @UN_Innovation event will feature @RosieCollingto & case studies from @UNDPDigital & @USAID shorturl.at/qIQZ4
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4 Aug 2023
New post on innovation portfolio management: a recap and reflection of our @OECDdev collaboration with @Enabel_Belgium. Co-authored with Mansi Agarwal, @ToonDriesen & Philippine De Bruyn.
3 Aug 2023
When it comes to #innovation, how to balance risks and rewards? How to set priorities? How to verify their effectiveness & scalability?
We teamed up with the @OECD to evaluate our innovation investments in 🇧🇯🇲🇦🇵🇸
➡️Read the main findings: tinyurl.com/3v2pbmvp
#EnablingChange
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1 Aug 2023
[New post on innovation portfolio management] A short piece & a longer reflection on our @OECDdev Innovation Facility collaboration with @Enabel_Belgium & country offices in Benin, Palestine & Morocco: enabel.be/enabel-and-oecd-te…
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13 Jul 2023
Curious about the very real challenges to scale effective interventions that support early childhood development? Interested in learning about 2 top-notch innovations? Check out the summary of our latest @OECDdev marketplace, feat. @LivelyMinds & @UBONGOtz rb.gy/xr26b
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28 Jun 2023
[New post] We share some findings from our research on mission-oriented innovation in low and middle-income countries & considerations for development organisations. "We aim to understand when and how mission-oriented innovation might be useful, and when not."
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7 Jun 2023
[Just out] How to expand a development organisation's toolbox & move what was once novel out of the 'innovation space'? The @OECDdev paper synthesizes lessons & features @AFD_France, @FCDOGovUK, @giz_gmbh, @USAID case studies. Co-authored with @parnikajjw oe.cd/52B
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7 Jun 2023
Here is a summary article, highlighting the main findings, main obstacles for adoption and five 'adoption factors'. Co-authored with @EmmaProud: ssir.org/articles/entry/the_…
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5 Jun 2023
[New post] Evolving the innovation portfolio of @MFAIceland. How can investments in development innovation be better balanced & aligned? A recap of our @OECDdev & @OPSIgov collaboration with Iceland, co-authored with @civiccatalyst & Erla Hjálmarsdóttir. oe.cd/InnDevIceland
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4 May 2023
[Recommended read] The effects of stress, our ability to reappraise what is perceived as stressful and some tips to get started. Great teaser for @benramalingam's excellent book 'Upshift'.
24 Apr 2023
I wrote a piece in the @guardian @ObserverUK yesterday, drawing on ideas from my new book, Upshift. Very happy that it's resonating for many people. Please do read and share.
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1 Apr 2023
[Just registered] Looking forward to reading the book and joining the event at the New School. Interested in coming along @kippyjoseph @JenColville10?
1 Apr 2023
Do we really need all of these consultants?
Join @DarrickHamilton, @PekingMike, and me @TheNewSchool to discuss how outsourcing to consultants affects our public sector capacity, democracy & transparency of business models.
Register @RacePowerPolicy event.newschool.edu/thebigco…
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28 Mar 2023
[Job opportunity] A great supervisor and a really important challenge to tackle. Details below.
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28 Mar 2023
How to design innovation portfolio models & management approaches for development funders? We developed a service, collaborated with @Enabel_Belgium, @MFAIceland & are now sharing some first insights. New post on @OPSIgov blog, with @civiccatalyst: bit.ly/3npVS0D
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13 Mar 2023
[Paid internship opportunity] Join our @OECDdev Innovation Facility team. We are looking for a curious & driven individual with great research skills and a drive to challenge the status quo. Deadline is 22 March, Terms of Reference here. Please share! bit.ly/3LjPH87
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3 Mar 2023
"Development objectives are invariably politically complex, & entail engaging with counterparts’ political incentives & preferences." Interesting @FCDOGovUK guide on political economy analysis with support of @TWP_Community, via @arochamenocal. bit.ly/3IEk6Lq
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