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Ideating interventions
Whatever the organizational structure, actions to advance priorities can be mobilized in at least two ways.
One approach is for partners and stakeholders who support the project to commit to tackling one or more action priorities and bring their unique resources to bear. For example, a credit union could plan a series of seminars on financial management (including support to access benefits) for teens and/or families with children.
Another approach is to rely on social innovation, which involves using the data and insights extrapolated from the data, to test theories around causality and develop solutions. Innovations like these are most likely to come from insights fueled by the relationships evident within the survey data and the diversity of the players involved. Setting the conditions for new theories of change and solutions to emerge takes on the characteristics of a well-designed experiment. Possible approaches include one or combinations of:
- Bringing together groups around facilitated ideation and prototyping exercises, employing a process such as human-centred design (see UNICEF Canada’s Youth-Centred Design Toolkit)
- Creating team-based competitions for ideas (e.g., a Dragon’s Den for youth)
- Studying what has been tried in other communities and applying pilot projects