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CD 126 INNOVATIONS FORUM
SYNTHESIS
Lenore P. dela Cruz
Dec 5, 2014
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the students shall have:
1. developed a framework for identifying, analyzing and
documenting innovations and/or innovative strategies in
CO and CD specific to the context of their field
practicum areas/ communities / programs or CO
processes;
2. documented thru a case study research innovations /
innovative CO and CD strategies
3. critically identified/analyzed possibilities and potentials
for enhancing and sustaining innovation in CO and CD
specific to their field practicum contexts.
CD 126: INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES
IN CO AND CD
Contemporary discourses on innovative
strategies in community organizing and
community development
Social Innovation…
• “new ideas that work in meeting social goals”
(Mulgan, et.al, 2006)
• “novel solution to a social problem that is more effective,
efficient and sustainable, or just that existing solutions,
and for which the value primarily accrues to society as a
whole rather than private individuals” (Phills, Deiglmeier
and Miller, 2008)
• “Innovative activities and services motivated by the goal
of meeting a social need and that are predominantly
developed or diffused through organizations whose
primary purposes are social” (Mulgan, et.al, 2006)
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“Innovation” in CD-CO Practice - definition Innovation in CO/CD practice…

• The application of new ideas and creativity to create or add value • Innovation in processes, strategies, approaches, methods
towards… or tools to make CO and CD more effective, sustainable,
• Greater Peoples’ ownership and Participation equitable, just
• Enjoyment of Rights and entitlements • Creating / adding value to existing practices
• Equity and social justice
• Added Value/s may be economic, technological, socio-
• Efficiency and Effectiveness
political (eg. Empowerment), socio-cultural (eg. Improved
• Relevance and Sustainability
relationships, enhanced habits)
• Enhanced capacities, learning, creative thinking
• Anchored on learning, assessment, creative thinking
• Improved relationships and solidarity
• Better Impact - Improved wellbeing/quality of life; pagpapaganap ng
Ganap na Buhay!

Innovation in CO and CD “Experience is simply the name we

give to our mistakes!” 
Practice The Innovations projects…
• May not be what you have originally imagined or planned
CO-CD Strategies and for
Approaches Social
Transformation
Application of New Ideas
and Creativity to Create /
PRESENT
Add Value
REALITY
•Peoples’ ownership and
Needs & Participation “…They could have been worse,
Aspirations •Rights and entitlements
•Efficiency and Effectiveness but they could still be much better!”
•Relevance
•Sustainability
•Enhanced capacities (inspired by Robert Chambers)
•Improved relationships
•Appropriate use of technology

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FIP Team Innovation Idea Innovation Challenge

Kapederasyon “Mapagpalayang Ganap na Buhay para at mula
sa Tao”
• An SI-Integration guide for LGBT Organizing
• Community Research/Awareness Raising
Bustos CO for Participatory Community Governance
• Innovation in CO-CD process
Igting/CAMP- Igtingdahan, sagot sa kahirapan
Asia • Revitalizing the tindahan and loan project
(towards Coop building)
Leyte Maupay na buhay, sama-samang hanapbuhay
ADRA SRI as Innovation on Farming Technology
WLB Innovative Leadership and Organization
Strengthening Strategies (personal, team,
structure)
MASIPAG MFGS - Innovating on Organic Products
Certification System
• Fair trade, PO/farmer-led marketing
- Innovating on ways of knowing and
developing shared understanding;
- Relationship building/ shared knowledge
construction
Conceptualizing Innovation in CO-CD
- CO for PO
- Expanding avenues/daluyan of
• Kapeds: Both process and product of continuous social
ownership, participation and decision
making
change in response to emerging needs/ gaps – involves
Paunlarin ang sistema ng pagpapautang
the following elements: needs and aspirations, mga tao
(collection and repayment system) na magbebenifit at lalahok, context, theory/kaalaman,
Innovating on post-disaster livelihood
procesong dinadaanan
response
• From HH/individual to group-managed • Bustos: complemeting/building on existing long-term CO
approach process and objectives (e.g., paggamit ng bagong
• Increasing rice production
• Farmers’ technology adoption and proseso sa kasalukuyang struktura to maximise potentials
adaptation and resources)
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Innovating on group/organizational level
relationship building
• Leyte: Nakabatay sa kontexto, resources, needs,
• Re-imagining and sustaining sitwasyon; Lumilikha o nagbubukas ng oportunidad
organization
• Asserting farmers’ control and power vs
(perspective, kasanayan), nagpapaunlad ng kapasidad at
third party certification process pagpapahalaga ng mga tao/organisasyon
• Activating existing farmers’ knowledge

Reflection points, Challenges for CD

Conceptualizing Innovation in CO-CD
• Igting/CAMP Asia: “parang binhi, pag nadidilig at pinapataba,
• Innovation vs problem solving?
uusbong paunti-unti” • Innovation for whom? Whose perspective
• Proseso ng pagsasa-Ideya  pagbubuo sa kultura  paglipat sa
alituntunan do we privilege?
• ADRA: proseso ng pag-angkop (at pagtugon) sa konteksto at
pangangailangan ng komunidad, may multiple goals and objectives • Assessing outcomes and measuring
(technology- social-economic); kailangan ng resource support,
technology transfer, capacity building
success – how do we know?
• WLB: organizational innovation - process for improving/strengthening • Changes in different dimensions, levels,
CO-CD embedded in people’s everyday life, towards creating timescales, participants
enabling environment for transformation/s at different levels
• MASIPAG: a product of evaluation (learning?) resulting to • Aspirations and Outcomes as moving targets
improvements to find solutions and address gaps…

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Reflection points, Challenges for CD
• Innovations: Foundations and Requisites:
• Understanding Context – integration, rapport
and trust building
• Ownership and Participation – capacity
development, negotiation
• Empowerment and wellbeing – individual,
household, group, organization, community
• The CD practitioner – Roles/
responsibilities, values, competencies,
learning from failures
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Panghuli - For your final paper…
4. Description of the Chosen CO-CD Innovative Strategy and/or Innovation Process
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What exactly is the innovation?
What is the rationale/purpose for the innovation?
• Why is it an innovation/ why is it innovative?
• How is it innovative? (in comparison to the existing practice)
• How was the innovation process undertaken? What were the steps, elements, key activities, etc.
• Who are/were involved and how were they involved?
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5. Assessment, Analysis and Synthesis from Practice
• What are the outcomes/results of the innovation/innovative strategy (expected and
unanticipated, positive and negative)? What evidence did you find to support these outcomes?
• How would you assess your team’s experience of facilitating and documenting innovation
strategies/processes in CO-CD?
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Your critique of the strengths and weaknesses of the process and approaches used
Problems and Issues encountered and how these were addressed
• Based on your praxis, how does your team now define/understand and conceptualize innovation
in the context of CO and CD?
• Your reflections and perspectives on the importance, possibilities/potentials, requisites and
challenges for enhancing and sustaining people-centered, people-oriented, participatory and
empowering innovation/innovative strategies in CO and CD