Building Capacity for Strategic Innovation: an Emerging Competency Framework for Portfolio Work

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Building Capacity for Strategic Innovation: an Emerging Competency Framework for Portfolio Work
Abstract
In a previous post we reflected on how a key learning from our “project to portfolio” journey to date is that it is ultimately about mustering the organizational will to transform. If the early days of our innovation work were about demonstrating results quickly and creating space for experimentation, now the challenge is of a different order. Eventually this means helping UNDP transition to a different value proposition and business model, as eloquently articulated by Gerd Trogemann: “No matter how well conceived and relevant in their own right, projects tend to pursue single point rather than systemic solutions, limit strategic space and the ability to adapt continuously and to connect the dots systemically. Systemic solutions need adaptive ways of working, strategic space, iterative learning, and radical collaboration.”
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Medium
Date
08/04/2023, 16:29
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07/11/2023, 11:23
Language
en
Short Title
Building Capacity for Strategic Innovation
Citation
Begovic, M., Colville, J., Quaggiotto, G., Vester, S., Naatujuna, D., Oprunenco, A., Sadiku, Lejla, Uusikyla, I., Uriartt, S., & Zorouali, K. (2023, April 8). Building Capacity for Strategic Innovation: an Emerging Competency Framework for Portfolio Work. Medium. https://medium.com/@undp.innovation/building-capacity-for-strategic-innovation-an-emerging-competency-framework-for-portfolio-work-fadb768242be