Social Innovation Camps and Labs: Lessons from Internews' Experience
Washington, DC; Arcata, Calif.: Internews (2014), 54 pp.
"Takes a broad look at the Innovation Camps and Labs convened by Internews during 2011 and 2012. It identifies what they can achieve, how best to run the events, and pitfalls to avoid. The study focuses on these key questions: The organization and process of the Innovation Camps/Labs: what were the main events and activities? Which were most useful? Why? How can organizers recruit appropriate participants? What combinations of people work well together? In the structure and process, what worked, what didn’t work, and why? What types of goals best suit the structure of an Innovation Lab? What were the main outcomes of Innovation Camps/Labs? How can organizers promote the sustainability of the work produced in Innovation Camps/Labs?" (Internews website)
1 An Introduction to Social Innovation Camps and Labs, 3
2 Innovation Camps/Labs — the Idea, 6
3 What did the Camps and Labs hope to achieve? 11
4 Running a Camp/Lab: Lessons, 5
5 After the Camps/Labs, 27
6 Summary and Conclusions, 33
Appendix A: The Innovation Camp/Lab Roadmap and Checklist for Organizers, 37
Appendix B: Methodology, 43
Appendix C: Resources for running a Social Innovation Camp or Lab, 45
Appendix D: Sample Lab Agendas, 47
Appendix E: Sample Workplan, 49
Appendix F: Links to documentation of Labs — some examples, 50
Appendix G: Sample Judging Criteria, 51
2 Innovation Camps/Labs — the Idea, 6
3 What did the Camps and Labs hope to achieve? 11
4 Running a Camp/Lab: Lessons, 5
5 After the Camps/Labs, 27
6 Summary and Conclusions, 33
Appendix A: The Innovation Camp/Lab Roadmap and Checklist for Organizers, 37
Appendix B: Methodology, 43
Appendix C: Resources for running a Social Innovation Camp or Lab, 45
Appendix D: Sample Lab Agendas, 47
Appendix E: Sample Workplan, 49
Appendix F: Links to documentation of Labs — some examples, 50
Appendix G: Sample Judging Criteria, 51
