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Innovation Library
Explore our living library of innovation-related webinars and publications developed and hosted by UNIN and UN Entities.
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May 25, 2022
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Behavioural Science at the UN - Experiences & Lessons Learnt to Date
This introductory session will explore behavioural science and how it can be applied to the work of the UN, including a discussion of case studies from across the UN system.
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May 25, 2022
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Discussion with Professor Richard Thaler
In this session, Nobel Prize Winner Professor Richard Thaler explores how choice architecture impacts our behaviour and how ethical nudging can help people follow through with their intended actions.
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May 25, 2022
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Paving the Path to Successful Youth Entrepreneurship
This webinar presents research on what works and what doesn’t in applying BeSci to entrepreneurship challenges, and practical tools for designing an intervention in this space.
SDG 01: No Poverty
May 25, 2022
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Applying BeSci to the Prevention of Violence Extremism: A Practical Guide
This session presents practical tools for applying BI4PVE and examples from Pakistan, Sudan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Yemen.
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May 25, 2022
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Lessons Learnt from Mainstreaming Behavioural Science
This session explores lessons learnt from governments and international organisations who have piloted and scaled behavioural science.
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May 25, 2022
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Reaching Herd Immunity Behaviorally: Using Social Media Insights to Inform COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
This session presents early lessons from efforts to use behavioral insights obtained from social media surveys to improve vaccine take-up.
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May 25, 2022
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COVID-19 Vaccination - Global Lessons from the Field Using Behavioural Science
This session highlights how behavioural science can help to drive COVID-19 vaccination efforts and offers considerations to policymakers for vaccine roll-out.
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May 25, 2022
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Discussion with Professor Cass Sunstein
In this session, Professor Cass Sunstein discusses the topic of "sludge", judgement bias and noise, and how decision hygiene can lead to improvements in areas relevant to the UN.
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May 25, 2022
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Using Nimble Trial Methods for Rapid Evidence Assessments of Programmes
This session explores how nimble trial methodologies have been used to test and rapidly evaluate COVID-19 prevention interventions and messages.
SDG 02: Zero Hunger
May 25, 2022
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Behavioural Science for Programmatic Impact & Culture Change - Lessons Learnt from UNICEF
This event includes presentations from UNICEF country offices sharing lessons, experiences, and results from applying behavioural science to increase immunisation uptake and manage the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SDG 04: Quality Education
May 25, 2022
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The UN Innovation Toolkit - The Culture Module
This webinar introduces the Culture Module of the UN Innovation Toolkit and dives deeper into the Embracing Failures tool
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May 25, 2022
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Data Visualisation 101 - Representing Data (Part 1)
This mini-series introduces best practices in data visualisation and design processes. This session focuses on different ways to represent data and how to choose the right one.
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May 25, 2022
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Behavioural Science for Diplomacy and Peacebuilding
This panel explores the application of Behavioural Science to issues such as inter-group relations and conflict, prejudice and conflict reduction, and affective empathy and public preferences.
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May 25, 2022
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Norm Nudging for Peace and Security
This session explores how social expectations influence the efficacy of norm-nudging programmes in peace and security work and ethical challenges inherent in this area of work.
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May 25, 2022
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Launch of the Secretary-General's Guidance Note on Behavioural Science
The event officially launches the Secretary-General’s Guidance Note on Behavioural Science.
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May 25, 2022
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Lessons Learned in Behavioral Economics when Designing Digital Financial Tools
This talk discusses how digital tools can help solve decision-making challenges, address biases, and form financial habits.
SDG 01: No Poverty
SDG 05: Gender Equality
SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
May 25, 2022
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Behavioural Approaches for Development and Climate Programmes
This session focuses on sharing experiences on how organizations aim to increase access to and use of inputs, diversify livelihoods, and optimize investment decisions by using behavioural science approaches.
SDG 02: Zero Hunger
SDG 13: Climate Action
May 25, 2022
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Data Visualisation 101 - Design Principles (Part 2)
In this mini-series, participants learn best practices in data visualisation and design process. The session explores design principles and discusses 7 steps for an effective infographic.
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May 25, 2022
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The UN Innovation Toolkit - The Evaluation Module
This episode of a mini-webinar series introduces the Evaluation Module of the UN Innovation Toolkit - a toolkit designed by the UN and for the UN and dives deeper into the Innovation Storytelling tool.
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May 25, 2022
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Data Visualisation 101 - Highlighting Key Takeaways & Tool Demo (Part 3)
This webinar dives deeper into how to use annotations, animation and interactions to highlight key takeaways in data visualisations and demonstrates freely available data visualisation tools.
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May 25, 2022
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Emerging Technology for Connectivity: Scalable e-Government Solutions for Developing Countries
This webinar explores how Least Developed Countries can use digital government services to enhance infrastructure and connectivity.
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May 25, 2022
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UNDP's Data Futures Platform
This webinar introduces UNDP's data principles and strategy, the central data architecture and provides an overview and live demo of the Data Futures Platform. The webinar is available for Data Strategy Sharepoint users only.
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May 25, 2022
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Behavioural Science and Misinformation
This meet-up kicks off a discussion on how behavioural science can be used to fight the spread of misinformation.
SDG 04: Quality Education
May 25, 2022
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The Next Normal: How we leave no one behind as we adapt to a hybrid workplace together (Digital Executive Series)
This event focuses on how to leave no one behind as we adapt to a hybrid workplace together.
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May 25, 2022
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From Open Software to Open Culture - Opportunities and Challenges of Open Source to Support the UN Mandate
This event explores the potential of open source technologies in the work of the UN, particularly to help exemplify and develop new ideas on how open source can be used as testbed for co-creating new solutions to global challenges.
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