
Benjamin Kumpf
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Benjamin Kumpf
@bkumpf
Temporarily retired social activist, working as Head of @OECD Innovation for Development Facility. I tweet about social change & good ideas. All views my own.




After the last 2.5 working in the @OECD Mission Action Lab a little piece of reflection and a word of warning to #mission practitioners: why missions fail? Read the blog here: oe.cd/13reasons



Innovation #portfolio management requires a phased approach & the right combination of ✅Methods: Data, systems, criteria ✅Mindsets: Culture, capacity, leadership ✅Mechanisms: Incentives, allocation, governance 🆕blog by @EmmaProud @marc_schut @bkumpf👉oe.cd/IPMblog






When it comes to #innovation, how to balance risks and rewards? How to set priorities? How to verify their effectiveness & scalability? We teamed up with the @OECD to evaluate our innovation investments in 🇧🇯🇲🇦🇵🇸 ➡️Read the main findings: tinyurl.com/3v2pbmvp #EnablingChange






I wrote a piece in the @guardian @ObserverUK yesterday, drawing on ideas from my new book, Upshift. Very happy that it's resonating for many people. Please do read and share.

Do we really need all of these consultants? Join @DarrickHamilton, @PekingMike, and me @TheNewSchool to discuss how outsourcing to consultants affects our public sector capacity, democracy & transparency of business models. Register @RacePowerPolicy event.newschool.edu/thebigconaconv…

