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A Wish for Innovation That Works | Heather Blanchard

Excellent post on Innovation and Development by Heather

"I realize that innovation is a sticky wicket for institutions like the UN who have a high bar of accountability. At the very heart of innovation is failure. Failure is something that isn’t tolerated but how can there be a space where failure is safe and accepted. Innovation isn’t a linear thing.

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:27:27 -0700

World Humanitarian Day – August 19, 2012

Humanitarians honour the world daily with their tireless efforts. At Ushahidi, we have the privilege to know and collaborate with some of these amazing people. Thank you. Join us in thanks on World Humanitarian Day – Sunday, August 19th, 2012 by adding your voice:

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 08:07:13 -0700

The Future We Want – Our Rio20

We’re honoured to announce this week’s Deployment of the Week: Our Rio20! Well done Manu and team for mapping over 3000+ tweets about #thefuturewewant! Here’s a guest blog post from him:

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 02:06:57 -0700

UN and Ushahidi collaboration suggests an interwoven future is inevitable

Guest post by David Foster: Lieutenant Colonel Foster has served over 24 years in the US Army.  He is currently assigned to the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) as a Plans and Operations Officer.  He recently led the development and implementation of a Joint Elections Security Plan for Liberia’s 2011 General Election.

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:15:50 -0800
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