This is a toolkit on how to invent, adopt or adapt ideas that can deliver better results. It’s quick to use, simple to apply, and designed to help busy people working in development. It draws on a study of many hundreds of tools currently being used – here we have included only the ones which practitioners found most useful. the tools are not coming out of thin air. many of them are well documented and have been widely used in other sectors. In that sense this toolkit is standing on the shoulders of giants, and we are happy to acknowledge that. all the tool descriptions include a key reference, so it is easy to trace back their origins and dive deeper into other publications about their application.
Key features
-The free toolkit includes 30 tried and tested social innovation tools, all grounded in existing theories and practices of innovation, design, and business development.
-As well as the downloadable full toolkit, each of the individual tools is available in a range of sizes as a pdf template for use in the field, so practitioners can dive straight into action.
-The DIY toolkit website also features a range of case studies and expert blog posts to help people put the tools into practice.
-The website is also available in Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin, French and Russian.
-The original toolkit was designed for people working in development, but the tools are relevant for any project or group.
