United Nations published this video item, entitled “Who will survive the Dragons? – #Innovation Challenge” – below is their description.
Tune in to see the exciting finale of the United Nations system-wide “Reimagine the UN Together” Challenge, which has leveraged the creativity, experience and skills of colleagues from across the system to reimagine the UN together! – 85 teams submitted ideas – 89 coaches helped the teams evolve their ideas – 6 workshops were held to help teams refine their ideas – 5 teams were shortlisted by an independent advisory group and 1 team was picked by UN colleagues These 6 teams will pitch their ideas to senior leaders, get grilled by the “Dragons”. The Ideas ——————- After careful deliberations, the Group selected the following five ideas, which they believe have the biggest potential for system-wide impact conecta – a global platform linking people, skills and projects across the UN system Skills 4 Future – an AI-powered career tool to explore career paths, skill gaps and development opportunities UN Digital ID – an immutable, protected, transparent and universal identity for UN employees UNicoins – digital tokens to incentivize and account for cross-system collaboration. UNVizion – a UN-tailored graphic design tool to create and collaborate on visualizations and infographics The final idea advancing to the Dragons’ Den is the winner of the People’s Vote: Mobility Marketplace – an inter-agency mobility network to enhance the agility of career and workforce planning – received one-third of the 1400 votes cast. Reimagine the UN Together Challenge: https://bit.ly/un-buildbackbetter —————– We’re un-leashing the “Dragons” in the #Reimagine the @UN Together #Innovation Challenge! These leaders are doing things differently, embracing new ways of working, and building a stronger and more collaborative system: ● Kelly Clements, Deputy High Commissioner United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Vice-Chair of the High-Level Committee on Management (HLCM) ● Guy Gibbs, Head of Design & Innovation, Knowledge and Technology Directorate Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) ● Sylvia Lopez-Ekra, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Morocco ● Mourad Youssef Magdi Wahba, Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Arab States, UNDP ● Jens Wandel, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on UN Reforms and the Secretary-General’s Designate for COVID19 Recover Better Fund ● Jayathma Wickramanayake, Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth http://bit.ly/un-dragons
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