UNICEF Spark | Driving innovation within UNICEF and beyond

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The Spark program and awards is a strategic initiative led by UNICEF's Innovation Office, aimed at igniting creativity and transforming innovative ideas into impactful solutions that can improve lives. In close collaboration with the UNICEF Innovation Office team, dot. has designed the process and supported participating teams in consolidating the methodology and achieving their initial results.

Project UNICEF Spark

Client UNICEF

Impact areas

Innovation
Social impact
Business growth
Cultural transformation

Services

Business strategy
Innovation labs and spaces
Organizational design

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Challenge: Transforming lives through innovation

How can we cultivate a culture of innovation that acts as a catalyst to transform the potential of UNICEF staff's experience and knowledge in each country into tangible benefits for millions of children worldwide?

Solution: Driving global innovation for social change

The initiative was launched with a call to the entire organization to submit proposals for innovative solutions to challenges in three categories: humanitarian issues, climate change, and youth-led innovation. Approximately 2,000 individuals participated in the process, resulting in around 117 proposals from over 60 countries.

dot. has created a program for nine selected teams with promising ideas to help them advance. The program includes a five-day incubator bootcamp, three months of mentorship, and a prestigious awards event. The Spark incubation methodology focuses on generating, scaling, and communicating innovations with social impact, tailored to the unique pace and development stage of each project in the program.