To respond and act on the world around us, DCHI offers learning opportunities. Our thought leadership is captured as DCHI Academy. It spotlights programmes and projects from the organisations in the coalition. It also provides you access to the (online) events and exercises to build on academic knowledge and experiences. It will help you achieve your humanitarian aid and development goals.
Are you ready to accelerate for impact?
Why register for our Innovation Course
- Course Work & Materials are 100% Online
- Insights and Case Studies from humanitarian experts and private-sector partnerships.
- Frontrunning innovators will provide methods and design principles for humanitarian partnerships that enable cost efficiency and improve quality of humanitarian work.
Instructors
Course Currucilum 2021
An introduction to the course, where we’ll review the program and share our main innovation challenges. Van Hall Larenstein University will facilitate an introduction on innovation in the humanitarian field with some great examples. Note that all lessons will be interactive and groupwork is required during the sessions. Participants will also have the opportunity to receive feedback on their assignments during the session.
‘What is open innovation and what are its main challenges & benefits?’ That is the question that will take center stage during this session hosted by a DCHI partner. A case study will be presented by 510 from the Netherlands Red Cross.
This week together with a DCHI partner, we’ll do a deep dive into how to innovate within an ecosystem & with multiple stakeholders. This weeks case study will be presented by War Child.
In this session Van Hall Larenstein University will elaborate on the importance of entrepreneurship when innovating. We’ll do a quick review on learning loops and the case study will be presented by Mercy Corps.
How do you manage an innovation funnel? How do you ensure a regular influx of fresh ideas? DCHI will share a selection of the myriad possibilities out there and their take on how to go about this. The International Rescue Committe will share a case study.
DCHI Library
Here’s where you will get instant access to digital textbooks, artciles, podcasts, video’s and soundclouds to activate the innovator in you. The DCHI library is an Everythingshelf updated every 3-4 months. We encourage you to share your Must–reads to challenge the current listings!
Podcasts
Listen to great podcasts to gain new insights.
Books
Here you can find our favorite books on a range of topics.
Courses
Discover some external courses for your self development.
Methodologies
Empower yourself with innovation methods and tools.
Videos
Watch how humanitarian innovation works.
Articles
Scroll through these whitepapers, blogs and articles that might appeal to your interests.
Research
Access publications and connect with our coalition researchers.
Events
Connect, join, watch, listen…Empower The Innovator in You
DCHI Simulation Game
In 2019 DCHI introduced our playful simulation through a role-play game on collaboration! DCHI Simulation is designed to explore key elements of innovation and deploy collaboration for humanitarian aid. It is now available for you and your peers in a ready-to-play box. It is now available for you and your peers in a ready-to-play box.
The game actively encourages participants to empathise with the needs and interests of other stakeholders. Through using assigned roles to come up with innovations when faced with a fictional humanitarian scenario. The simulation accommodates up to 16 players but we advise you to respect the COVID-19 regulations. You can order your DCHI Simulation board and cards including professional guidance here.
