AUTHORS:
Aditya Bahadur, Julian Doczi

The world is facing a growing number of natural, technological, economic, socialand political shocks and stresses. But the people, places and countries that are themost vulnerable to their impacts often lack the resources needed for structuredprocesses of innovation to deliver scientifically-robust solutions to reduce their vulnerability and build resilience.

In these instances, approaches to innovation that are inclusive, bottom-up and frugalor draw on the philosophy of jugaad (a Hindi term for cheap and simple solutions)are highly relevant. Private sector actors such as 3M, Huawei and the Tata groupalready employ principles from concepts such as jugaad to innovate and improve business practice, yet these novel ideas are rarely employed by development actorsengaged in building resilience.

This working paper draws on these alternative approaches to innovation to presentthe concept of ‘autonomous innovation’ as an important process for enhancingresilience to a range of shocks and stresses, including climate change. To read full report, please go to this link.

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