1. Last day
(together in Thailand)

2. Title of the Innovation Plan

3. Key criteria for the self-assessment of
an Innovation Plan
Items to be evaluated
Criteria
1. Innovation: it will
be observed.
Max: 13 points
2. Relation between
the ability to
complement, “add
value” and be
sustainable
Max: 5 points
3. Clearness and
general quality of the
innovation plan.
(a) Is the proposal referred to experiences that can be considered innovative in relation to
its strategies, approaches, concepts, methods or other aspects?
(a) Does the Innovation Plan have the potential to contribute with conclusions,
recommendations and lessons learned that could be used by a meaningful number of
agents involved in other similar experiences?
(a) Is it feasible to implement the plan with the economic resources considered in the
budget (both the allocated by PROCASUR, as well as the contributed by the
partnership)?
(a) Is it feasible to execute the defined activities in the periods of time planned?
(a) Will the execution of the plan allow achieving/observing outcomes and/or results at
the end of the execution? Are these impacts measurable?
(a) Alignment with the organization’s strategy: analysis if the plan is congruent and
reinforces the strategy that the organization is developing at medium and long term.
(a) Sustainability: Review of the degree in which the innovation proposal can be kept in
time and included to the organization own management capacities.
(a)
(a)
Max: 8 points
(a)
(a)
That the plan has to be well justified, that is to say, clearly presenting, and with direct
language, the problem or topic that is going to be addressed.
That: i) direct and potential users of the plan have to be clearly and directly identified
in the proposal, and ii) it has to be possible to identify diverse stakeholders among
users.
That specific objectives and products and results of the Plan have to be clear, real and
verifiable.
That the methodology of the Plan is:

4. Targetting
• Scope of the Plan:
• Geographic coverage
• Target Groups

5. Assets and ongoing activities
• Social capital and network of partners.
• Who is involved in this plan (private and
public, people sector)? What is the good and
the bad in engaging them?
• Cultural (knowledge) assets taking advantage
from
• Natural resources availables

6. Opportunities
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Business Opportunities
Public
Private
and NGO support
Farmer organization

7. Lessons Learned that apply
• Hosts at the local, provincial and central level
• LR teams members

8. Why is this Innovation needed?
• Vision
– Expected changes (outcomes)
– Target groups
– Partners for innovation

9. Objectives
• General
• Specific objectives

10. Strategies activities
• Activity, resources, repsonsibles and outcomes

11. Resources
• Human
• Financial
• Material
– WHO IS PAYING FOR WHAT

12. Sustainability
• Ownership
• Scaling up
• Monitoring, evaluation,learning and changing
system
• Knowledge management for improving
performance.