This document discusses the shift from top-down to bottom-up, survivor-centric approaches in humanitarian response. It outlines innovations in connectivity, information gathering, data gathering, and service delivery enabled by advances in technology. It notes challenges in funding innovation, finding partners, and ensuring sustainable solutions. The document concludes with a quote about the difficulty of letting go of outdated ideas.

2. TOP DOWN VS. BOTTOMS UP
THE ARRIVAL OF SURVIVOR CENTRIC RESPONSE

3. ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY

4. INNOVATION IN CONNECTIVITY

5. INNOVATION IN INFORMATION GATHERING

6. INNOVATION IN DATA GATHERING

7. INNOVATION IN SERVICE DELIVERY

8. FOSTERING INNOVATION

9. ISSUES
• FUNDING INNOVATION
• FINDING THE RIGHT PARTNERS
• SUSTAINABILITY OF SOLUTIONS

10. “
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IT'S EASY TO COME UP WITH NEW IDEAS;
THE HARD PART IS LETTING GO OF WHAT
WORKED FOR YOU TWO YEARS AGO, BUT
WILL SOON BE OUT OF DATE.
ROGER VON OECH
QUESTIONS?