Mission-oriented what? A brief guide to mission terminology
Lead Author: David Jonason, Policy Analyst of the OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (OPSI) and member of the OECD Mission Acti...
Jan 30, 2024 / Read More
13 reasons why missions fail
Lead Author: Piret Tõnurist, Innovation Lead at the OECD Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (OPSI) and member of the OECD Mission Ac...
Jan 30, 2024 / Read More
Mission-oriented innovation: a suitable approach for just net zero transitions in the Global South?
Written by Benjamin Kumpf, Head of OECD Innovation for Development Facility, Leila Mucarsel, Doctoral Researcher and Lecturer in Transfor...
Aug 31, 2023 / Read More
Examining proto-missions: The models spurring innovation in development today
Written by Samuel Tran, Mayanka Vij, Benjamin Kumpf and Parnika Jhunjhunwala | 12 December 2022
Jul 28, 2023 / Read More
Orientation Failure? Why Directionality Matters in Innovation Policy and Implementation
Picture two mules and a wooden wagon right next to a space rocket. Now picture a world in which the richest 1% have more than twice as mu...
Apr 28, 2022 / Read More
SURVEY: What are the upcoming challenges and needs in the missions space?
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Mission Action Lab, together with the Danish Design Centre, is launch...
Apr 28, 2022 / Read More
OECD Survey Says: What mission-oriented innovators really want
One of the biggest challenges in taking a mission-oriented innovation approach is operationalising the ambitions in practice. While many ...
Apr 28, 2022 / Read More