Who will survive the Dragons? - #Innovation Challenge

Tune in to see the exciting finale of the United Nations system-wide "Reimagine the UN Together" Challenge, which has leveraged the creativity, experience and skills of colleagues from across the system to reimagine the UN together!

- 85 teams submitted ideas
- 89 coaches helped the teams evolve their ideas
- 6 workshops were held to help teams refine their ideas
- 5 teams were shortlisted by an independent advisory group and 1 team was picked by UN colleagues

These 6 teams will pitch their ideas to senior leaders, get grilled by the “Dragons”.

The Ideas
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After careful deliberations, the Group selected the following five ideas, which they believe have the biggest potential for system-wide impact

conecta - a global platform linking people, skills and projects across the UN system

Skills 4 Future - an AI-powered career tool to explore career paths, skill gaps and development opportunities

UN Digital ID - an immutable, protected, transparent and universal identity for UN employees

UNicoins - digital tokens to incentivize and account for cross-system collaboration.

UNVizion - a UN-tailored graphic design tool to create and collaborate on visualizations and infographics

The final idea advancing to the Dragons’ Den is the winner of the People’s Vote:

Mobility Marketplace – an inter-agency mobility network to enhance the agility of career and workforce planning – received one-third of the 1400 votes cast.

Reimagine the UN Together Challenge: https://bit.ly/un-buildbackbetter
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We’re un-leashing the “Dragons” in the #Reimagine the @UN Together #Innovation Challenge! These leaders are doing things differently, embracing new ways of working, and building a stronger and more collaborative system:
● Kelly Clements, Deputy High Commissioner United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and Vice-Chair of the High-Level Committee on Management (HLCM)
● Guy Gibbs, Head of Design & Innovation, Knowledge and Technology Directorate Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
● Sylvia Lopez-Ekra, Resident Coordinator of the United Nations in Morocco
● Mourad Youssef Magdi Wahba, Assistant Secretary-General, Assistant Administrator and Director of the Regional Bureau for Arab States, UNDP
● Jens Wandel, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on UN Reforms and the Secretary-General's Designate for COVID19 Recover Better Fund
● Jayathma Wickramanayake, Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth
http://bit.ly/un-dragons