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What it is?

An innovation typically goes through several phases, before it is fully scaled up. In each of those phases, different questions regarding the effectiveness and efficiency of the innovation need to be answered. 

Why it is important?

It is important to follow such a systematic process, in order to assess whether an innovation is indeed able to address identified problems, and whether it is actually cost-effective. This is necessary in order to avoid spending lots of resources on a pilot that will afterwards have limited scalability.

How does it work?

The phases in the innovation process include

For each of these phases some guiding questions are posed, that are considered of relevance when promoting certain innovations.

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