Innovation

Innovation isn’t just about big tech breakthroughs.

It’s about finding new or better ways to do things, whether that’s solving problems for your customers with better services or streamlining your processes to improve efficiency.

Every organisation or project, no matter the size or sector, can innovate by making small, impactful changes.

Inclusive innovation

Developing new ideas, services, products and processes in a way that benefits all of society and the rest of the planet, including people and places that are often ignored and left behind.

Inclusive growth

Sharing the benefits of innovation with everyone, and making sure they benefit animals, plants, and the planet as well people and communities.

This includes things like:

• affordable and safe places to live
• education and learning
• strongly connected communities
• sharing power and taking part in decision-making
• energy use, waste, emissions and biodiversity

Marginalised communities

Marginalised communities are groups of people who are often treated unfairly or left out because of things like:

• where they live
• how much money they have
• the colour of their skin

Inclusive innovation tries to help these groups by creating things that meet their needs and make life better for them.

Equity

Equity means making sure everyone gets what they need to be successful, even if it’s not the same for everyone.

It is not the same as equality, which means giving everyone the same thing no matter what their needs.

Equity means giving shorter kids a bigger step stool so everyone can reach the same height. Fair doesn’t always mean equal!

Systemic inclusion

Systemic inclusion is when rules, habits, or systems (like learning places, work places, governments, and companies) provide all people and places the same chances as everyone else.

It’s not one person being kind – it needs the whole system set up in a way that includes all people. Fixing when some people are excluded means changing the system so everyone has a fair shot.

Co-creation

Co-creation is when people work together to come up with new ideas or solutions.

It’s like a team project where everyone, including the people who will use the solution, helps decide what will work best.

This way, the final product is something that really helps the people it’s meant for.

Planetary

Planetary is about how everything in the world is connected. It’s not just about countries working together, but also about how people, nature, and technology all interact. It’s about how we, as humans, choose to treat each other, the Earth, and the things we create.

For example, it’s about asking questions like:

• How can we take care of the planet and all living things?
• How can we make sure everyone is included and treated fairly?
• How can we use technology in a way that helps, not harms, the Earth?

Planetary thinking is important because it helps us figure out how to live together in a way that makes life better for everyone and everything on Earth.

Regenerative

Regenerative ideas, policies and systems do more than just fix problems – they help things grow back stronger, healthier, and better than before.

It’s like planting a tree after cutting one down, but also making sure the soil, air, and animals around it are healthier too.

Regenerative ideas and policies focus on healing and improving the world, not just maintaining it. 

Human connected

Being human connected means taking an approach that connects people, technology and the planet. 

Human-centred design puts people and their needs at the centre of the design process. Human-connected design moves people away from the centre and places us in networks that acknowledge our interdependence with each other and the planet.

This changes how we see and act and understand ourselves, in relationship with each other and the urban and natural environment.