Challlenge & Selection    I am working with a foundation that focuses on food supply chains. Covid-19 revealed the  problems with current growing, handling and distribution of food. As global poverty  increases, access to quality food has become a problem. At the same time, many midsize to  small businesses couldn’t survive the covid-19 storm. However the current supply chains are  complex and intervention by only one body is tough. Our proposed idea is to bring different  stakeholders to the table and see if collaboration is possible. We held two sessions and  watched the evolution of a collaborative space emerging.       Application    Solving a complex problem such as this requires a multi-stakeholder approach. Therefore we  brought representatives from different organisations across supply chain. We have grouped  them in groups of 5-6, ensuring diverse representation of institutions. There were 3 groups  in total. As with all complex problems, we decided to give an open ended-question to each  group. The tool we used was visualisation. We gave participants post it notes first and asked  them to identify one problem they wanted to solve with respect to the question juxtaposed.  And we asked each participant to fill at least 5-6 post its to ensure that we do not leave any  voice unheard. Following that, we grouped post its and looked at some emerging questions.  The group then together decided which emerging theme they wanted to focus on. Once the  theme emerged, then we asked members of the group to visualize how that theme takes  places within the current supply chain. Once they mapped this out. We then asked them to  intervene with the bold markers to ask specific questions. For instance, “Can we increase  efficiency in this domain by intervention?” We asked each participant to discuss the  intervention points. During the second session, which took part a few weeks later, the  participants looked at what they have populated and were asked to see what solution would  they like to focus on. Upon discussing this, they picked a solution and visualized what would  be required of them to implement this. They identified what they needed, what would help  and how it could be realized.    Insight & Approach    This was extremely complicated and messy because people from different institutions did  not feel very comfortable at first. It took as some time to create a safe space for sharing. We  have realized that collaboration was possible and some members of the group favored the  process. How it will evolve is our biggest question at this point.


Challlenge & Selection I am working with a foundation that focuses on food supply chains . Covid-19 revealed the problems with current growing , handling and distribution of food . As global poverty increases , access to quality food has become a problem . At the same time , many midsize to small businesses could n’t survive the covid-19 storm . However the current supply chains are complex and intervention by only one body is tough . Our proposed idea is to bring different stakeholders to the table and see if collaboration is possible . We held two sessions and watched the evolution of a collaborative space emerging . Application Solving a complex problem such as this requires a multi - stakeholder approach . Therefore we brought representatives from different organisations across supply chain . We have grouped them in groups of 5 - 6 , ensuring diverse representation of institutions . There were 3 groups in total . As with all complex problems , we decided to give an open ended - question to each group . The tool we used was visualisation . We gave participants post it notes first and asked them to identify one problem they wanted to solve with respect to the question juxtaposed . And we asked each participant to fill at least 5 - 6 post its to ensure that we do not leave any voice unheard . Following that , we grouped post its and looked at some emerging questions . The group then together decided which emerging theme they wanted to focus on . Once the theme emerged , then we asked members of the group to visualize how that theme takes places within the current supply chain . Once they mapped this out . We then asked them to intervene with the bold markers to ask specific questions . For instance , “ Can we increase efficiency in this domain by intervention ? ” We asked each participant to discuss the intervention points . During the second session , which took part a few weeks later , the participants looked at what they have populated and were asked to see what solution would they like to focus on . Upon discussing this , they picked a solution and visualized what would be required of them to implement this . They identified what they needed , what would help and how it could be realized . Insight & Approach This was extremely complicated and messy because people from different institutions did not feel very comfortable at first . It took as some time to create a safe space for sharing . We have realized that collaboration was possible and some members of the group favored the process . How it will evolve is our biggest question at this point .