Assessment of innovation capacities: a scoring tool
Innovative responses are necessary to address complex challenges related to building capacity and achieving the sustainable development goals. This proposed scoring tool provides a method to assess innovation capacities, identify strengths and weaknesses and ultimately evaluate changes in capacities. It is focused on soft skills required for successfully participating in or leading innovation processes, but also touches upon technical skills and the enabling environment for agricultural innovation.
If applied correctly, this methodology can provide important evidence on progress and thus the performance of a capacity development project or programme. It also offers insights into how far innovation capacities are available and put to use. A toolkit has been developed which embeds the scoring tool in a wider participatory assessment approach.