Shout out to Kadidja Nanakasse, our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator and a alumni of the City of Philadelphia Innovation Academy!
We love to invite Innovation Academy Alumni to share their experiences with the current cohort. Today we welcomed Kadidja Nanakasse, Andrew Viren, Katie Englander, and Philip Asabere to reflect on how they’ve used innovation tools and principles in their work since participating in the program. Andrew Buss led an insightful discussion about the challenges and opportunities of innovation tools. The group discussed the importance of tapping into the innovation network made up of almost 200 alumn, asking for insight from users; and piloting new solutions. You’d be surprised how often solutions are simple and “low-tech” while improving service delivery, and it’s because you’re prioritizing people. We call our alumni “all stars” ?? because they really appreciate and implement these design thinking tools in their day to day work. Thank you all for participating today and being advocates for this program! We love building the network and cultivating a community of thoughtful, cool, and creative City workers!