Say Cash for What ?
The definition of an Idea that speaks most to me is : a transcendent entity that is a real pattern of which existing things are imperfect representations This idea/Ideal pleases me because of its elusiveness but also for the implication it carries that we need to reach up for an idea. That creating is the art of reaching for the perfect to manifest something new , something necessarily flawed, something that makes a difference. It is trendy nowadays in the Humanitarian sector to speak of innovation, but beyond our jargon filled ways, what we need are new idea/l/s reflecting that we actually think, care, take risk and act. A new idea brings light, probably why ideas are represented as light bulbs, but when it brings cash for local organizations in Iraq… innovation be damned we are talking about Creating ! This is how the story goes: Following a depressing series of assessment visits to local organizations working in various areas in Iraq our doubts were confirmed: Mos...