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Uncovering local climate solutions using non-traditional data

By Basma Albanna and Andreas Pawelke

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How can we ensure that data-powered positive deviance empowers people?

By Andreas Pawelke and Richard Heeks

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DPPD masterclass reflections

By Andreas Pawelke and Basma Albanna

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Global south researchers succeeding against the odds: how are they different?

By Basma Albanna

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What happened and what’s next for DPPD

By Andreas Pawelke and Basma Albanna

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Features

Read what other organizations say about DPPD, and how they apply the method in their work.

Why do some people succeed when others fail? Outliers provide clues

By Science News

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Local solutions against climate change

By SNRD Africa

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Citizen-centered financial management at the local level

By UNDP Accelerator Lab North Macedonia

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Positive deviance to improve implementation success in the public sector

By Sandra Naranjo Bautista

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Positive deviance: outliers matter

By Pro Amazonia

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The potential for data-driven policymaking in Africa: success stories across the continent

By Alyson Marks

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In conversation: Basma Albanna and Richard Heeks

By the Global Development Institute

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Data-powered positive Deviance: learning from outliers

By the Global Development Institute

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