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Positive deviance, big data, and development:
A systematic literature review
In this paper, Albanna and Heeks analyse the state of positive deviance and the potential for big data to address some of the challenges facing the approach. They propose a framework to integrate the use of big data into the different stages of the positive deviance approach, which later evolved into the DPPD method.
Data powered positive deviance:
Combining traditional and non-traditional data to identify and characterize development-related outperformers
This paper presents practical guidance on applying the DPPD method to identify and understand positive deviance in new ways and domains.
Learning from the edges:
Lessons learned from applying the data powered positive deviance method to identify grassroots solutions using digital data
Focused on accessing and using non-traditional digital data in application of the DPPD method, this report presents six learnings from four pilot projects conducted by the DPPD initiative
DPPD Handbook
The Handbook is a practical guide for the application of the DPPD method
The Handbook provides a portable, step-by-step guide to applying the DPPD method - a mixed methods approach that relies on a combination of traditional and non-traditional data for identifying grassroots solutions to complex development problems.