Kagawedowiiwin: Inquiry and Learning Bundle

CES Conference - May 10, 2021

Ahniin, Waaciye, Tansi, Tawnshi, She:kon, Kwei,
Kwe', Atelihai, Edlanet’e, Oki, Bonjour, Hello!
Today’s intention

Introduce you to the concept of inquiry and learning and how the
Indigenous Innovation Initiative is using it to support innovation
by and for First Nation, Inuit and Metis Peoples in Canada
Indigenous Innovation Initiative

Our vision is to improve all life through Indigenous innovation

Seed (proof of concept) grants of up to $250,000 to develop and test bold ideas that
offer sustainable solutions to community challenges

Round 1 innovations are advancing Indigenous gender equality in: sustainable

beauty, sustainable aviation, food sovereignty and sustainability, advancing MMIWG2S+
calls for justice, high-performance construction, pre- and post-natal health, impact
investing, regenerative economic development, media production

Learn more about us indigenousinnovate.org

Re-conceptualizing M&E

Instead of retrofitting Western approaches to monitoring and

evaluation, we have engaged in the knowledge-based empowerment
of co-creating a ground-up approach that is rooted in the context of
innovation by and for First Nation, Inuit and Metis Peoples
Inquiry and Learning Bundle

A responsive, iterative and innovator-centric model that integrates

simultaneous creation and application of Knowledges into every
step of the innovation cycle and that focuses utility on community
1. Define vision of success

• What the innovation is

• Intended reach
• Ultimate impact goal
2. Create the story

• Context and setting

• Vision of success (step 1)
• Path to impact (interrelationships between inputs, activities, outcomes
and impacts that will lead to ultimate impact goal)
3. Confirm what needs to be learned

Impacts (long-term changes)

Outcomes (short-term changes)

Process (developing, testing and iterating)

Culture (protecting the Land, living Values and Principles, advancing calls to action…)

Proof of concept Transition to scale

4-5. Create Knowledges

• Experiential, hands-on learning

• Personal and group reflection
• Indicator tracking
• Gender progress marker tracking
6. Interpret Knowledges

• Thematic analysis
• Content analysis (reflections)
• Contribution analysis (path to impact)
7. Share Knowledges

• Social media
• Impact reports
• Other knowledge products
• Innovator profiles and amplification
8. Apply Knowledges

• Evolve project story

• Define next steps
• Create a shared Knowledges base
 Miigwetch! Any questions?

marissa.hill@grandchallenges.ca
indigenousinnovate.org
 info@indigenousinnovate.org
@Indiginnovate
Indigenous Innovation Initiative
MaRS Centre, West Tower @Indiginnovate
661 University Avenue, Suite 1720
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1M1 @Indiginnovate

www.indigenousinnovate.org @Indigenousinnovate

We are grateful to live and work on Dish With One Spoon Treaty territory, the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the
Anishnaawbe, the Huron-Wendat and the Haudenosaunee, and which continues to be a gathering place for people from many nations.