Mountain Studies Institute Strategic Plan 2021-2023

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Mountain Studies Institute
GOAL 3: INNOVATE SOLUTIONS
Objectives
Objective 1: Innovate solutions
to address challenges relevant to
mountain communities, now and
in the future.
Objective 2: Facilitate new
methods of collaboration and
science-based initiatives to
promote and sustain social,
ecological, and economic
resilience.
Objective 3: Promote innovative
solutions at multiple scales,
connecting place-based
innovations to higher levels of
decision-making and discussion
to be inclusive, diverse, and
representative.
Initiatives
• Deploy cutting edge design thinking/methods to elicit innovative
solutions, including using tried and true approaches in new
contexts or with new partnerships.
• Test and prototype new ideas and technologies through pilot
projects, partnerships, incubators, adaptive management, and
resource generation.
• Continuously monitor and evaluate programs to improve
program delivery for transformative experiences and innovative
best practices.
• Build diverse and inclusive networks of leaders and scientists
who initiate and promote innovative approaches to sciencebased
problem-solving through MSI’s Science & Innovation
Center.
• Position MSI in science-based coalitions and formal networks as
the science advisor, fluent in design techniques.
• Explore creative market approaches to conservation finance
and partnerships with corporate/business partners whose
actions and values align with and support MSI’s mission and
organizational goals.
• Document the impact of learning and adaptation, then
disseminate the results and impacts widely; identify avenues for
putting results in the hands of decision-makers at all levels.
• Elevate new or underserved voices in MSI work through inclusive
recruiting practices for partners, staff, and internships in order to
generate new perspectives and experiences.
• Develop long-term relationships with interns, volunteers, and
young professionals for mutual learning and generation of new
ideas which will advance through their careers.