Podcast: The IDEMS Principle

Lucie and David discuss the principle Open by Default:”This principle affects both the inputs and output of the company. It implies the need for a justification not to ‘go open’ as the default is to be open. In particular when a valid justification exists then no negative judgement is given to being ‘closed’.” They emphasise…

David and Lucie discuss the principle Options by Context: “This principle is part of core company thinking. It requires context to be considered when proposing options or interventions, in particular it precludes the search for single or blanket solutions.” They emphasise the importance of considering specific contexts when proposing interventions or solutions and highlight the…

Danny and David discuss the second set of principles: Options by Context. They present all the principles in this set, and discuss how they relate to each other, their motivation and history.

David and Lucie discuss the principle Capacity Building: “This principle defines the heart of company implementation. It manifests itself through the company mentorship programme as well as the implementation approach of specific projects.” They emphasise its role in mentoring and training individuals at various stages of their careers and highlight how capacity building is integral…

David and Lily discuss the principle Sustainable Development: “This principle touches on the desire for longevity. It forces the company to think beyond any given intervention and to always plan for continued development post-intervention.” They emphasise the importance of creating long-lasting solutions beyond initial interventions and highlight how IDEMS’ focus on sustainable development involves supporting…

David and Santiago discuss the principle Viral Scaling: “This principle relates to how the company aims to achieve impact at scale. It can be interpreted as focusing on initiatives that have the potential spread naturally.” They emphasise how initiatives can achieve exponential growth by spreading organically and illustrate this with examples from their work with…

David and Santiago discuss the principle Scalable Impact: “This principle is central to the company vision. It pushes thinking to go beyond just finding individual solutions towards understanding how those solutions can be replicated.” They explain how IDEMS strives to design solutions that are not only effective locally but can also be adapted and implemented…

Danny and David discuss the first set of principles: Scalable Impact. They present all the principles in this set, and discuss how they relate to each other, their motivation and history.

IDEMS’ 20 principles are grouped into 5 sets of 4. Lily and David explore the reasons behind these groupings and discuss how people can engage in this podcast series about our principles.

Lucie and David explore how principle focused evaluation can help monitor whether the company stays true to its ideals and evaluate whether these are useful ideals (or principles).