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ArticlePloS one2026

Global learning opportunities within social innovation in health (GLOWS): A modified Delphi process to identify and pilot core competencies for learning.

Emily Wallace, Yusha Tao, Ogechukwu B Aribodor, Zixuan Zhu, Angelica Borbón, Beatrice Halpaap, Bertha M Chakhame, Eunice C Jacob, Fatema Ahmed, Joel Msafiri Francis and 20 more

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Emily WallaceLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1708-2747
Yusha TaoUniversity of North Carolina Project-China, Guangzhou, China.
Ogechukwu B AribodorDepartment of Zoology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
Zixuan ZhuUniversity of North Carolina Project-China, Guangzhou, China.
Angelica BorbónInnovation in Public Health, Department of Research in Public Health, National Institute of Health, Bogotá, Colombia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7047-7726
Beatrice HalpaapTDR, UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland.
Bertha M ChakhameKamuzu University of Health Sciences, Lilongwe, Malawi.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4924-1385
Eunice C JacobDepartment of Zoology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
Fatema AhmedSchool of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Shandong University, Jinan, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4144-812X
Joel Msafiri FrancisDepartment of Family of Medicine and Primary Care, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Komang G SeptiawanSocial Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI) Indonesia at the Center for Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Kovey MawuliPrecise Consultancy and Training Service, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Linet MutisyaUppsala University, SIHI hub, Uppsala, Sweden.
Marlita Putri EkasariDivision of Management and Community Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Nwadiuto Okwuniru AzugoSocial Innovation in Health Initiative (SIHI) Nigeria Hub, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Nigeria.
Tina FourieBecause Stories, Storytelling and Communication Agency, Cape Town, South Africa.
Adriana S RuizInnovation in Public Health, Department of Research in Public Health, National Institute of Health, Bogotá, Colombia.
Jackeline AlgerHospital Escuela, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Abigail Ruth MierSocial Innovation in Health Initiative - Philippines Hub, Manila, Philippines.
Weiming TangDepartment of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
Gloria Aidoo-FrimpongDepartment of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, New York, New York, United States of America.
Jackline NanonoMakerere University School of Public Health - Department of Community Health and the SIHI Uganda, Kampala, Uganda.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6323-0784
Jesson James A MontealtoPrecise Consultancy and Training Service, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Obidimma EzezikaGlobal Health & Innovation Lab, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
Per KåksCentre for Health and Sustainability, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
Wenjie ShanDepartment of International Clinics, Shanghai Children's Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Jana Deborah Mier-AlpanoHospital Escuela, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Gifty MarleyUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Project China, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0025-3062
Elizabeth ChenDepartment of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.
Joseph D TuckerLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2804-1181

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSocial innovation in health refers to the community-engaged process that connects health improvement and social change. The aim of this study was to develop a consensus statement on core learning competencies in social innovation in health and pilot them as part of a participatory training workshop. METHODS AND

findingsA modified Delphi Process aggregating data from a scoping review, global open call, and participatory process was organized. Participants were recruited from low, middle, and high-income countries with a range of social innovation experiences. Statements focused on social innovation in health core competencies for learning. Consensus was determined using the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness method. After expressing interest in the project, 68 individuals received the survey. 46 participants completed the first survey, and 35 completed the second. All 28 statements reached consensus, and based on the results of this first survey, some statements were added, amended, and merged to reach 30 consensus statements in the second survey. Competencies were categorized into skills, mindsets, and knowledge. Twenty-five statements had a median Likert rating score of >8 indicating strong agreement. Some competencies reached higher levels of agreement. This included community engagement, which can leverage the collective knowledge and problem-solving abilities of a diverse group of individuals to tackle complex challenges; social entrepreneurship skills including business model knowledge, securing funding, team building, and knowledge of intersectional issues and health inequities. Twelve competencies were then piloted as eight one-hour online workshops, which assessed the feasibility of developing them through online open-access social innovation training sessions. Afterwards,137 participants completed a survey rating their competency on a scale from 1 (not competent) to 5 (very competent),most reported a significant 1-point improvement including in entrepreneurship and understanding intersectionality.

conclusionThe results from this study will inform the development of a WHO/TDR conceptual framework which will have implications for training program design and policy.

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