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Brazil launches online multistakeholder dialogues for Rio+20
25 April 2012
The Government of Brazil, as host of the June 2012 UN
Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), has opened nine online thematic
"Sustainable Development Dialogues" to generate ideas and set the stage for the civil society
discussions to be held in Rio de Janeiro from 16-19 June 2012, immediately preceding UNCSD. The
Dialogues are grouped under the following themes: oceans; food and nutritional security;
sustainable development for fighting poverty; sustainable development as an answer to the economic
and financial crises; sustainable energy for all; water; the economics of sustainable development;
sustainable cities and innovation; and unemployment, decent work and migration.
Women Leading Change: Experiences promoting women's empowerment, leadership, and gender justice
13 April 2012
Published in March 2012, this publication features, four case studies describing experiences
from Cambodia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Indonesia in promoting women's political and economic
empowerment and leadership. The case studies describe the context in which women live, what
leadership means and how to achieve it. Attention is given to working within existing institutions
and cultural norms, and also to creating new institutions. The final section summarizes common
lessons and considerations for future policy and practice aiming to promote women's empowerment and
leadership.
Moving beyond strategy to implementation: Africa Capacity Indicators Report (ACIR) 2012
13 April 2012
The African Capacity Building
Foundation (ACBF) launched the second of its flagship annual reviews on the state of capacity
development in Africa on 3rd April. This year's report is devoted to the theme of capacity
development in agricultural transformation and food security. One of the highlights is Ghana's
upgrading to the 'High' category of the ACI composite index. The composite index measures the
policy environment, processes for implementation, development results at country level and capacity
development outcomes. In 2011 there were no countries classified under the 'High' category.
LenCD case stories database
24 March 2012
Case stories are an important and accessible way of
sharing experiences and learning lessons. Many organisations publish case stories on their
websites, but finding these stories has always required a good deal of research.
LenCD (Learning Network on Capacity Development), has been building up an index of case stories including material from the United Nations Development Programme, the Task Team on South–South Cooperation, SNV, the World Bank Institute, ECDPM, and other sources.
More than 500 case stories have now been catalogued and are searchable by country and by keyword on www.lencd.org/case-stories.
MoreFeature: Making markets work for smallholders?
23 March 2012
Capacity and agency
The polarised debate on how markets can work for or
against the interests of small-scale farmers, presents major challenges for practitioners. This
article aims to rebalance our thinking about smallholders and markets.
Capacity, complexity and consulting: lessons from managing capacity development projects
20 March 2012
In recent years, the Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) programme of the UK-based
Overseas Development Institute (ODI) has increasingly focused on managing large, multiyear
processes, aimed at building the capacity of local institutions in developing countries to change
the way they engage with policy. This paper draws on the observations of RAPID staff involved
in various projects as well as on primary documentation such as trip reports, after action reviews
and project reports. It also includes a ‘ light-touch’ review of some of the grey and academic
literature available on capacity development, complexity, managing social change and aid agency
behaviour.
New multi-language tool for measuring development effectiveness
10 March 2012
The International Trade Union
Confederation (ITUC) has launched a learning tool meant to support trade unions worldwide in the
application of the effectiveness principles in their everyday development cooperation practice.
Known as the Trade Union Development Effectiveness Profile (TUDEP) the new
tool is based on a questionnaire that is automatically evaluated and analysed in an active excel
document. The aim is to contribute to the improvement of the quality and effectiveness of the
development cooperation work of trade unions by helping partners to reflect on their practice as
well as the principles and values that underpin their work. It also helps to facilitate the
monitoring and evaluation of the progress in the use of the principles and guidelines for trade
union development effectiveness.
New APPP Policy Brief: Support to local problem-solving - Lessons from peri-urban Malawi
29 February 2012
Malawi
currently faces severe economic and political constraints, placing additional pressure on town and
city governments which, even in normal times, are incapable of providing public goods such as
health and public security well or consistently. To obtain them at all, people rely on a variety of
non-state actors, including ‘town chiefs’ (informal leaders), NGOs, churches and political parties
as well as, to some extent, themselves. This policy brief from the UK-based Africa Power and
Politics Programme, published in February 2012, explores the major bottlenecks that undermine the
provision of public goods to people living in Malawi’s townships.
Request for tender: Aid advisory services standing offer
29 February 2012
Capacity Development is a critical factor in both aid
effectiveness and sustainable development. In order to ensure that AusAID remains a leader in both
theory and practice of Capacity Development, AusAID is establishing the Aid Advisory Services
Standing Offer, comprising multiple service categories, to support the effective delivery of the
Australian aid program. AusAID is seeking suitably qualified specialists to submit applications to
the Standing Offer panel, who are specialists with knowledge and experience in capacity development
theory and/or practice in international development, knowledge of international best practice, and
with experience in one or more of the following areas: organisational development and behaviour
change, human resource development, public policy and program management.
Strengthening pastoralist voices in Tanzania
14 February 2012
This booklet, and its accompanying DVD, reports on the ‘Strengthening Voices’ project,
underway in two districts in northern Tanzania. The project aims to strengthen the capacity of
pastoralist communities and local governments to shape strategies for adaptive environmental
management and poverty reduction in Tanzania’s drylands. At the core of the project is a training
course that explains the economic and ecological processes at the heart of pastoral systems -
clarifying the rationale that underpins pastoral livelihood strategies.The course is based on a
similar initiative that has been field-tested and run in the Sahel region of West Africa since
2000.
Supporting improved livelihoods for pastoralists
27 January 2012
Pastoralism is often depicted as an anachronistic system that cannot cope with the demands of
modern development. However, practical experience reveals that pastoralism is not only capable of
changing with the times, it is often the only viable livelihood option, particularly for
communities living in remote, dryland environments. This collection of case studies from SNV
Netherlands Development Organisation demonstrates that external support can help to strengthen
pastoralists' voice in policymaking, enhance their engagement with markets and improve service
provision and natural resource management in some of the most challenging environments in Africa
today.
Building nonprofit capacity
15 January 2012
This
book uses the organisational lifecycle framework to help the nonprofit sector and its leaders
figure out how to effectively shepherd a change process in their organization. The book is based on
research by the
TCC Group, a New York based consultancy, in the
area of organizational effectiveness studies. It also includesd results from the core capacity
assessment tool (CCAT) - a 146-question online survey
that measures a nonprofit organization's effectiveness in relation to four core capacities -
leadership, adaptability, management, and technical capacities - as well as organizational
culture.
Learning to evaluate capacity development: The making of 'Facilitating resourcefulness'
30 November 2011
This article is a supplement to Issue 43 of
Capacity.org. It takes a look behind the scenes of an extensive evaluation of 26 case
studies covering the support to capacity development of seven Dutch Development Partners under the
coordination and partial responsibility of the Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB) of
the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign affairs. The evaluation aimed to draw lessons on how to improve
the effectiveness of future capacity development interventions.
Training opportunity: Facilitating value chains
10 November 2011
Enterprise Development through Value Chains and Business Service Markets: A Market Development approach to Pro-Poor Growth is an 8-month distance learning course offered by the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organisation (ITC ILO) in Turin, Italy. The course will appeal to professionals involved in developing and implementing Value Chain and enterprise development projects. The course starts on 19th March 2012 and will comprise four modules of two months each.
MoreIn and above Conflict - A study on Leadership in the United Nations
27 October 2011
Peace
is seldom concluded when a peace deal is signed. The principal external role in consolidating peace
frequently falls to United Nations (UN) missions and agencies. Their ability to achieve this task
is contingent on many factors including resources and cohesive international political support. It
depends most critically on effective leadership. What are the unique, defining challenges to UN
leadership in conflict and post conflict environments? How have effective UN leaders approached
these challenges?
Interview: Riding the green wave
13 September 2011
Elizabeth
Dipuo Peters, Minister of Energy, Republic of South Africa
South Africa’s path to universal energy access
South Africa is on track to achieve near-universal access to energy by 2015, a remarkable achievement given that 15 years ago, only 30% of the population had access to electricity. Minister Elizabeth Dipuo Peters, explains how they did it.
MoreEvaluating capacity development
13 September 2011
Why evaluations seldom satisfy – could we do better?
As capacity development becomes mainstreamed in
international development assistance programmes, demand for the systematic evaluation of
capacity-development initiatives is growing. Doug Horton explains how the evaluation of capacity
development can be improved.
Interview: Less teaching more learning
13 September 2011
Sombath Somphone, Director of the Participatory
Development Training Centre, Laos
Innovative education in Laos
PADETC, the Participatory Development Training Centre, introduces active approaches to learning
in Laos, where education is still based on a passive and traditional one-way-transfer of knowledge
from teacher to students.
Interview: A well respected voice
12 September 2011
Betty Maina, Executive director, Kenya
Association of Manufacturers
Fostering a beneficial business environment in Kenya
The Kenya Association of Manufacturers has tackled a very challenging political system to bring about a more favourable business environment.
MoreInterview: Changing the sanitation mindset
12 September 2011
Abadh Kishore Mishra, Regional director, Regional
Monitoring and Supervision Office of the Department of Water Supply and Sewerage in Surkhet, Nepal
Water and sanitation in Nepal’s Midwestern Region
In the past, efforts to improve access to sanitation in Nepal’s Midwestern Development Region
were hampered by fragmentation and by the rigid mindset of some development agencies. This changed
when the country’s Regional Monitoring and Supervision Office at the Department of Water Supply and
Sewerage stepped in.
Lacor hospital’s approach to the vertical funding dilemma
12 September 2011
Letter to the editor
The topics ‘strengthening health systems’ and ‘vertical programming’ addressed in issue 42 of Capacity.org struck a chord with us at St Mary’s Hospital in Lacor, Northern Uganda. Lacor Hospital is a general referral hospital that focuses on diseases that are prevalent in the region it serves – mostly tropical and infectious diseases such as malaria, pneumonia, tuberculosis, intestinal parasites, etc.
MoreInterview: Caring into the future
12 September 2011
Paul Banda, Director of the Environment Council of
Zambia
Enforcing compliance with Zambia’s environment laws
Over the years, the Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ) has developed its capacity to enforce environmental laws and advise the government on how to manage the country’s environment and natural resources.
MoreGuest Column: Avoid the failure trap
12 September 2011
Peter Malinga, Coordinator of technical
services at the Government of Rwanda Public Sector Capacity Building Secretariat (PSCBS)
Not all technical assistance is capacity-development support
Every year, members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) contribute some $25 billion to developing countries, much of which is aimed at delivering what is increasingly being referred to as ‘capacity development’. However, many of these interventions do not demonstrate any clear evidence that they are having the desired impact.
MoreUnderstanding capacity development from within
12 September 2011
The Capacity.org editorial board
Our message to Busan
This November, representatives from 91 countries will attend the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan. Here they will review global progress on improving the impact of development aid. Since the previous forums on aid effectiveness in Paris (2005) and Accra (2008), capacity development has featured prominently in efforts to achieve lasting results. Despite the progress that has undoubtedly been made, there is still a long way to go.
MoreAssessing leadership capacity needs for building a knowledge society in Africa
09 September 2011
GESCI, Founded by the UN ICT Task Force, in partnership with the African Union have released four country reports and a synthesis document that assess the environmental, institutional and individual leadership capacity needs for the transition towards a knowledge society in Africa. The study was carried out in Zambia, Tanzania, Mauritius and South Africa as part of the Africa Leadership in ICT (ALICT) programme.
MoreA practitioners guide to results-oriented capacity development
07 September 2011
Capacity development is usually marketed as a ‘process of change’. However, there is little point to change for the sake of change. Results-Oriented Capacity Development. A Practitioner's Guide for Leaders of Organizations and Development Managers, published in August 2010 by the Austral Foundation, offers a simple and practical approach to leaders, programme designers and managers, advisers and facilitators for implementing a results-based approach to capacity devleopment.
MoreFacilitating resourcefulness: Synthesis evaluation report of Dutch support for capacity development published
29 August 2011
A long-awaited evaluation report of Dutch support for capacity development carried out by the
Policy and Operations Evaluation Department (IOB) of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been
published. The report synthesizes the findings of seven separate evaluations carried out since
2008, and covering 26 individual case studies. The evaluation is the result of collaboration
between IOB and six Dutch NGOs (Agriterra, Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment,
Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy, Partos, PSO, SNV) and the Ghana Ministry of
Health.
Changing minds: A guide to facilitated participatory planning
26 August 2011
This book draws on the work of thinkers and doers throughout the world who have grappled with
the challenge of planning complex institutions, especially health systems and development
projects. Their problem: Conventional planning methods often do not work. The solution:
Involve all the key stakeholders in making the plan. The challenge: Devise a planning system that
the principals and stakeholders can trust, and that is inclusive, balanced, and dynamic.
Perverse governance: State incapacity by design in Bihar, India
20 August 2011
Poor governance is often attributed to historical and structural factors that are difficult to change: “it is there because it is there, or because of a legacy of pathologies like colonial rule and an unnatural degree of socio-linguistic diversity." IDS Working Paper 366 (May 2011) by Santhosh Mathew and Mick Moore explores the role of individual agency and the incentives and opportunities that powerful political insiders may face to weaken state capacity in their own interests. It focuses on governance practices during the tenure of Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, from 1990 to 2005.
MoreCreative capacity development
18 August 2011
The development community seems
constantly and restlessly in search of a singular approach that will “ solve” poverty, unveiling
new buzzwords every few years only to toss them aside. Reflecting on personal experience as
Director of a Cambodian capacity-building NGO, VBNK, Jenny Pearson argues that the
fundamental flaw with prevailing development approaches is that they remain embedded in a
technocratic and specialized paradigm that is ill-equipped to deal with the complexity of
real-world development contexts.
Designing a results-focused capacity development strategy
17 August 2011
In
this guide published in August 2011, the World Bank Institute (WBI) presents operational steps to
help a project leader or task team facilitate stakeholders in designing a capacity development
strategy.
Enhancing the development effectiveness of health systems funding
17 August 2011
Established in 2009, the Health Systems Funding Platform is one of the latest initiatives to improve coordination amongst the numerous external funding organizations working to support health care institutions in developing countries. It has advanced farthest in two countries, Ethiopia and Nepal, and is currently expanding to several others. A new Working Paper from the Center for Global Development analyses the role of the Platform as a case study of how to resolve tensions between the aid and development effectiveness agendas.
MoreIntegrated Water Resources Management in practice
16 August 2011
Integrated Water Resources
Management (IWRM) is widely recognized as a prerequisite for achieving equitable and sustainable
development. However, this approach is poorly understood, even within the water sector. Using case
studies, this book published in March 2009 explores how IWRM has contributed, at different scales,
from very local, village-level experiences to reforms at national level and beyond to cases
involving trans-boundary river basins.
Strengthening rural livelihoods with ICTs
15 August 2011
Enthusiasm amongst international development agencies about harnessing the potential of
Information and communications technologies (ICTs) for development has waned as observers have
recently questioned the impact and sustainability of such interventions. By presenting the findings
of research specifically designed to measure impact on livelihoods, this publication offers new
evidence for the development benefits of ICTs.
Building competitiveness in Africa's agriculture: a guide to value chain concepts and applications
15 August 2011
Using
real examples, mostly from African countries, this book reviews and illustrates a range of
concepts, analytical tools, and methodologies centered on the value chain that can be used to
design, implement, and evaluate agricultural and agribusiness development initiatives that strive
to enhance productivity and competitiveness.
Taking responsibility for complexity
21 June 2011
Implementers of development policies and programmes must deal with interdependent problems, navigating nonlinear and often unpredictable change processes, involving a diverse range of stakeholders. The point of departure of this ODI discussion paper published in June 2011 is that the main problem is not (necessarily) intractable problems, or poor application of the right tools, but rather use of the wrong tools for the job. Rather than specify what problems should be considered ‘complex’, the paper aims to give readers the tools to decide for themselves whether an issue faced is complex, and to provide guidance on what to do if it is.
MoreBare Foot Guide 2 now available
20 June 2011
Following the success of the original
Barefoot Guide to Working with Organisations and Social Change, a brand new
Barefoot Guide to Learning Practices in Organisations and Social Change (BFG 2) has been
launched. Like the first volume, it is meant to be a resource for leaders, facilitators and
practitioners wanting to improve and enrich their learning processes inside their organizations and
in the field. It is freely downloadable and includes a practical Companion Booklet for
facilitators.
Women's leadership and participation
17 June 2011
Hoare, Joanna and Gell, Fiona,
Practical Action Publishing, 2009
Women are often denied the right to participate in decision-making, whether as active citizens, or as leaders. In particular, women living in poverty often have little opportunity to influence decisions and policies that will have a direct impact on the welfare of themselves, their communities, and their livelihoods. This book brings together lessons and experience in building up womens involvement from Oxfam GB and its partners.
MoreSNV Practices - Developing capacities in Rwanda
15 June 2011
The entry point of this collection of experiences by
practitioners working with SNV-Netherlands Development Organisation in Rwanda is that to
effectively strengthen the capacity of local organisations for economic and social development
requires a multi-faceted approach that covers social, psychological, technical, managerial,
entrepreneurial, and governance capacity needs. The booklet explores diverse capacity building
experiences and interventions covering the agricultural production, education,
renewable energy, tourism, and the water, sanitation and hygiene sectors.
Bringing African indigenous wisdom to organizational development and social learning processes
27 May 2011
Understanding Organizational Sustainability Through
African Proverbs: Insights for Leaders and Facilitators (Practical Action, forthcoming 2011),
authored by Chiku Malunga and Charles Banda, explores how the traditional wisdom that is contained
in African proverbs can be applied to organizational development and change. Rediscovering the
power of African proverbs opens up creative avenues to communicate organizational improvement
efforts in a language that touches peoples hearts and motivates them to personal and organizational
transformation. It also offers an entry point for much-needed cross cultural dialogue among
individuals, organizations and societies in an increasingly diversified world.
Strengthening the role of civil society in conflict and post-conflict settings
25 May 2011
Against
the backdrop of popular protests across the Middle East and North Africa region, the May 2011 issue
of ONTRAC, a newsletter of the International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC), explores
the role that civil society can play in promoting social development and bridging divides. Drawing
on lessons from diverse contexts, including Kyrgyzstan, Cyprus and Somaliland, the articles analyse
how civil society can contribute to building trust and reconciliation, maintaining peace and
security, and rebuilding indigenous institutions for sustainable development and more democratic
governance.
Theories of change: A resource list
24 May 2011
Research to Action has developed a list of resources for researchers and organizations looking to develop a ‘theory of change’ for their work. The page is worth visiting for capacity development practitioners as many of the resources provide practical guidance on how to fit the different theoretical frameworks to a variety of practice contexts.
MoreAn innovative methodology for assessing multi-stakeholder networks
24 May 2011
In this informative blog post, Steve Waddell reflects on a recent study focusing on the effectiveness of multi-stakeholder relationships, which he describes as a notoriously under-developed field. The study was commissioned by the International Land Coalition, a multi-stakeholder network aiming to promote secure and equitable access to, and control over, land through advocacy, dialogue, knowledge sharing and capacity building. The blog explains the unique methodology developed by iScale (a global network that works to advance the effectiveness of social change efforts through process, methodological and technological innovations) for conducting such assessments.
MoreTheory of Change: A thinking and action approach to navigate in the complexity of social change processes
22 May 2011
Jointly published by Hivos and UNDP, this guide synthesizes the core of the methodological contents and steps that are developed in a Theory of Change design workshop. It is aimed at the rich constellation of actors linked to processes of social development and change: bilateral donors, community leaders, political and social leaders, NGO’s representatives, community-base organizations, social movements, public decision makers, and other actors related to social change processes.
MoreStrengthening stakeholder ownership for capacity development results: A conceptual framework
19 May 2011
This 48-page paper published by the World Bank Institute (WBI) in May 2011 seeks to deepen understanding of the importance of stakeholder ownership in achieving development goals. It describes the conceptual framework and processes that underpin WBI's approach - the Capacity Development Results Framework - which aims to bring about development outcomes by supporting institutional change.
MoreVirtual evaluation writeshop 2011
16 May 2011
BetterEvaluation - a new interactive web facility that allows those dealing with evaluations as designers, commissioners or implementers to make informed methodological choices - seeks participants for its first-ever "Virtual Writeshop" on evaluation, to run between May and September 2011. Interested evaluation professionals with experience in diverse aspects of evaluation - including design, collection, sensemaking and reporting - are invited to participate.
More"Evaluation revisited" workshop report published
12 April 2011
This report published in March 2011 summarizes the outputs of the Conference ‘Evaluation Revisited: Improving the Quality of Evaluative Practice by Embracing Complexity’’, which took place in Utrecht, the Netherlands, in May 2010. It also adds additional insights and observations related to the themes of the conference that have emerged at follow-up events.
MoreRebuilding local governance structures in Afghanistan – a long walk
05 April 2011
This case study on efforts to build sub-national governance institutions in Afghanistan
illustrates the challenges of implementing decentralization programmes in a post-conflict setting.
The focus of the UNDP-supported National Area-Based Development Programme (NABDP) is to transform
informal local Shuras (committees) into Community Development Councils and higher-level District
Development Assemblies (DDAs). The reality, however, is that the newly elected local
representatives face an uphill battle to achieve widespread acceptance as legitimate interlocutors
of local development.
Making evaluations matter
01 April 2011
“
Too often evaluations are shelved, with very little being done to bring about change within
organizations that requested the evaluation in the first place." This new guide published by the
Wageningen University Research Centre for Development Innovation explains how to maximize the
usefulness of evaluations. It explains some of the conceptual issues involved and discusses how the
evaluation process can help contribute to changing mindsets and empowering stakeholders.
How can donors best support the strengthening of domestic accountability in developing countries?
23 March 2011
Rather than encouraging the adoption of particular models of governance, donors should seek to
nurture the environment of transparency and accountability out of which appropriate solutions to
the challenges of development might emerge, led and owned by local stakeholders. This is one of the
key messages from a panel discussion on domestic accountability during the European Development
Days in Brussels, on 6th December 2010. It is also the focus of a new ECDPM discussion paper that
explores how emerging capacity development perspectives can help foster democratic ownership.
Online discussion: Is capacity development on the brink of maturity?
21 March 2011
We are pleased to invite you to participate in an
online discussion on some of the issues tackled in "Capacity Development in Practice", the resource
volume for practitioners.
New process guide for facilitating organizational change processes
29 January 2011
The
Barefoot Collective's "Course Guide for Facilitators on Foundations in Organisation
Development" is a new resource from the South African-based Barefoot Collective. It is
designed to accompany their landmark
Barefoot Guide to Working with
Organisations and Social Change. The new guide is an adaptable resource for
facilitators wishing to run structured courses for practitioners who are not organizational
specialists, but find themselves supporting the development of local organizations.
Systems Concepts in Action: A Practitioner's Toolkit
12 January 2011
Systems Concepts in Action: A Practitioner's
Toolkit (Stanford University Press, 2010) is a welcome addition for practitioners'
understanding of how to work with complexity and systems-thinking concepts.
Written by Bob Williams and Richard Hummelbrunner, the book explores the application of systems ideas to investigate, evaluate, and intervene in complex and messy situations. The text serves as a field guide, with each chapter representing a method for describing and analyzing; learning about; or changing and managing a challenge or set of problems.
MoreMulti-actor systems as entry points to capacity development
26 December 2010
Reasons for a revision of intervention logic
It is often assumed that capacity development starts from within individuals and organisations and then permeates into society. But capacity also comes about through interaction between actors. This suggests that a change in intervention logic and repertoire can boost effectiveness.
MoreWhat it takes
26 December 2010
Competencies needed to design and facilitate MSPs
Multi-stakeholder processes (MSPs) are playing an increasingly important role in sustainable development. Designing and facilitating MSPs depends on a set of diverse competencies.
MoreCase studies: Multi-actor systems as entry points to capacity development
21 December 2010
The following case studies from Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya provide some real-life experiences of how multi-actor capacity development takes place.
MoreParadox or synergy?
13 December 2010
Multi-stakeholder
partnerships as a donor strategy
The Interchurch Organisation for Development Cooperation (ICCO) is a Dutch donor agency engaged in facilitating and funding multi-stakeholder partnerships. Its unique approach has been adopted by five other organisations in the ICCO Alliance.
MoreThe dynamics of change
10 December 2010
Dealing with power – the key to successful MSPs?
For over ten years, Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation (CDI) has been offering capacity development programmes to support the practitioners of multi-stakeholder processes (MSPs). One of the most important functions of these programmes is to prepare facilitators to work with power and conflict in order to bring about successful outcomes.
MoreWorking with power and love
09 December 2010
Solving our toughest problems - uncoventionally
Conventional approaches to solving problems cannot deal effectively with increasingly complex social crises. Our efforts to address ‘tough’ issues in this way often cause us to become ever more confused, polarised and stuck.
MoreTheory U - "leading from the future as it emerges"
29 November 2010
Presencing," a blend of the words "presence"
and "sensing," refers to the ability to sense and bring into the present one's highest future
potential—as an individual and as a group. This approach is promoted by the Presencing Institute
(PI) - a global awareness based action research community for profound societal innovation and
change.
No more consultants: we know more than we think
09 November 2010
We have all smiled at the apocryphal tale of the consultant who borrows your watch to tell you the time, and then walks off with your watch! This book by Geoff Parcell and Chris Collison aims to equip readers with the tools to tap into the capabilities of the organization that already exist but are as yet, inaccessible.
MorePractical guide to capacity development in a sector context
09 November 2010
This guide, published in May 2008, was specifically designed for practitioners working with capacity development (CD) processes. The target group is staff and managers in public organizations who are or want to be change agents or change managers, consultants, as well as staff from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or other development partners who wish to support CD processes.
MoreLocal governance self assessment: guidelines for facilitators
08 November 2010
This local governance self-assessment tool for community facilitators is based on experiences in Bangladesh.
MoreAudio Version of the Change Management Toolbook
08 November 2010
The Change Management Toolbook is a collection of methods and strategies which you can apply during different stages of personal, team and organizational development, in training, facilitation and consulting.
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