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Ideas and tools to apply learning practices
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Modern Communities of Practice: Recommendations for Building, Maintaining and Measuring Impact
Modern communities of practice (CoP) built on a foundation of technology and social media are emerging on a global scale. Considering the speed at which technology…
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Making Use of the Portfolio: Organizational Learning at USAID
Learning from experiences to improve future actions has been a priority of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) for decades. Indeed, a number of approaches to…
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Adaptive Management: Thoughts About USAID's Evolving Program Cycle (webinar recording)
We have learned a lot in the four years since USAID’s Program Cycle reforms were introduced. While the core elements of the Program Cycle - strategic planning, project design,…
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Introduction to Net-Mapping
Net-Map is an interview-based mapping tool that helps people understand, visualize, discuss, and improve situations in which many different actors influence outcomes. By creating…
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Strategy Development: Scenario Testing and Visioning
Scenario Testing is a group learning activity. The basic premise can be used more widely in all kinds of settings, whether generating a knowledge strategy paper, (e.g. outline three…
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Is Yours a Learning Organization?
Leaders may think that getting their organizations to learn is only a matter of articulating a clear vision, giving employees the right incentives, and providing lots of training…
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Market Facilitation Peer-Learning Event Materials
“We’ve identified that we have the same challenges within our projects... For us, it was good to hear that we’re hurting in the same place and comforting to see that we have the…
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Webinar: Reform Strategies for Development Professionals: How to Plan for and Measure Change in Complex Systems
Development practitioners have increasingly realized the value of learning by doing and of incorporating flexibility into program design. These adaptive approaches have particular…
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The 5Rs Framework in the Program Cycle
A key principle of USAID’s Program Cycle is to “Promote Sustainability through Local Ownership.” The purpose of this Technical Note is to describe the “5Rs Framework”, a practical…
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Establishing a Learning Agenda and Learning Agenda Template
A learning agenda includes a (1) set of questions addressing the critical knowledge gaps impeding informed design and implementation decisions and (2) plans for learning activities…