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Ideas and tools to apply learning practices
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Adapting to learn and learning to adapt: Practical insights from international development projects
Adaptive programming and management principles focused on learning, experimentation, and evidence-based decision making are gaining traction with donor agencies and implementing…
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Event Resources | Bite-Sized Learning: CLA Saves the Day: Successful Activity Redesigns and Pivots
On July 11, 2024, USAID’s Bureau of Planning, Learning, and Resource Management hosted Session 4 of the 2023-2024 Bite-Sized Learning Series, CLA Saves the Day: Successful Activity…
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Realigning Strategy to Respond to Market Realities: Agricultural Inputs Uganda
In June 2015, the USAID/Uganda Feed the Future Agricultural Inputs Activity was reaching its midway point, and the team commissioned a Strategic Assessment to determine if the…
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Assumptions, Conjectures, and Other Miracles: The Application of Evaluative Thinking to Theory of Change Models in Community Development
Unexamined and unjustified assumptions are the Achilles heel of development programs. In this paper, we describe an evaluation capacity building (ECB) approach designed to help…
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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…
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Consolidated Learning Use Case Canvas Template
You’ve articulated a learning question, priority, or need - now how might you plan learning activities to build an evidence base that gets used by its intended audience? The…
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Introduction to Scenario Planning
Scenario planning is an intentional activity conducted by a team or organization to help prepare for and respond to changes in the operating environment that could affect your…
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The Global Learning for Adaptive Management Initiative (GLAM)
The Global Learning for Adaptive Management (GLAM) is an initiative funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Department for International…
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The Program Cycle Learning Study
The Program Cycle Learning Study (PCLS) used a qualitative case study approach to provide a systematic and holistic understanding of how four Missions understand and implement the…
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Success Breeds Success: A Case Study in CLA Implementation Across Activities
The USAID/Philippines Health Project (2017–2022) is a portfolio of 11 activities to improve the health of under-served Filipinos. Based on evidence from its 2016 Health Portfolio…