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Advancing Work with the Grain at USAID
In December 2017, I wrote a blog about some of the insights gained during a workshop on Context-Driven Adaptation, where many of our sharpest field officers shared the ways that…
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Mapping the Development Journey: Using large-scale surveys to understand context and address learning needs
This blog post was written by Ali Hayat (Chief of Party, MESP) and Dan Killian (Technical Manager, MSI).Decision-makers in international development are increasingly inundated with…
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Let’s Talk About Another ROI - the Risk of Ignoring Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting
This blog post was written by Monalisa Salib, Deputy Chief of Party of the USAID LEARN contract.Image creditAs collaborating, learning, and adapting (CLA) champions, you may…
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Four Takeaways from USAID's First Evaluation Summit
This post was written by Frank Higdon, Evaluation Team Lead, Office of Learning Evaluation and Research, Bureau for Policy, Planning and LearningAs USAID reorients how we do…
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The Answer Is No: Prioritization and the Art of Quality Over Quantity
For some of us it’s really hard to say no. We often hear USAID mission staff and implementing partners say they can’t do CLA because they don’t have the time. I would argue that it…
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The 2016 CLA Case Competition Fan Favorite Winners are...
During the month of November, the USAID Learning Lab community voted for their favorite case among fifteen 2016 CLA Case Competition finalists. Attendees of Moving the Needle,…
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Adaptive Management looks like it’s here to stay. Here’s why that matters.
This blog post originally appeared on Oxfam's blog From Poverty to Power on December 8, 2016.The past two weeks in Washington, New York and Boston have been intense, leaving…
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Nothin' But Attitude: Correcting the Failure of Leadership Recruitment to get more Effective and Adaptive Leaders
This blog was originally posted by BEAM Exchange on Tuesday, December 20th, 2016. David Ratliff is a Foreign Service Officer currently serving on USAID's Collaborating,…
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Addressing Complexity With Adaptive Management Approaches
This blog was cross-posted from AgriLinks.Piers Bocock is Chief of Party of the USAID LEARN contract.One of the most refreshing changes that I’ve observed in the international…
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Using CLA Approaches to Increase Responsible Gold from Congo
International policymakers, civil society, and end-users are increasingly aware of the role that minerals from the high-risk conflict zones in the Democratic Republic of the Congo …