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Meeting Strategically: How to Collaborate, But Not Too Much
In this episode, we look at evidence from the business sector on the negative effects of over-collaboration. Next, we reflect on the way our teams collaborate and then talk about…
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Two Steps to Strategic Collaboration: How to Be More Collaborative Without Scheduling One More Meeting
Collaboration is the component of the Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) Framework that we tend to skip over because it seems like common sense. After all, most of us are…
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Road Map for Collaboration: Addressing Health & Nutrition Disparities Across Rwanda
This case details internal and external collaboration in the Community Health and Improved Nutrition (CHAIN) Project (2014-2019) implemented in Rwanda. CHAIN is a multi…
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To CLA or not to CLA: That is Actually NOT the Question
Monalisa Salib is a Manager of Organizational Learning & Research on the USAID/LEARN contract. Image: Portrait of Sarah Bernhardt as Hamlet. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.When…
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There’s a Difference Between Cooperation and Collaboration
Everyone seems to agree that collaboration across functions is critical for major projects and initiatives. The reality, however, is that meshing the skills and resources of…
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USAID Oceans & Seafood Alliance for Legality & Traceability: Strategic Collaboration
The Oceans and Fisheries Partnership (Oceans), a collaboration between USAID and the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC), works to strengthen regional cooperation…
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Success Story - FRAMEweb: Fostering South-South Collaboration
This publication provides information on FRAMEweb's success in fostering "south-south" collaboration. FRAMEweb started in the early 2000's, went live as a website in 2003, and has…
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Is it time to consider "Communication" as a sub-component of the CLA Framework?
Recently, I had the privilege of facilitating a capacity-building training in Collaboration, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) for a USAID Implementing Partner. Our journey into the…
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CLA Fosters Local Ownership and, Ultimately, Better Results: A Review of the Evidence
As USAID reorients its mandate to support countries in planning, financing, and implementing solutions to their own development challenges, local ownership will feature even more…
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Appendix 5: Collaboration Map
This document provides an example of collaboration map legend between Bilateral Donors, Local Government, Associational Life, and Multilateral Donors.