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Stopping to Think: Why it Pays to Pause and Reflect (Inside Out Episode 5)
Episode 5 of From the Inside Out: Achieving Better Development Outcomes through Collaborating, Learning and Adapting is now available! Stream it above or subscribe to the USAID…
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Examples of Adaptive Management: Unlocking the Potential for Change
Carl Derrick is a Senior Change Management Specialist in USAID's Program Cycle and Support Center, Bureau for Policy Planning and Learning.The Setting: Adapting to a Rapidly…
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USAID/Kosovo Award Fee Contract Case Study
USAID/Kosovo recently awarded a $11.9 million, 5-year Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) type contract for an Office of Democracy and Governance Activity. USAID/Kosovo theorizes that a CPAF…
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Enter the 2017 Collaborating, Learning and Adapting Case Competition
Do you collaborate, learn, and adapt in your work? We want to hear about it!The submission period for the 2017 Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting Case Competition kicks off on…
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2017 Collaborating, Learning and Adapting Case Competition Case Study Form
Use this form to enter the 2017 CLA Case Competition. Click here for more information about the Case Competition.
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Transcript for Podcast Episode 1: How USAID is Hacking International Development from the Inside Out
This is the transcript for Episode 1 of the USAID Learning Lab podcast: How USAID is Hacking International Development from the Inside Out Find the audio here: https:/…
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Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops
This piece was originally posted on the White House blog on January 3, 2017.Thomas Kalil is the Deputy Director for Technology and Innovation for the White House Office of Science…
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Before Action Review
A Before Action Review (BAR) is a method for a team starting a project, activity, or event to assess what knowledge they already have. A BAR helps a team state their intentions…
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Fail Forward Resources
Fail Forward helps individuals and organizations stand out and stay relevant in the face of rapid change and to bypass shame and defensiveness to find a productive way of working…
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How Can Organizations Encourage Adaptive Management? Three Insights from Mercy Corps’ Evolution Toward Agility
Regular readers of the USAID Learning Lab blog may agree that in these complex times our effectiveness relies on learning about, and adapting to, the unique dynamics in the contexts…