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Going Beyond Technical Skills: How to Build an Adaptive Team
If change starts with people, then what should we consider when building collaborative, learning-focused teams? When development isn’t a linear process and success depends on much…
Staying Curious, Together: How to Create a Learning Culture
In this episode, we’ll discuss the key ingredients in a learning culture. First, we define what we mean by a learning culture. Next, we look at research that examines the…
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…
Why Does Learning Matter in International Development?
In Episode 2 of the Leaders in Learning podcast series, Piers and Stacey reflect on their conversations with Duncan Green, Gwen Hines, and Karen Mokate on the topic of why learning…
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Measuring the Contribution of CLA to Organizational & Development Outcomes: What have we learned? Reflections from Counterpart
This 2-pager describes Counterpart International's measurement approach in the CLAIM learning network.
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ENABLE Program Discussion Paper
Is a genuinely sustainable, locally-led, politically-smart approach to economic governance and Business Environment Reform possible? Lessons from 10 years implementing ENABLE in…
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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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A Management Compact for Advancing Adaptive Management
The Sprint Relay is a methodology that makes adaptive implementation practical. As part of a Sprint Relay, several agencies collaborate over a 100-day period (a Sprint) to produce a…
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Walking the Talk: An Iterative Approach to Developing the Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting Maturity Matrix
USAID established Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) as a practice area in 2009 to improve organizational effectiveness and development results. The USAID Bureau for Policy…
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The US Overseas Cooperative Development Collaborative Group: Washington, DC
The US Overseas Cooperative Development Council’s Collaborative Group brings together all implementors of the USAID Cooperative Development Program. Together the Collaborative Group…