Knowledge Sharing within the ICCO-Alliance and Partners Meandering through a forest of information and lessons.

Organisational structure ICCO (Alliance): In the South mainly on a programmatic basis Alliance of six Dutch organisations Along thematic lines Decentralisation and “devolution” of power

In the South mainly on a programmatic basis

Alliance of six Dutch organisations

Along thematic lines

Decentralisation and “devolution” of power

Why Capacity Development & Learning Work more effectively Avoid “reinventing the wheel” (others probably already have done what you are trying to do) Keep up with the ever changing contexts Be able to serve partners with “good” information A “hype”? Perhaps but a useful one

Work more effectively

Avoid “reinventing the wheel” (others probably already

have done what you are trying to do)

Keep up with the ever changing contexts

Be able to serve partners with “good” information

A “hype”? Perhaps but a useful one

Where do we come from Six different organisations Lack of systematic learning within organisation Huge amounts of information and lessons

Six different organisations

Lack of systematic learning within organisation

Huge amounts of information and lessons

Where do we want to go Be able to attend “needs” (service package) Six different but aligned organisations Systematic learning within and among organisation Using huge amounts of information and lessons Sharing with partners in programmes Enhance quality of information (research) AND Preparing/making the “identity-glue” for the Network organisation

Be able to attend “needs” (service package)

Six different but aligned organisations

Systematic learning within and among organisation

Using huge amounts of information and lessons

Sharing with partners in programmes

Enhance quality of information (research)

AND

Preparing/making the “identity-glue” for the

Network organisation

What do we have Support programme within R&D department: Capacity Development Programme Learning Facilitators – “motors” of Learning networks Research Methods and tools Thematic specialists within programme departments

Support programme within R&D department: Capacity Development Programme

Learning Facilitators – “motors” of Learning networks

Research

Methods and tools

Thematic specialists within programme departments

Learning levels Individual Organisations E.g. Learning from each other within IA e.g. Informal exchange, lunch meetings Alliance in NL and Regional Programmes in South Different actors with common objective e.g. thematic & training events Between Regional Programmes E.g. Peace building Central America / Great Lakes e.g. exchange events – cultural issues Between Thematic Programmes E.g. peace building acccess to primary services e.g. exchange events – content issues conditional Different strategies of intervention

Individual Organisations

E.g. Learning from each other within IA

e.g. Informal exchange, lunch meetings

Alliance in NL and Regional Programmes in South

Different actors with common objective

e.g. thematic & training events

Between Regional Programmes

E.g. Peace building Central America / Great Lakes

e.g. exchange events – cultural issues

Between Thematic Programmes

E.g. peace building acccess to primary services

e.g. exchange events – content issues

People: motivation / time Building trust Context-cultural level Right information at right time in the right form at the right place General Challenges

People: motivation / time

Building trust

Context-cultural level

Right information at right time in the right form at the right place

Specific challenges Empires which are being built “ Production” goes first Competence about “scarce” funds Many new things at a time Reluctance to “publish” (learnings) ………… . ………… .

Empires which are being built

“ Production” goes first

Competence about “scarce” funds

Many new things at a time

Reluctance to “publish” (learnings)

………… .

………… .

Challenges- What to do? Integrate with the internal ICCO “Learning and Development” programme (ex-S&T) Create awareness of potentials of Learning Networks (look for champions) Show potential benefits of Learning Buy in PM’s/PC’s (CD/learning is also their problem!) Access needs and respond to them Don’t push “clients” e.g. in to IA-portal (ownership!) Good collaboration and role definition between LF’s and TS’s ………………… .

Integrate with the internal ICCO “Learning and Development” programme (ex-S&T)

Create awareness of potentials of Learning Networks (look for champions)

Show potential benefits of Learning

Buy in PM’s/PC’s (CD/learning is also their problem!)

Access needs and respond to them

Don’t push “clients” e.g. in to IA-portal (ownership!)

Good collaboration and role definition between LF’s and TS’s

………………… .

So we are jumping into the deep and trying to “think out of the box”. Thank you for your attention!