07 twg bl-learning to inovate
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The document discusses establishing a Learning to Innovate (L2i) Topic Working Group. It describes L2i as a hybrid community of practice and work group that would tackle priority issues related to harnessing research for innovation. Membership would be voluntary and focus on people engaged in research coordination and change projects. The working group would aim to strengthen capacity for research innovation, help projects achieve targets, and influence partners. Key questions are around establishing a plausible promise and developing a work plan.
07 twg bl-learning to inovate
- 1. A ‘plausible promise’ for the Learning to Innovate Learning to Innovate Topic Working Group? Boru Douthwaite Innovation and Impact Director, Challenge Program on Water and Food Basin Leader Meeting Vientiane, 18 January 2011
- 2. Will L2i be a Community of Practice? “A group of professionals, informally bound to one A group of professionals, informally bound to one another through exposure to a common class of problems, a common pursuit of solutions, and thereby themselves embodying a store of knowledge”
- 3. How is a COP different from other ways of organizing? ways of organizing? Purpose Membership Glue Duration Community Exchange Self select Passion, As long as the of Practice knowledge identification interest lasts with group Work Group Deliver All under Job & Until product manager common goal restructured Project Accomplish Assigned or Project Project Team specific task selected milestones completed and goal Informal Info mal Pass on P Friends F iend & Mutual M t l need As A long as networks business business reason exists information acquaintances
- 4. We will be a hybrid We will be a hybrid Self motivated, self organizing working groups Self‐motivated, self‐organizing working groups tackling priority issues reporting back to the wider community, thus strengthening the practice
- 5. PLAN ACT REFLECT Repeated learning cycles Leads to Changes in practice; strengthened New theory, methods, strengthened core community g store of knowledge competency Contribute to Research that fosters innovation processes Improved livelihoods, more resilient systems and communities
- 6. What is the practice? What is the practice? Ensuring research achieves developmental outcomes Putting research into use Putting research into use Scaling up and scaling out Harnessing research to innovation processes Harnessing research to innovation processes
- 7. What we might do? What we might do? Pull together and synthesize lessons in what works Pull together and synthesize lessons in what works and what does not in harnessing research to innovation processes Identify critical capacity development needs and oversee an initiative to meet them Arrange exchange visits amongst BLs and C&C projects Write a position paper PLAN ACT REFLECT
- 8. Membership Voluntary Open but focussed on the people in the CPWF engaged in our practice (‘harnessing research to g g p ( g innovation processes’)
- 9. Potential benefits Potential benefits Help the Basin Leaders, C&C projects and BDC Help the Basin Leaders, C&C projects and BDC programs achieve their outcome targets Mechanism to bring resources to bear Help build the CPWF core competency in managing research for development
- 10. Resources Funds from for face to face meetings; moderation Funds from for face‐to‐face meetings; moderation Fund to support C&C projects Facilitation Gender mainstreaming Fund could be managed through the TWG Worst case ‐ $100k Conservative ‐ $320k
- 11. Questions Questions Do we have a plausible promise? Do we have a plausible promise? A kernel upon which we can co‐develop the L2i TWG together If so, what needs changing? What do we do? Who? When? …… a Work Plan by Friday afternoon
- 13. Avalanche
- 15. What is the Practice? What is the Practice? Help ensure Coordination and Change Projects and Help ensure Coordination and Change Projects and BDC programs‐of‐work are successful in harnessing research to innovation Advocate for a CGIAR System that is better able to harness research to innovation processes Seek to influence external partners in a similar way
- 17. How it will be organized How it will be organized Moderated by the KM Team Moderated by the KM Team Regular face‐to‐face meetings Other details to be decided Other details to be decided
- 19. Avalanche
- 20. What is a TWG? What it is not? • Community of people sharing • Topic in one basin ‐ even interest on a topic though of high interest from • A mechanism to foster the basin perspective th b i ti learning & produce outputs • A one‐off initiative like a study across basins (e.g. synthesis, ( g y , tour in several basins IPG) • Additional funding to do your • An interface between the research in your project/basin CPWF and the global CPWF d th l b l • A blueprint to do cross‐basin community research g • Diverse and wide range of • A ‘command & control’ A command & control models for implementation approach • An iterative learning process