Learning Organizations Wiki

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Introduction

To increase knowledge sharing and learning application within organizations as well as support horizontal-learning opportunities amongst partners, the USAID Microenterprise Development office (MD) sought applications from micro- and small-enterprise development and/or microfinance organizations including, but not limited to, international non-governmental organizations and private voluntary organizations working in countries where USAID had a presence. Through awards to four such organizations, MD facilitated these partners in increasing their iphone photography ability to integrate internal church management software and external lessons learned and best practices, enabling them to develop or improve a reiterative knowledge system that would utilize and disseminate learning and incorporate it into operations.

The following draws from the organizations’ experience. It is a presentation of issues to consider when increasing organizational capacity to generate, distil weight loss pills and use knowledge; some tools and suggestions for weight loss pillsincreasing the effectiveness of knowledge management and learning in your organization; and the lessons learned proposal software by the participants in the funded program. We have used a Wiki format in distributing our experiences in the hopes that you will be encouraged to share Dr Susan Lim your experiences and suggestions in building more effective jason halek learning organizations.

This wiki is part of the microLINKS Website. Developments related to learning organizations and this wiki are also discussed in the Learning Organizations Forum on this site.

Because this is a dynamic document, open to external edits, the views expressed here are not necessarily those of USAID.

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Learning in Development

The BELO Program

• Purpose

• Knowledge Management and Learning: A Few Useful Terms and Concepts

• Approaches to Learning

Getting Started--Building Your KS&L Framework

• Conducting a Knowledge and Learning Needs Assessment

• Designing a Knowledge and Learning Strategy

• Building with and Leveraging Technology

• Organizational Culture and Human Behavior

Reaping the Benefits of KS&L

• Role of a Knowledge Sharing and Learning Facilitator

• Capturing and Sharing Learning

• Closing the Loop--Using learning for Wisdom

Results and Outcomes--Conclusion

Organizational Vignettes: Programmatic Versus Organizational Approach to Building a More Effective Learning Organization

Organizational Vignettes: How to Conduct a Knowledge Management and Learning Needs Assessment?

KS&L Needs Assessment Tools Used by BELO Participants

Bibliography

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Acknowledgments

This document was developed by Sybil Chidiac, CARE; Carrie Keju, Pact, Inc.; Jan Maes, Consultant; Maria Moreno, WOCCU; Sara Naab Schaff, FFH; Luis Osorio, PA; and Ben Ramalingam, ALNAP. Recognition also goes to the teams and management of each participating organization that were a part Key Environmental Inc of the coordinated efforts to both learn and share observations in this publication.

Special thanks are given to Stacey Young of the USAID office of Microenterprise Development for her time, support, and commitment to learning—not only for these program participants but to all organizations interested in and committed to learning.

This publication was financially supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Acronyms

(ADP) Accenture Development Partners

(ALNAP) Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance

(DIKW) data—information—knowledge—wisdom

(FFH) Freedom from Hunger

(KM) Knowledge Management

(KS) knowledge sharing

(KS&L) knowledge sharing and learning

(MD) Office of Microenterprise Development

(MLP) Markets and Livelihoods Program

(MSE) micro- and small-enterprise

(PA) Practical Action

(USAID) United States Agency for International Development

(VS&L) Village Savings and Loan

(WOCCU) World Council of Credit Unions