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Transparency, Participation, Collaboration
On my way home from work last Friday, I chanced upon a fascinating interview on C-SPAN radio on government transparency, access to public information, and citizen participation at the U.S. Federal...
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A Roadmap to Open Government
My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public...
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Talking about Theory and Practice
I attended the conference of the International Studies Association in New Orleans. Its theme “Theory versus Policy? Connecting Scholars and Practitioners” is surely relevant to anyone interested in...
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Beware the Carrotmob
"It is true that economic and social objectives have long been seen as distinct and often competing. But this is a false dichotomy; it represents an increasingly obsolete perspective in a world of...
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What a Difference Political Culture Makes
While democracy is developing and strengthening in more and more countries across the world, there may be some lessons to learn from older, established democracies. Democracy does not equal democracy –...
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Ascending the CSO Engagement Continuum III – Operational Collaboration
Operational collaboration between the World Bank and CSOs has grown significantly over the past two decades in such areas of health, education, and environment. Yet, because it largely occurs at the...
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Science of Meetings? Yes There Is One
We have all been in meetings where we felt nothing was getting done. In the corporate world, the cost of inefficient meetings has been recognized. According to a recent CBS news report, professionals...
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Cambridge Votes Save Artist from Apocalypse
Last night I attended the launch of the 2013 Cambridge International Development Report at Cambridge University. The report is the work of the Humanitarian Centre– a unique network that is truly...
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Delivering Results: The Collaboration Imperative
There seems to be a growing consensus among experts in different fields that in today’s highly interdependent world, effective collaboration has become crucial for achieving results. As part of the...
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Storytellers Redux: A Development Slam
We had an interesting experiment last month with our very first Development Slam – modeled on the idea of a Poetry Slam– that was held with Aspen Institute’s New Voices Fellows and the World Bank...
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Reaching Out From The Academic Grove
I am pleased to be able to return to blogging in this space after a rather extended stint in the land of higher education administration, and am welcoming a re-immersion in matters related to using...
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Good Research, Great Video: What’s the Best Way to Motivate Community Health...
Some more innovative work from the London School of Economics. This genuinely thought-provoking 8 minute video describes a collaboration between the LSE-hosted International Growth Centre and Zambia’s...
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Weekly wire: The global forum
These are some of the views and reports relevant to our readers that caught our attention this week.Transparency, Accountability, and Technology Plan International The recently launched Sustainable...
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Leadership for results
In my experience, when development practitioners are called in to help address a complex challenge, they are not alone. Every development project requires an implementation team – people working...
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What’s the recipe to cook up networks for resilience?
Spreading the word about the need to get ahead of climate change and disasters, linking people and organisations so they can tackle problems better together, discovering new knowledge and resources to...
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