Social Learning is, almost by definition, a form of Slow Learning. Social learning was at the heart of the Innovation Process share fair held at ILRI Ethiopia in May 2015. This post reviews results from a survey about participants’ experience at the fair, and outcomes of their participation. Continue reading
Category Archives: ILRIComms
Building a communication framework for CGIAR, the power of the ‘development multiplier’ and ‘KM inside’…
Communication and knowledge management at CGIAR means different things to different people. A recent meeting set out to develop a communications framework that emphasises the role of various communication areas in increasing the development results of research. Your feedback on this framework is welcome. Continue reading
Promoting agricultural research – which services do your scientists use?
Increasingly we see that our scientists themselves can do a lot to promote and increase the visibility of their work – and in some cases collaborate and get metrics and impact scores. Here are the top 4 we want ILRI scientists to use – are there other services like this you consider essential? Continue reading
Fear of the blank box: why and how to post updates on Yammer, LinkedIn etc.?
We are all busy. All super busy. And our attention is divided by many signals, to-do’s, emails and a variety of strange attractors. But the point is: sharing some information on social media sometimes helps others gain time. And you would appreciate that time gain also. Continue reading
Ripples of change and winning people over with engagement: Lessons from Africa RISING
Working with the same group of people, to support their events and processes, clearly presents many opportunities. Through regular engagement it becomes possible to shift the attitude and ideas of people, and the course of their events and processes. Here is an example of such a journey that Africa RISING teams went through. Continue reading
Agriculture / Communications / Ethiopia / Event / ILRIComms / Knowledge and Information / Social media
AgKnowledge innovation process share fair: Processing the process of all processes
An AgKnowledge Innovation Process Share Fair recently took place (25-26 May 2015) at the Addis Ababa campus of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) to discuss this central message. The fair focused on what too many people tend to forget often: the process (of innovation) and the need for process literacy. Continue reading
James Stapleton joins ILRI Communications and Knowledge Management group as managing editor
On 1 June 2015, James Stapleton joined the ILRI Communications and Knowledge Management (CKM) group as the managing editor. Continue reading
ILRI CKM supports ‘gamification for social good’ hackathon
I had the pleasure of attending my very first Gamification Hackathon, ‘Gamify it!’, organized by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in partnership with iceaddis and eLearning Africa to support the event through documentation, shooting videos and capturing photos. Continue reading
Communications, knowledge and innovation process share fair at ILRI Addis Ababa
This week, communicators, knowledge sharers, process facilitators and learners in agriculture meet up in Addis Ababa in a share fair. Continue reading
Connect online to the ‘AgKnowledge Innovation’ process share fair
On 25 and 26 May, the ILRI communications and KM group in Addis Ababa hs joining with several partners to host a ‘share fair’ event. The focus is on the design and delivery of truly effective ‘process’ improvements that lead to applied innovation, social learning and value for money (in agriculture). As well as the face to face, we want to use the event to pool and crystallise what we’re learning about working along the continuum from f2f to hybrid to online processes and events – and how best to weave those channels together. We’re looking for some online collaborators. Continue reading
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