Harnessing the Power of Collective Learning
Feedback, accountability and constituent voice in rural development
- 260 pages
- English
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Harnessing the Power of Collective Learning
Feedback, accountability and constituent voice in rural development
About this book
What were new ideas 30 years ago, such as the concepts of participatory development and systems thinking, are now accepted norms in international development circles. The majority of professionals engaged in rural development accept the proposition that the people who participate in development should play an active role in defining, implementing, and evaluating projects intended to improve their productivity and lives. However this goal remains unrealized in many development programs.
Harnessing the Power of Collective Learning considers the challenges and potential of enabling collective learning in rural development initiatives. The book presents 11 case studies of organizations trying to develop and implement collective learning systems as an integral component of sustainable development practice. Through systematic reflection on action and experience, key lessons and themes emerge regarding the nature of voice, participation, feedback loops, accountability and transparency, that will be useful for many others in the development community.
This book is a useful resource for academics, practitioners and policy makers in the areas of international development, sustainable development, organizational development, philanthropy, learning communities, monitoring and evaluation and rural development.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- List of boxes
- About the editors
- About the contributors
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- List of abbreviations
- 1 The development conundrum
- 2 Digital Green: enabling a collective process of learning in rural development
- 3 Grameen Foundation and learning with Community Knowledge Workers
- 4 Farmer Voice Radio and multi-level collaboration to engage farmers effectively
- 5 Keystone Accountability and Constituent Voice: lessons from using feedback to manage and improve performance in agriculture extension, agro-forestry enterprises, producer cooperatives and coffee marketing
- 6 Transformative power of dreams: a PRADAN case study
- 7 Theorizing women’s empowerment in agriculture: progression of learning in CARE
- 8 Listening to farmers at One Acre Fund
- 9 IDEO.org and designing with farmers
- 10 Trust, collaboration, and collective learning: the experience in Namibia and Ethiopia
- 11 Promoting inclusive development through a process of learning and mutual accountability: preliminary insights gained from the experience of FOSCA
- 12 Learning through feedback loops: lessons from Kenya Markets Trust
- 13 Conclusion
- Index