When starting to write this blog I did a quick google search for why project management matters in development work. Lots of the answers referred to aspects of good project management, for example ensuring that risks are mitigated, encouraging teamwork,
Many people are unfamiliar with the role of a producer in virtual events, but having a producer can make all the difference between a wildly successful event and one that bombs. I describe the key features of the producer role
Some of the best training courses are those where you learn just as much as the participants! Recently, I was training a Group Facilitation Methods course for ICA:UK and a participant let us know (via the comments and requests section
Orla is delighted to have become an INTRAC associate. She is lead trainer on the forthcoming online M&E course. This marries her skills in monitoring and evaluation, and online facilitation, beautifully, and she’s really looking forward to the next course,
To celebrate our 30th birthday, we have trawled through our filing cabinets and uploaded some of our favourite tools and reports to the the resources page. Come and see us at Stand 12 at the Bond Conference on 29/2-1/3/2016 to discuss
One of my intentions this year is to pay much greater attention to “connection”, one of our Framework values. Part of that is taking part in conversations happening both in my areas of expertise, and in the broader world of
Here’s some of the resources we shared at our recent retreat. They are not all directly work related but they are all stimulating! We were totally inspired and awed by the trailer for Human, by Yann Arthus Bertrand (who
Courtesy of Olivier Serrat, the third of four presentations to accompany the series of training modules I developed for the Asian Development Bank is now available for free download. Entitled Reflective Practice, it focuses on how each of us can
The second of four organisational learning PowerPoint presentations originally developed for the Asian Development Bank is now available for download here Learning in Teams. The presentation is designed to accompany the facilitator training guide and participant’s workbook for a Learning in
I’m sure many of you are seeing your newsfeeds full of discussion about what is happening in Ukraine, and how best to help. That desire to help is a basic human instinct, and the reason why many of our current
