KM4Dev learning and monitoring baseline survey report - Knowledge Management for Development2024-03-28T15:09:21Zhttp://www.km4dev.org/forum/topics/km4dev-learning-and-monitoring-baseline-survey-report?commentId=2672907%3AComment%3A60547&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noOn recommendation 1: Increa…tag:www.km4dev.org,2012-10-12:2672907:Comment:605472012-10-12T19:50:33.459ZPeter J. Buryhttp://www.km4dev.org/profile/PeterJBury
<p>On recommendation 1: <span> Increase core group transparency: Core group work should be made more transparent and accessible </span><span>regarding who are members, what they are supposed to do, what they have done recently, what decisions they have taken on what basis.</span></p>
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<p><span>Comment: more transparency never harms, though a lot can be found about the core group members, I believe. The Ning contains a separate section on the core group, from where links…</span></p>
<p>On recommendation 1: <span> Increase core group transparency: Core group work should be made more transparent and accessible </span><span>regarding who are members, what they are supposed to do, what they have done recently, what decisions they have taken on what basis.</span></p>
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<p><span>Comment: more transparency never harms, though a lot can be found about the core group members, I believe. The Ning contains a separate section on the core group, from where links are offered to the pages of each core group member (if I'm not mistaken). Of course anyone can do a search on core group members through out the Ning and the dGroup and thus find whatever the core group member in question has contributed to the community. </span></p>
<p><span>I'm not sure if Core Group member minutes are made available, they contain action lists and decisions. If they are not available easily, they should be. To my knowledge a lot can be found on our wiki and the search facility there is very very powerful.</span></p>
<p><span>My worry: that the recommendation would lead to more managerial work than the volonteer status of core group members can warrant. </span></p>
<p><span>Comments on my comment more than welcome!</span></p>
<p>Peter, member of the core group.</p>
<p></p> And the key recommendations a…tag:www.km4dev.org,2012-10-12:2672907:Comment:606372012-10-12T19:45:24.631ZPeter J. Buryhttp://www.km4dev.org/profile/PeterJBury
<p>And the key recommendations are:</p>
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<p>Key Recommendations</p>
<p><br></br> Increase core group transparency: Core group work should be made more transparent and accessible <br></br>regarding who are members, what they are supposed to do, what they have done recently, what decisions they have taken on what basis.</p>
<p><br></br> Actively guide new members: New members should be able to easily find information about e.g. <br></br>what are the KM4Dev communication/knowledge sharing platforms and…</p>
<p>And the key recommendations are:</p>
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<p>Key Recommendations</p>
<p><br/> Increase core group transparency: Core group work should be made more transparent and accessible <br/>regarding who are members, what they are supposed to do, what they have done recently, what decisions they have taken on what basis.</p>
<p><br/> Actively guide new members: New members should be able to easily find information about e.g. <br/>what are the KM4Dev communication/knowledge sharing platforms and how they work; what they can <br/>do (as new members) to get involved in KM4Dev in various ways, how others have benefitted from or <br/>are using KM4Dev etc.</p>
<p><br/> Engage in learning-based action: We have to explore, perhaps through one of this year’s focused <br/>conversations how to move from learning to doing – we have lots of rich discussions but little real action is happening inside KM4Dev. This could be explored further.</p>
<p><br/> Integrate and clarify technology: All KM4Dev communication and knowledge sharing platforms <br/>should be assessed and we should prepare guidelines to clarify how they work and how they are integrated.</p>
<p><br/> Use stories about KM4Dev: We have collected a lot of stories which could be collated and used for <br/>different purposes: newcomer orientation, testimonies of success for reporting to donors and fundraising, laying out current gaps and next challenges.</p>
<p><br/> Inform the community about what is going on: We could think of monthly updates about the community (possibly partly automated through RSS feeds) with the help of the monthly rotating facilitation <br/>team, to inform the community about what is going on: current discussions, recent postings on Ning or <br/>on the wiki, core group discussions and work etc.</p>