Getting to know each other as part of a community is as important to a Community of Practice as the content itself. This session could comprise both individual introductions and an exercise in getting to know each other.

Having collected questions online prior to the workshop, this session will validate and consolidate the questions coming up with a core set of questions about KM4DEV to work on during the workshop.

We will look for three volunteers for this session who would like help from the group in implementing some aspect of their KM work. We will break up into three sub-groups, each of which will have a Peer Assistee.

Day One - Peer Assistees

Jennifer Spence - UNDP

The Drylands Development Initiative - Nairobi

Jawed Ludin - Bond

KM and Networks

Brendan O'Brian - UNFPA

KM at UNFPA

Presentations from groups within KM4DEV on their organisational experiences with KM. Presentations will be made After Action Review style.

Bruno Laporte - World Bank

KM at the World Bank

Nancy White - FullCircle Associates

Working with the CGIAR in Africa

Yared Kiflom -- UNDP

UNDP SURF for Central and East Africa

Presentations on new tools, approaches, techniques that some members of the community may not be familiar with. Possible options here are:

Storytelling

Social Network Analysis

Facilitating Communities of Practice

Collaborative Technologies

Open Source / Open Content

Participants will determine sessions in advance. (Contact Mark Faul mfaul@bellanet.org for details.)

Brief 10 minute review of the day.

Before the workshop starts we will solicit a 6-8 member process group to help keep the workshop on track. The group will meet at 8pm to review and possibly adapt the next day's agenda.

Check with the group and presentation/validation of any changes to the agenda. Also, another community building exercise.

Presentations from groups within KM4DEV on their organisational experiences with KM. Presentations will be made After Action Review style.

Kenneth King (To be confirmed)

Review of KM at 4 Development Agencies

Barbara Brown - CIDA

KM at CIDA

TBA

This will seek to relate KM more deeply and more practically to development. It will address such issues as inter vs. intra-organisational KM, North vs. South issues, and internal vs. external KM approaches. This session will seek to define more sharply the relevant aspects of KM for development.

Looking at what it means to provide KM as a service both within your organisation and to client / partner groups.

A review of the answers to the Frequently Asked Questions.

Closing remarks and then asking the 3 magic questions.