Sharing what works, defining terms, and fostering a new community of practice: ODI and partners are bringing together donors and practitioners to rethink how we do development.
Development programmes often have a limited impact, especially when targeting improved governance and service delivery by the state. We are seeing new approaches and tools for designing, implementing and evaluating development projects, and common themes have emerged: being problem-driven, iterative with lots of learning, and engaging teams and coalitions, often producing hybrid solutions that are ‘fit to context’ and politically smart.
However the evidence base for ‘doing development differently’ remains fragmented – and policy makers still report challenges putting these findings into practice.
In October 2014, ODI and Harvard’s Centre for International Development brought together practitioners and researchers who are trying out or researching new development practices. The workshop was an opportunity to share practical lessons and insights, country experience, and to experiment first hand with selected methodologies and design thinking.
The workshop was the first in a series of events on ‘doing development differently’. You can stay up to date with this emerging community of practice by subscribing to the Twitter list.
Watch videos from the event; read blogs by Oxfam’s Duncan Green and Global Integrity’s Alan Hudson; and check out the Storify below for more information.
