I’ve written about scale-up (scaling) many times before, as scale-up or under another ‘label’ for the scaling concept – international outreach. Working with a number of groups involved in various [...]
When my kids were young and we travelled we used to play this game “How do you know you’re not at home? What’s different about our surroundings here?” Over time [...]
A small but diverse group from 12 countries and many fields of practice came together recently to explore the concept of co-creation at the Learn Share Lab. The event modeled [...]
A Twitter conversation around the effectiveness of advocacy campaigns and my recent travels to several countries where garbage disposal is a major problem have me thinking about this question of [...]
Traveling, especially by train, often provides time for reflection and writing. I am spending the end of the year traveling in India. Here are some of my reflections on the [...]
Through the wonderful technology of livestreaming and a number of conference organizers who planned livestreaming into their events, I was able to travel recently to conferences and workshops in Rome, [...]
The past few years have found numerous new opportunities to follow and sometimes engage with conferences and more informal conversations around the world online. In any given week - from [...]
In support of a few organizations that are increasing their international engagement, I have been surveying a number of organizations further along the international engagement spectrum for their experiences. I [...]
Recently I was talking to a long-term colleague about a project I’ve been developing based on this piece. He’s done some amazing work over the years for positive societal change, [...]
In July 2012, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced a 27 member High-level Panel (HLP) to advise on a new set of global development goals. These new goals are to replace the [...]