“Since the context of international cooperation is subject to ongoing change, we have to continuously refine our competencies and to enhance our innovation capacity. For that to happen Switzerland relies on an encompassing knowledge management and on a systematic capitalization of experiences.”

Message on Switzerland's International Cooperation in 2013—2016

Learning and networking are at the core of knowledge work in the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC):

  1. access to knowledge and information and the ability to use it to the benefit of countries and people in the South and East, and
  2. knowledge sharing among collaborators and partners to enhance effective and innovative programmes and policies.

This website provides methods and good learning experiences. It is designed to stimulate exchange on how good ideas and concepts can translate into improved practices. This tool was developed by SDC’s Learning & Networking Team.

Think pink! – Learning from the Antipoles
Black and white, water and fire, ying and yang, Outcome Mapping and Logical Framework – is it really like this? Corinne Sprecher from the International Team at AGRIDEA discusses in her blog post the attitude of individuals towards two opposing concepts. With the example of Outcome Mapping and Logical Framework Approach she shows, how the process of dealing with the polarities could look like. And how the eagerness to see the positive aspects of two poles could enhance (an unexpected) learning, of searching for complementarities, combined with the great potential for creating new ideas and new solutions. (more...)