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Handy, quick reference guides to tools, methods, and approaches that propel development forward and enhance its effects.

 

April 2009
Dimensions of the Learning Organization
Organizational learning is still seeking a theory and there can be no (and perhaps cannot be) agreement on the dimensions of the learning organization. However, useful models associated with learning and change can be leveraged individually or in association to reflect on the overall system of an organization. (No. 42 | April 2009)

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Overcoming Roadblocks to Learning
The gulf between the ideal type of a learning organization and the state of affairs in typical bilateral and multilateral development agencies remains huge. Defining roadblocks, however numerous they may be, is half the battle to removing them—it might make them part of the solution instead of part of the problem. (No. 41 | April 2009)

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Drawing Mind Maps
Mind maps are a visual means that represent, link, and arrange concepts, themes, or tasks, with connections usually extending radially from a central topic. They are used by individuals and groups (informally and intuitively) to generate, visualize, structure, and classify these. (No. 40 | April 2009)

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Glossary of Knowledge Management
The knowledge management discipline can be cryptic. These Knowledge Solutions define its most common concepts in simple terms. (No. 39 | April 2009)

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Growing Managers, Not Bosses
In the 21st century, managers are responsible for the application and performance of knowledge at task, team, and individual levels. Their accountability is absolute and cannot be relinquished. In a changing world, successful organizations spend more time, integrity, and brainpower on selecting them than on anything else. (No. 38 | April 2009)

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