The learning is lost

For many years I have been involved in educational programmes; mainly teaching in graduate programmes ind different unviversities. I have witnessed how all of them have done an important effort to standardise their courses and to secure the quality to obtain their accreditation.
As a result of theses processes, teachers have been asked to define clearly [...]

Mind-maps workshop at Amsterdam University

Last Wedenesday 17th Janaury I was invited to facilitate a mind-maps workshop to support the research process of the Devhas project. This is an initiative from several universities from India, Sri Lanka, Belgium and Netherlands to study “Stereotypical Images and Cultural Differences between Europe and South [...]

Second floor

How many messages could flow in an e-mail list from a hygly participative community? How many field reports are prepared by hundreds of professionals in different organisations working on development? How many projects and final reports are having now sweet dreams in the archives of our institutions?
It is not hard to imagine how much knowledge [...]

Knowledge Expeditions at KM4Dev

Some days ago I attended the KM4Dev workshop at Brighton, UK. The event provided a rich and diverse approach to a number of knowledge sharing techniques. Since the very first beginning it was possible to see and experience different tools and techniques used to promote and enhance knowledge sharing: drawing, mapping, podcast, open space, peer-to-peer [...]