Is this for you?

Are you a network practitioner or learning facilitator working at a development organisation? Are you looking for inspiration and practical tips on how to stimulate learning in your network, coalition or alliance? Partos and PSO have designed an interactive and innovative programme with the aim to connect people, exchange knowledge, and develop new ideas on how learning in networks and alliances can be stimulated.

The challenge

Cooperation in all kinds of networks and alliances – not just the knowledge networks or platforms - offer ample opportunity for knowledge sharing and collaborative learning. It also confronts us with challenges. How can we benefit the learning opportunities offered to a maximum? How do we facilitate inter-organisational learning in a network while taking into account specific learning needs and styles? How do we facilitate intercultural learning, and learning in an international setting? How can we achieve a willingness to share knowledge and an active learning attitude of the network members? How to create the conditions for learning while avoiding heavy centralised coordination?

Programme

The day will start with an introduction by special guest Steve Waddell who will share with us his experienced view on learning in networks. Subsequently a number of practical cases from different NGO networks will be presented, including examples from outside the sector.To get a better understanding of the applicability, the various methods from these cases will be analysed in more detail by the participants.. The day will conclude with a summary of the potential and limitations of the examples discussed.

Participants are expected to leave with practical ideas for stimulating learning and reflection in their network or alliance.

A more detailed programme will be send to you in April.

Practical information

What: Meeting on learning in networks: inspiration and practical tools

Where: Silverijn, Plompetorengracht 3, Utrecht

When: 10th of May 2012, from 10.00 hours to 17.00 hours

Costs: € 25 per person (including lunch) for PSO and Partos members.

Otherwise: € 50

Registration: Send an e-mail to aanmelding@pso.nl, with reference to ‘Network meeting 10 May’

Contact: Koen Faber (faber@pso.nl) or Hilke Conradi (hc@partos.nl) (Partos)

Download the invitation.