This month, the Learning Lab team looks back on a decade of learning from the Collaborating, Learning, and Adapting (CLA) Case Competition. USAID’s Chief Knowledge Management Officer, Dr. Stacey Young, reflected on the growth of the competition in a new blog: “ten years and 671 cases later, USAID staff, partners, and other folks continue to look to these cases to understand what CLA looks like in action and to find inspiration in their colleagues’ experience with applying CLA principles and processes.” The CLA case library showcases the work and lessons learned from USAID staff and implementing partners from around the world and across sectors.?
In addition to the case library, check out other resources from the past decade of CLA practice. Earlier this spring, USAID’s CLA practice area held a retrospective ‘Month & Learn’ on the development and use of maturity tools at USAID, including the creation of the CLA Maturity Tool. You can also peruse our podcasts, browse the CLA evidence collection, or go straight to the source (the CLA Toolkit) for guidance and templates.
Share Your Perspective on Upcoming Themes!
June: KMOL Digital Frontiers | In celebration of the new USAID KMOL Policy, we'll be exploring advances in KMOL and what new technology has to offer. What kind of systems and practices, new (AI!) and old, help you succeed in your work?
July: Summer Reading List | For the summer transition period, we’ll share a curated Learning Lab reading list of old favorites and new gems! Join us and share your go-to blogs and resources from Learning Lab and elsewhere.?
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What We're Excited About This Month!
- CLA Case Map | By USAID Bureau for Planning, Learning, and Resource Management | Dive into the collection of past CLA Case Competition submissions to access a decade of learning at your fingertips! Find submissions from across the world, development sector, and CLA framework components.
- A Closer Look: Stories from CLA Case Competition Winners | By USAID LEARN | Listen to the podcast series, "A Closer Look," and find out how organizations use CLA to improve their development process in these stories from CLA Case Competition winners.
- Top 10 CLA Toolkit Resources List | By USAID Bureau for Planning, Learning, and Resource Management | USAID’s CLA Practice Team updates the CLA toolkit's Top 10 List to highlight tools that are particularly timely, useful, and accessed often (according to web analytics). Check out this list to see which resources Learning Lab users have turned to most often!
- USAID’s Bite-Sized Learning Series | By USAID Bureau for Planning, Learning, and Resource Management | The Bite-Sized Learning series draws lessons from the most recent of the 600+ CLA Case Competition submissions now on Learning Lab. The series offers candid perspectives from development professionals within and beyond the Agency and provides tangible tips and tools for applying CLA in your work.
Mark Your Calendars!
- There’s only one day left to help USAID create a new Local Systems Position Paper. As the Local Systems Framework approaches its ten-year anniversary, USAID is looking for your input! See this blog for more information, and contribute your ideas before May 31!
- Join USAID’s Bureau for Planning, Learning and Resource Management for the third Bite-Sized Learning event: “CLA Paves the Way…for Putting Evidence and Learning to Use!” The session will explore links between CLA and the advancement of evidence capture and use in development programming. Experienced practitioners will unpack CLA cases from the 2023 CLA Case Competition that highlight work from Moldova and Lebanon. We’ll also hear from USAID’s Agency Evaluation Officer, Winston Allen. Register for the upcoming event on June 5, 2024 at 9 AM EDT and check out the event page for more information.
In Case You Missed It!
- Read the newest blog in Social Impact’s Localization in Focus series on why facilitation matters in international development.
- Read the blog from Elizabeth Kemigisha, with WI-HER, on how the CLA Maturity Tool can be a pocketknife for internal communication and knowledge management.?
- Read the blog from Hong Ha Nguyen and Linh Doan, with USAID Learns, on what to focus on during Pause and Reflect sessions throughout the stages of activity implementation.
- Read the blog from Megan Kelly, with CARE, to learn what women leaders are saying about locally led humanitarian response.
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9 个月One of the richest knowledge management portals that I have benefited from. I use it when planning training or writing CLA pieces.