workshop culture

  • 5 reasons why our current systems of learning are broken – and how to fix them

    Reda Sadki’s writing explores how systems of learning matter when tackling complex challenges across global health, humanitarian aid, and education. Over twelve years of articles on his blog, he has built a cohesive argument for why our current systems of learning are broken and how we might fix them. Since 2016, his work at The…

    5 reasons why our current systems of learning are broken – and how to fix them
  • Implementation of guidelines, officially

    This is everything that the World Health Organization’s Handbook for Guideline Development says about implementation.  Implementation of a guideline should be taken into account right from the beginning of the guideline development. Implementation is generally the responsibility of national or subnational groups, which explains why their participation in guideline development is critical. WHO headquarters and regional…

    Aboard the USS Bowfin (Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, United States of America). Personal collection.
  • Inventing by investing in new business models for humanitarian training

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    Through research and broad sector collaboration, a consensus has emerged on the recognition that uneven quality of personnel is a major limiting factor in humanitarian response, and that serious effort is needed to address the global gap in skills and build capacity of countries and local communities. At the same time, there is growing recognition…

    Old cash register (Andrés Moreira/flickr)
  • Workshop culture

    We live in a “workshop culture”. On the one hand, it is costly and exclusionary. Few can afford to travel, and the organization finds it more difficult to afford and justify the expense of moving bodies and materials to meet. Its outcomes are difficult to clearly identify, much less measure. They often contribute to communication…

    Empty Seats (Jon Candy/flickr.com)