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An Impact Weekend with the BMW Foundation

Achieving Something Special at a Wilderness Retreat By: Narayan Adhikari, Nepal Country Representative for Accountability Lab Recently, the BMW Foundation convened a group on Wasan Island in Canada- a beautiful retreat in the Muskoka lakes about three hours north of Toronto. It was a perfect, remote location to disconnect and discuss the Accountability Lab. I was honored to be invited along, and packed my bags in Nepal for the trip, which I knew was going to be full of deep thinking, critical reflection and new friends. Arriving on the island, it was more beautiful than I had imagined- lakes as far [...]

2016-08-23T00:00:00+00:0023rd August 2016|

Where Are We With The Learning Agenda In Pakistan?

By: Fayyaz Yaseen, Accountability Lab Pakistan Country Representative.   Building accountability in Pakistan is a difficult, long, and non-linear process. It is highly political and requires a deep understanding of the context, relationships, and incentives. With this kind of work, adaptive learning (learning that leads to real change) is essential. Too often organizations fail to internalize lessons from experience to iterate and improve. Last month at Accountability Lab Pakistan we brought together a group of representatives from Pakistani civil society, academia, media, and donor organizations to discuss how organizations can work to integrate adaptive learning to improve their work for [...]

2016-06-27T00:00:00+00:0027th June 2016|

What Are We “Learning About Learning” at the Accountability Lab?

By: Blair Glencorse and Anne Sophie Ranjbar. This blog post was originally published by Feedback Labs. The Accountability Lab, a member of Feedback Labs, catalyzes a new generation of active citizens and responsible leaders around the world. They train, mentor, and resource local changemakers to strengthen systems of accountability and unleash positive social and economic change. Blair Glencorse is Executive Director and Anne Sophie Ranjbar is Associate Director of the Accountability Lab. Follow the Lab on Twitter @accountlab. Last month, we released our most recent Impact and Learning Report– a document which is the result of a year-long process of trying to [...]

2016-05-26T00:00:00+00:0026th May 2016|
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