Rich countries delivered $3.2 trillion of aid to poor countries between 1960 and 2008 (World Bank, 2011). Yet only 36% of aid workers think projects achieve their intended impact (McKinsey & Devex, 2011). Aid recipients agree, calling for a change in [...]

Posted by Jennifer Lentfer • 9 days ago • View comments

I've often said that it was easier for me to move to rural Zimbabwe than to Detroit. When people ask me why this farm-girl-turned-aid-worker devoted myself to placing community-driven development initiatives at the forefront of aid, here’s w [...]

Posted by Jennifer Lentfer • 11 days ago • View comments

I have posted a new broker's view of a KMb research article.  This one summarizes the following article: Allan Best and Bev Holmes (2010) Systems thinking, knowledge and action: towards better models and methods. Evidence & Policy, 2010, 6(2): 14 [...]

Posted by David Phipps • 12 days ago • View comments

Below are some of the highlights/tweets/blogs from day two’s discussion at the K* conference – hope these are useful: K* day 2 highlights K* is about brokering relationships and trust David Phipps: Role of K* professional is to create trusted relat [...]

Posted by Yaso Kunaratnam • 22 days ago • View comments