Six Reasons why “Capacity Development” is NOT a helpful way to think about improving performance
There are good reasons to talk about “capacity development” or “capacity building”. Most of the time, that’s not the way I think about my work. Some of that is just a reaction because it seems like jargon to me. I don’t like jargon, though I’m as guilty of using it as everyone else is. […]
What goes wrong with aid sector capacity building? Following Fashion – how it hurts
It’s not smart to criticize fashions of previous years. It’s almost inevitable that the second you start doing so, Paris catwalks are full of them again, and two years later, so is the high-street. Within about 2 years of me finally giving up on baggy jeans after years of hanging on, tight jeans were […]
Why using your client’s Learning Needs Analysis is ruining your capacity building
You might think you can save time by using your clients Learning Needs Analysis, and they might expect you to, but it rarely works well.
