Systems, stars and constellations After a couple of months’ break – busy with preparing for the arrival of a new Executive Director at Global Integrity, and for my departure to lands as yet unclear – this open and adaptive update takes a slightly different approach. This time around, I’ll try to make some sense of…
Sandboxes, Stories, Gambles, and Change June was a significant month for me, with plans for a leadership transition – my departure, by the end of the year, after eight years with Global Integrity – rolling into motion. You can find out more about the transition here, and find a job description and details of how…
Image credit to UNDP’s Innovation Lab The highlight of May for me was attending the Systems Innovation Conference in London (agenda here) in person. As befits an event organized by the Systems Innovation Network, I connected with lots of great people doing innovative work on systems change! Another time I may be brave enough…
A number of pieces caught my attention in April, clustered around localisation and the value of politically-informed, locally-led, adaptive responses (PILLAR, as Abt Associates put it) to complex development challenges. At Global Integrity, our strategy has since 2015 acknowledged the interconnectedness of these issues. We provide support that enables frontline actors to operate in learning-centered…
November was a month in which our efforts to make stronger connections between the localisation agenda and the anti-corruption agenda began to bear fruit, with a side event to the US-hosted Summit for Democracy now planned. We are excited to play our part in supporting an open and globally inclusive conversation about the value and…
Grantees’ reports to funders are rarely shared with the public. We believe that sharing successes and failures can support learning and reflection that helps to strengthen the effectiveness of organizations facing similar challenges. It can also support greater accountability, to funders, and perhaps more importantly to those who that funding is intended to benefit. We’d…