Until recently I was 100% convinced that transparency is good. Authorities, NGOs, companies – they all should be open and transparent about what they do, how they do it and why they do it. They should allow outsiders access to key documents like strategies, internal and external evaluations and audits, and financial statements. The more others could see, check and verify, the better. For instance, I thought it was very [full post]
There must have been a time when people were genuinely enthusiastic to attend conferences. Nowadays, however, people are sometimes complaining about having to go as conferences are increasingly seen as talkshops that do not contribute to getting your own work done. The conference is of course fighting back bravely, by having interactive, participatory programmes instead of one key note after another. Still, in order to convince potential participants, it is [full post]
Even before social media there were so many tools to be used for training and facilitation that it was hard to get a grip. Nowadays, this seems even harder. Fortunately, there are people out there providing a helping hand. Top 100 Tools for Learning 2011 provides a useful list of practical tools that are actually used by the people voting for the list. One of the tools that made the [full post]
