Society for International Development (SID)

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Workgroups

SID-US Policy & Learning Workgroup
The SID-US Policy & Learning Workgroup is a group of international development professionals actively engaged in issues related to evidence-based policy making, such as data and analytics, strategic policy and planning, project management, and M&E and learning.
SID-US Knowledge Management Workgroup** ¹⁾
The SID-US Knowledge Management Workgroup is a group of individuals actively engaged in the issues of data and project management. With events ranging from new USAID program cycles to theories of change in program design this workgroup aims to inform on the evolving practices and strategies of knowledge management.

Meetings

SID-US Policy & Learning Workgroup meetings

Dec 2022: Policy & Learning Workgroup Planning Meeting
Nov 2021: Trust, Partnerships, and Psychological Safety: Building Organizations That Can Learn Together
Feb 2021: Collective Learning and Networks
Oct 2020: Lessons Unlearned: Peer Assist to Match the Supply and Demand of Learning
Jul 2020: How Decisions Get Made: Leverage Learning for Influencing Policy & Programs
Jan 2020: Policy & Learning Workgroup Planning Meeting
Apr 2019: Knowledge Management Programs from Creation to Maturity at the Millennium Challenge Corporation’s (MCC)
Dec 2018: The Quest for the “Holy Grail” of Development Impact
Apr 2018: Knowledge Sharing Workshop: Changing the Way Organizations Think
Nov 2017: Navigating the Results Paradox: Trade-offs Between Results and Learning
Oct 2017: Policy & Learning Workgroup Planning Meeting
Jul 2017: The Role of Learning in Policymaking

SID-US Knowledge Management Workgroup (online) meetings

Jun 2016: Closing the Learning Loop: Principles and Practice – A Session with Chris Collison (webinar; in-person event)
Feb 2016: Knowledge Management Workgroup Planning Meeting (in-person event)
Oct 2015: Using Theories of Change in Program Design
Sep 2015: Reform Strategies for Development Professionals: How to Plan for and Measure Change in Complex Systems
Jul 2015: Adaptive Management: Thoughts about USAID’s Evolving Program Cycle
May 2015: Knowledge Management Worksgroup Planning Meeting (in-person event)
Sep 2014: Collaboration, Technology and Local Governance: How USAID and UNICEF are working together to strengthen Uganda’s district-level governments
May 2014: Shifting the Balance: Strengthening Knowledge to Policy Systems in Indonesia
Feb 2014: Tracking, Managing, and Using Data
Apr 2013: Participatory Impact Pathways Analysis
Aug 2013: Learning About Learning: Panel Discussion on Learning Networks
May 2013: Best Practices in Impact Evaluations: Anti-Corruption and Rule-of-Law (with Democracy, Rights, & Governance Workgroup, Monitoring & Evaluation Workgroup)
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Aug 2012: Games & Simulations for Knowledge Sharing & Training
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Aug 2011: Knowledge Transfer and Mentoring – a Conversation with Steve TrautmaC
Mar 2011: “Collaborating, Learning and Adapting in Uganda: How one USAID mission is using KM to enhance impact”
Jan 2011: Perspectives on Monitoring and Evaluation of Knowledge Management (KM Impact Challenge Event/Webinar)
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Oct 2010: Online Competitions: Defining Success and Demonstrating Impact (KM Impact Challenge Event/Webinar)
Aug 2010: Appreciative Sharing of Knowledge (ASK): Harnessing Appreciative Inquiry for Organizational Change
Apr 2010: Online Knowledge Sharing: Development Practitioners Forum & Global Pulse 2010
Feb 2010: Open Data: Can We Make M&E Data Easier to Find and Use?
Dec 2009: The Power of the Question: Using “Appreciative Inquiry” in International Development
Nov 2009: Influence Mapping of Social Networks: A Presentation about the Net-Map Toolkit
Jun 2009: Defining and Measuring the Success of our Knowledge Management Efforts
Apr 2009: Knowledge Management in the U.S. Army: Battle Command Knowledge System (BCKS)
Jan 2009: Introduction to the New SID-Washington Knowledge Management Workinggroup; USAID’s Knowledge Revolution: The New and Improved Services Center at the Agency’s Core