I have talked in earlier posts about the blog “Embracing Change” that supports the sharing and documentation of the organizational change process of the CGIAR. In this post I would like to look closer at the learning curve and the progress that I have been observing and talking about with...

A workshop for CGIAR communications professionals will take place next week at WorldFish Center, in Penang, Malaysia. From March 23 to 26, some 20 participants from 14 CGIAR centers, the Secretariat and the Alliance will meet to: Provide input into communications during the CGIAR reform process and...

1) Compelling!  http://sciencecommons.org/about/science-commons-dylan-video/ Watch how creative commons philosophy applies to science. Thanks Simone for the link! 2) “Seed Hunter” was shown recently on Australian TV regarding ICARDA’s Ken Street’s search for landraces in Tajikistan. The...

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, or CGIAR, is facing unprecedented challenges. Today, rural communities across the developing world are suffering from sky rocketing food prices, the grave threat of climate change, energy shortages and unstable global financial markets. To...

Since 2004, the CGIAR has been able to showcase more effective face-to-face interactions using KS. It is time to demonstrate that overall inclusiveness during important events is possible. In that vain, the Institutional KS Project together with the AGM08 organizers brainstormed on a set of social reporting...