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Collaborating, Learning and Adapting: USAID’s New Approach to Program Learning and Improvement

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Presented by: Stacey Young, Senior Learning Advisor, Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning, USAID

Our collective experience teaches us that development efforts yield more positive change more quickly if they are coordinated and collaborative, test promising new approaches in a continuous search for improvement, and build on what works and eliminate what doesn't. Yet program learning is often not systematically planned, adequately resourced, facilitated or acted on in ways that are strategic and can maximize results.

This session explored USAID’s new strategies to foster program learning through the Collaborating Learning and Adapting framework. Participants also shared their own experience with collaborating strategically, identifying and filling critical knowledge gaps, and applying new knowledge in strategic ways for adaptive management and results.  How can USAID better facilitate this process with and among its partners?