Institutional actors: planning to improve organisational learning By Neus Lorenzo for projects towards intercultural dialogue Alexadria, July 2008

Content The role of institutional actors ( Who’s who?) -Identifying agents and responsibilities for changing concepts More involvement needed (Why do it?) -Values and Beliefs More coherency needed (Who are we?) -Identity and Mission Better definition and orientation (Where to?) -Vision and innovation Better adaptation to context (What for?) -Aims and Goals Too much territory & dispersion (How to manage?) -Strategic Plan, SWOT, Management Design Resources (tools or strategies?) -Training, Leadership, Participation, Assessment… … …...

The role of institutional actors Surfing for adventure in visible projects? Coaching initiatives and giving support for in-depth improvement? Institutional agents Legislators Media Authorities Advisers Religious Institutions Associations Foundations Enterprises Social Educators Teachers Parents … …... Institutional agents Legislators Media Authorities Advisers Religious Institutions Associations Foundations Enterprises Social Educators Teachers Parents … …... Who’s who? Agents To improve co-operation and teamwork within schools and between schools To promote intercultural dialogue and interchange between cultures

Some questions about : -What’s the difference between a poor and incomplete project and a successful one? -When did a project work the best? -What resources were the most useful? -What are best practices for networks? Let’s reflect on your answers… -Do they allow to identify problems and suggest solutions? -How do we define good descriptors and indicators? - to know tendencies - to assess progress - to analyse results Who’s who? Responsabilities Identifying problems and proposing solutions Bad project design: Mismatching expectations Tension: A single person project Bad timing: teams work out of sync Unsetle: Badly planned Sudden problems: Lack of accuracy

Planning Institutional Projects Changing concepts: What is an institutional Project… ? (Are they really needed? Why?) 5 minutes Form a group of three people, a let’s give marks to your answers (points per person) A document, a text, an application… 2- A group of actors, involving schools and teachers A process, a development, a trip, a discovery A path to the future, a vision for shared values... Who’s who? Changing concepts Register of agreements Dialogue and commitment Shared values Participation