1. Capacity Building – stimulating demand for evidence

2. Siobhan Duvigneau Funded by DFID as part of the MK4D programme “Stimulating the demand for research knowledge through building the information capability of researchers and policy-makers”

3. Session Define an approach Explore your conceptions / approaches to building capacity Reflect your challenges Some Do’s and Don’ts (Top Tips)

4. Task Take the A4 paper and build a tower. The tallest tower wins…. Additional instructions, provided after 2 mins

5. Purpose: Experiential Activity?

6. Placing you in the unique role of being a facilitator and learner Highlighting the importance of teamwork Excellent listening & communication skills Importance of clear instructions Experience plays a central role in learning

7. Constructivism Nationaal Archief, Flickr

8. Co-constructing knowledge - task #1 Answer the question: From your experience, what have you learnt about building the capacity of your beneficiaries? Do you make a distinction between capacity at the individual and the institutional levels? What approaches work / are less successful?

9. 1. Engage your audience In what timeframe should you get people talking in a workshop? – 3 minutes – 10 minutes – 20 minutes – 60 minutes Why?

10. 2. Know your beneficiaries Who? Why? How? When? What? Where?

11. 3. Co-construct knowledge / learning Capacity building is a two-way process? Teaching Today, Geoffrey Petty

12. 4. Listen with big ears & repeat, revisit… The average amount of time a person (e.g. a higher education student) can pay attention for… is? The amount of information retained in a lecture is? Wilson, K. and Korn, J. H. (2007). Attention during lectures: Beyond ten minutes. Teaching of Psychology, 34 (2), 85–89. Audi_insperation/flickr.com

13. billsoPHOTO, Flickr 5. Encourage reflection / seek feedback

14. Capacity building is a two-way process? Teaching Today, Geoffrey Petty

15. Thank you for participating!