Methodology

Tags: Worldwide, Knowledge programme
Additional tags: Knowledge management

Knowledge Integration

The methodology used is knowledge integration. By integrating various forms of (new) knowledge - academic knowledge, practitioner knowledge, educational and cultural expressions of knowledge - new insights can be created and strategies formulated that contribute to the development of new policies and practices for the development sector. This is not a linear process of knowledge production, but a rather muddled continuum of integrated interactions.

Stages

Four stages can be drawn out of this process, namely: knowledge development, transforming new and existing knowledge into appropriate and effective strategies, knowledge dissemination, and advancing the application of these knowledge-based strategies.

Stakeholders

Knowledge integration is only possible by bringing together different stakeholders. Thus Hivos will position itself on the intersection between academia and civil society. The programme will create ample opportunity for interactions between the producers, brokers and users of knowledge, by bringing together different forms of knowledge and experiences to enhance the effectiveness and sustainability of interventions.

Learning environment

The knowledge programme will involve stakeholders from the North and South, each with different strengths, experiences and perspectives relevant to the different themes of the knowledge programme. This knowledge strategy is one of inclusion; involving stakeholders in each phase and at all levels of the process. Rather than homogenising the different agendas, diversity will encourage stakeholders to share and use their knowledge to its full potential. Hivos stimulates new synergies between the actors and creates a learning environment for all concerned.