Dr David Eagleman (brain scientist) said:
‘For people to be successfully creative they need to take in their inputs and mix it, blend and put out new things. But there is a sweet spot between the novel and the familiar to be successful. This applies from visual artists to scientists’ Continue reading
More than ever, the aid sector is under pressure to deliver. The sector has created a suite of training to ensure that people learn what must be done - proposal writing, grants, finance, monitoring and evaluation, project management and many more compliance-related trainings. As compliance and results measurements become more complex, our focus has turned increasingly towards these areas Continue reading
Over the past decade I’ve noticed a much bigger push towards ensuring compliance of internal procedures for donors and large organisations (INGO, UN and private agencies). More and more we spend time on reporting, data gathering and other documentation - for internal purposes. This is great for compliance experts – plenty of work there! Continue reading