Network Facilitation and Design

Building networks that deliver high impact solutions

Globally, more and more people appreciate that networks offer unmatched value in tackling development challenges. But figuring out how to organize and manage a network presents a challenge in itself. For those who want to start a new network, GKI helps network organizers figure out what they want to achieve, and how to design a network to meet those goals. We also help existing networks identify how they can improve their performance. Whether designing a one-day workshop or a multi-year network strategy, our facilitation and design practice is focused on the same goal: fueling networks’ success.

Network Facilitation and Design Initiatives

Equipping Heifer International to Drive Forward Market Systems Interventions

Shaping a Systems-Focused Livestock Strategy at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Spurring a Global Network to Tackle Post Harvest Loss of Nutritious Foods

Education in Emergencies Challenge

Bringing Long-Term Solutions to Rwanda’s Coffee Market

Helping Youth Innovators Construct Alternative Futures for a Food Secure Future

Making a Match: The Art and Science of Finding the Right Institutional Partner

Assuring Research Informs Decisions and Influences Behavior

Accelerating Bovine Tuberculosis Control in Developing Countries

Supporting USAID’s Higher Education Solutions Network

Resources

Putting Business to Work: Policy Interventions for a Nutritious Food System

GKI’s Policy Brief examines successful public sector initiatives that enable businesses to increase the availability of nutritious foods in markets

Locally-Led Development: Effective Problem-Solving by Increasing Capabilities of Local Networks

This concept note provides a short overview of network-based problem solving and proposes a set of activities that we believe succeed in bringing together local communities into strong problem-solving networks.

Network Facilitation and Design Overview

An overview of GKI’s Network Facilitation and Design Program, inclusive of case studies and areas for partnership

Learning Brief on Proximate Processing (PDF)

GKI’s Learning Brief on innovative business models and technologies for bringing processing closer to the point of production

Learning Calls: Key Takeaways (PDF)

Key takeaways from two Learning Calls facilitated by GKI on the topics of supply chain integration and food safety

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