BLACK LIVES MATTER GKI is appalled by the ongoing brutal actions of the police against the African American community and people of color. GKI supports the view that there is systemic racism in the USA. Policies, practices, resource allocations, power dynamics, and racist mental models perpetuate inequality and the violent actions of the police. We…
Our hope is that this primer can be used to support the work of other social impact organizations looking to bring a systems approach to their strategy and programs. This primer was designed for the support of the Polaris Project. GKI Systems Primer
GKI’s last series of Virtual Facilitation Trainings were a huge success! Due to popular demand, we’ve added three more in May and June. Are you trying to sharpen your virtual collaboration skills? Check out three upcoming trainings led by GKI senior advisers Jacey Spratt and Regina Rabenhorst. In this course, you will: Explore virtual facilitation best practices before,…
We are redesigning our services to better support you. Help us by filling out our poll so that we can better know your needs! The challenges we face in the world are complex, human and dynamic. This is more poignant today as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic. We are seeing the interconnectedness of things and…
Washington, DC USA: The Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI), in partnership with the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) recently launched a new report, Nutritious Food Foresight, which details the most effective strategies for advancing triple bottom line goals of human, economic, and environmental well-being in emerging market food systems over the next five years. This…
It’s incredible to look back at the first quarter of 2019 and reflect on the transformation taking place here at the Global Knowledge Initiative. First, GKI announces the departure of Sara Farley as Chief Operating Officer. A co-founder of GKI, Sara served as an exemplary leader of the organization for nearly a decade. Under her…
In this three-part series GKI’s Chase Keenan shares some of the thinking that emerged from a piece of research done by Chase, Sara Farley, Renee Vuillaume, and Glen Burnett. The aim of this research was to further GKI’s understanding of how systems change, and the role that leadership can play in catalyzing that change. You can read the final output of the project here. …
The American Evaluation Association’s (AEA) Evaluation 2017 Conference brought together evaluators from around world for a week of exciting dialogue and hands-on learning experiences. The presiding AEA President, Kathryn Newcomer, presented this year’s conference theme, “From Learning to Action,” which explored the many ways “our community can learn from evaluation to create better practices and…
Washington D.C., USA: The Global Knowledge Initiative (GKI), with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, has published a report examining how innovation can help improve food systems in emerging markets over the next 20 years. Recognizing the profound, large-scale changes happening around the world and the staggering amount of food that is lost on its way…
For immediate release: September 15th, 2017 Improving the Ability to Make Decisions that Advance Organizational Innovation Washington D.C., USA: New research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation (CITE) reveals that the approach used by many organizations to assess and adopt innovation is subpar. Lacking are better processes to understand…
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