Wed 4 November : building understandings of each other, our work and its contribution

Morning

·         Orientation, intro:   getting to know each other and our work

·         Discussion:   “How research brokers and intermediaries support evidence based pro-poor policy and practice: An analysis of the Locating Power of In-between Conference” (pdf).  Presentation and discussion about what this paper tells and implications for our work  

Afternoon

·         Update on the I-K-Mediary Network:  progress since last workshop and  issues arising from Core Group meeting

·         What’s new in our work?:    Demonstrations and presentations about innovations and exciting projects we have been working on

1. Protifolon:   new policy briefing service on key issues for Bangladesh http://protifolon.bdresearch.org 
2. Observatory on Indicators Monitoring Africa's Social Progress HSRC
   
   

Contact us if you would like to do a presentation or demo

 Ananya Raihan, DNet,  

Faye Reagon, HSRC  

·         Close:   reflection and identification of issues emerging 

Thurs  5 November :    Practical learning to improve our practice

Morning

·         Understanding impact:  analysis of case studies undertaken by I-K-Mediary Network members and discussion of implications for our work.  Read case studies (not strictly necessary but they are interesting.

• Peer assists:  opportunity to get advice and feedback from peers on a challenge you are facing in your work

Contact us if you would like to be a peer assist

Afternoon

• Experience sharing and skills building workshops -  parallel sessions

Not all of these sessions will run, it will depend on demand from participants. Topic areas based on workshops the organisers can run!  . Suggestions for other topics welcome, particularly if accompanied by offer to run it!

Possible workshops include:

Contact us if you have a suggestion for a workshop or would like to run one

1.       Policy Mapping:  an introduction to tools and techniques that can be used to map policy processes  and discussion of how they can be used by intermediaries

2.       Marketing surgery: advice on all aspects of marketing such as new product development, target audience identification and promotional  tactics

Nicholas Benequista,
Citizenship DRC, IDS 

 Cheryl Brown, Marketing Co-ordinator, IDS

3.       Web 2.0 for intermediaries:  how Euforic have used participatory web tools to run information services

Rosien Herweijer, Managing Director,  Euforic 

4.       Capacities for intermediaries:   presentation and discussion  of new work  from IDS analysing what is needed to deliver effective and sustainable intermediary services  or
Portal pitfalls and how to avoid them:   it’s a sad fact that many portals fail,  this session will explore  how to avoid common problems around creating and running portals

Catherine Fisher, Strategic Learning Initiative, IDS 

5.       Lessons learned from MK4D:  presentation and discussion of lessons learned from the 4 year DFID funded MK4D programme at IDS

6.       Funding intermediary work:  seems this is a challenge for many of us! Advice on working with donors and funding agencies and experience sharing within the group (tbc)

7.       Upholding editorial quality:   setting editorial standards and policies and day to day implementation including creating effective teams

8.       Creating policy briefings:  sharing experience from  the recently      launched Protifolon produced by DNet in collaboration with IDS

9.  Information literacy: introduction to key concepts and how it relates to intermediary role

Ananya Raihan, DNet and Alan Stanley, Eldis, IDS 

Sham Pujar, IGIDR and Julie Brittain, BLDS, IDS   

·         Close:  Report back from workshops   review groups proposed for Friday

** Evening social event**

Fri  6 November : Developing joint projects and collaboration opportunities

Morning

·         Group work:   Space to work in groups on ideas emerging, proposals or projects.   Sessions can be for whole or half morning.  Could include:

o   Working on collaborative project ideas/proposals

o   Thematic/regional  huddles

o   Working on a joint project (eg benchmarking)

o   Blue skies discussions and thinking

Group 1:  Collaboration on information literacy - Sham Pujar (IGIDR) and Julie Brittain (IDS) 

Sessions to be proposed and led by participants. Contact us if you have an area you want to work on  

Afternoon

·         Report back from morning sessions  

·         Bringing it all together:  what next for intermediary work? What next for the I-K-Mediary Network? 

·         Close: reflections and workshop evaluation