Short movies on the work of CDI. At CDI we focus on the global challenges of secure and healthy food, sustainable markets, adaptive agriculture and ecosystem governance. We link cutting-edge processes of innovation and learning with Wageningen UR’s world-leading scientific and technical expertise. CDI is a not for profit organisation part of Wageningen University and Research Centre.
Participants in the Rights based approach to food and nutrition security 2010 answer the question: what does the right to food mean to you? The festival Food 4 You was organised in the same period in Wageningen.
Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation organised an innovation dialogue on navigating complexity fom 31 November - 1 December 2009. Heather Baser (formerly with ECDPM) facilitated a round table on capacity development from the perspective of complex adaptive systems. 'Complexity is understadning the context in which you work, having a broad vision but not necessarily have a detailed plan, trying to deal with the unpredictable.' The participants in the round table recommend to build/su...
Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation organised an innovation dialogue on navigating complexity fom 31 November - 1 December 2009. Jeroen Warner and Annelies Heijmans (Wageningen UR Disasters Studies Group) facilitated a round table on Complexity in Disaster and Conflict situations. Jeroen: ion disatser situations, interactions can be complex or complicated. Complex situations require adapting to the situation, controlling rigid ways of responding do not work in complex situations. M...
Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation organised an innovation dialogue on navigating complexity fom 31 November - 1 December 2009. John Dore (AusAID, M-POWER) facilitated a round table on water governance. "Complexity theory explains what I am seeing in practice and explains the futility of looking at the world in linear ways. It helps in looking at water govenrnance and politics. Providing space for experimentation is crucial. More information about the Centre for Development Innova...
Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation organised an innovation dialogue on navigating complexity fom 31 November - 1 December 2009. Fons van der Velden (Context) finds the innovation dialogue a very useful space to discuss on navigating issues of complexity with development practiotioner colleagues and takes the micro-narratives apporach home as very useful. More information about the Centre for Development Innovation : www.cdi.wur.nl
Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation organised an innovation dialogue on navigating complexity fom 31 November - 1 December 2009. Tricia Wind (IDRC Evaluation Unit) shares her expectations for the innovation dialogue: meeting colleagues who are like IDRC testing concepts within complexity thinking for its applicability. More information about the Centre for Development Innovation : www.cdi.wur.nl
Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation organised an innovation dialogue on navigating complexity fom 31 November - 1 December 2009. Felix Bivens (nstitute of Development Studies) shares his expectations: get ideas on how to use complexity as analytical framework to analyze partnerships and meet colleagues who are working on development, complexity and change issues. More information about the Centre for Development Innovation : www.cdi.wur.nl
Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation organised an innovation dialogue on navigating complexity fom 31 November - 1 December 2009. Jorge Chavez-Tafur (editor LEISA magazine) explains what complexity means to him 'something that we live and experience and not something to be afraid of'. We navigate complexity, not control it. More information about the Centre for Development Innovation : www.cdi.wur.nl
Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation organised an innovation dialogue on navigating complexity fom 31 November - 1 December 2009. Alan Fowler (professor Institute of Social Studies) explains what complexity means to him: 'imagination in action to make you more resilient to cope with change'. More information about the Centre for Development Innovation : www.cdi.wur.nl
Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation organised an innovation dialogue on navigating complexity fom 31 November - 1 December 2009. James Parker Mckeown (Trobenbos International - Ghana Programme) shares what he expects to learn during the innovation dialogue: dealing with complex issues in conflict situations around chainsaw milling. More information about the Centre for Development Innovation : www.cdi.wur.nl