MODULE 600: FROM THEORY TO ACTION Resource Person: Akilagpa Sawyerr

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MODULE 600 FROM THEORY TO ACTION Resource
Person Akilagpa Sawyerr

• LEDEV Workshop 2007
• Windhoek, Namibia
• August 12-25, 2007

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SESSION OUTLINE

• Presentation 10 mins
• Consultation 40 mins
• Report back 20 mins
• General debriefing 15 mins.

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OBJECTIVE

• To help participants pull together lessons from
  the workshop in planning for innovation in
  selected aspects of their institutions

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INTRODUCTION

• Key expectation of LEDEV participants leave with
  ideas for improving some aspect(s) of their home
  institution by doing some things differently
• Need for strategic and structured approach

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STRATEGY FOR ACTION

• Problem identification
• Specific condition/practice/activity to be
  addressed what is proposed to be done about it
• What needs to be done to bring on the proposed
  innovation

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STRATEGY FOR ACTION

• Environmental Scan
• Factors supporting/maintaining target
  condition/practice/activity
• Obstacles/problems/interests standing in the way
  of positive innovation

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STRATEGY FOR ACTION

• Strategy
• Strategy, including time frame, for promoting the
  positives addressing the challenges
• Implementation measures
• Cost of the innovation
• What resources?
• How to be mobilised?
• Monitoring evaluation

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EXERCISE

• Constitute Consulting Firms to advise on
  selected innovation plans

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Checklist

• Problem identification
• Environmental scan factors/interests for
  against particular innovation
• Strategy/measures for dealing with challenges
  promoting positives
• Implementation process
• Estimated cost
• M E

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THE LAST WORD

• Overheads will be uploaded to AAU Website
• Things to share
• Gender-disaggregated statistics on enrolment,
  staffing, etc., (by faculty, dept., institute,
  discipline, etc., wherever possible)
• Institutional Gender Policy
• Institutional ICT Policy
• Photos taken during workshop, including at
  social events!
• Address to info_at_aau.org secgen_at_aau.org