good+practices


 * 1. Definition**

//What do we understand by good practice?//

We deliberately avoid the term "//best practices//" because what is "best" will vary with the context. Sometimes you will also find good or smart practices that provide you with insights but that not may work for your situation. The term "good practice" can be conceptualized as following:

“//A good practice is simply a process or a methodology that represents the most effective way of achieving a specific objective. Some people prefer to use the term ‘good practice’ as in reality it is debatable whether there is a single ‘best’ approach – and of course approaches are constantly evolving and being updated. So another way of defining a good practice is one that has been proven to work well and produce good results, and is therefore recommended as a model. ... The essence of identifying and sharing good practices is to learn from others and to re-use knowledge. The biggest benefit consists in well developed processes based on accumulated experience//.” -- Identifying and Sharing Good Practices, SDC Knowledge Management Toolkit  (2004)


 * 2. Good practice cycle**

FAO complements this simple definition with a "good practice cycle":

Applying this cycle to take stock of existing good practices in each region for conducting DW country-level analysis would result in:

Good practices emerge of the work that is currently undertaken in the different regions. They emerge based on repeated experiences that have been successful. The identification of these good practices is a first step.
 * 2.1. Engage in action**

While conducting DW country level analysis we need to take time to reflect, to assess at different stages of the project in order to learn from our experiences. Adequate resources are needed to do this type of reflection exercise. Several techniques can be used in this stage to stimulate reflection and learning. To give some ideas we extract some techniques out of a toolkit ITC-ILO has designed for OHCHR:
 * 2.2. Assess experiences and learn lessons**

- //After action review// - //Appreciative inquiry// - //Most significant change//

Good practices need to be captured systematically. Therefore we propose that the project develops a DWCScan good practice template. Download the draft document and adjust where needed . Good metadata are also needed to make it searchable
 * 2.3. Capture good practices and organize the documentation**

Only documentation is not enough. We need to focus on the dissemination as well. Following activities and tools will be set in place to support the good practice distribution
 * 2.4. Share and disseminate the good practices**

- KS workshops - Knowledge Fair - Community of Practice - Websites, internet, social media - Newsletter - Email

The final goal after capturing, documenting and sharing is the application in future activities.
 * 2.5. Adopt, adapt and apply the good practices**