cognitive edge webinar (annotated) 3-8-11

Understanding Impact in Complex Environments

• Understand the challenges to measuring the impact of transition programs

• Explore and query a methodology used by others which may bear relevance to OTI

Objectives

OTI Programming Cycle

Assess

•Criteria for Engagement

•Rolling Assessments

Act

•Grants as “Venture Capital”

•Field Driven

Adapt

•Ongoing Decision-Making

•Target Strategic Opportunities

Intensive Management

Real-Time Communication

Assess

•Criteria for Engagement

•Rolling Assessments

Act

•Grants as “Venture Capital”

•Field Driven

Adapt

•Ongoing Decision-Making

•Target Strategic Opportunities

Intensive Management

Real-Time Communication

How much time is spent on these processes?

HAITI – Port au Prince

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CognitiveDissonance

What characterizes each level of analysis?

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CognitiveDissonance

What analytical tools do we need at each level?

What analytical tools do we need at each level?

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DATABASE

What analytical tools do we need at each level?

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CLUSTER ANALYSIS

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What analytical tools do we need at each level?

PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT REVIEWS

AssessmentStart-up

Workshop

Management

Review

“Go” Decision

Strategic Review

Sessions

Prog Perf

Review

SIMPLE COMPLEX

UNPREDICTABILITYPREDICTABILITY

ATTRIBUTION CONTRIBUTION

What analytical tools do we need at each level?