Blindspotting in development cooperation.

Autor/in	Schwaab, Jan A.
Titel	Blindspotting in development cooperation. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Blinde Flecken in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit.
Quelle	Aus: Ibisch, Pierre L. (Hrsg.); Geiger, Laura (Hrsg.); Cybulla, Felix (Hrsg.): Global change management: knowledge gaps, blindspots and unknowables. Baden-Baden: Nomos Verl.-Ges. (2012) S. 75-90Verfügbarkeit
Reihe	Series for econics and ecosystem management. 1
Beigaben	Abbildungen
Sprache	deutsch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; Sammelwerksbeitrag
ISBN	978-3-8329-6714-7
Schlagwörter	Lernen; Entwicklungshilfe; Internationale Zusammenarbeit; Management; Netzwerk; Paradigmenwechsel; Wissensmanagement
Abstract	"The author discusses knowledge that is relevant to decision-making ('Decision-useful'), but which, for a variety of reasons, is still unknown, from the applied perspective of development cooperation. The recognition and elimination of blindspots, in the last decades, regularly triggered a series of paradigms shifts concerning development goals and measures. It is pointed out that in development cooperation, decisions often involve a high level of risk or uncertainty, and there are manifold reasons for this. Modern practices and tools, such as participatory and inclusive work minimize several blindspots. A key element of the German development agency's (GIZ) approach to learning and knowledge management is to produce a cultural change towards greater openness and flexibility. The unexpected and surprising must not be seen as a disaster or disturbance." (author's abstract).
Erfasst von	GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Mannheim
Update	2013/4