Learning and innovation

Up-scaling and accelerating in world wide product chains calls for effective and transparent exchange of knowledge and experiences between companies, civil society organisations and governments. 

 

For a fast roll out of sustainable programmes it is important that specific expertise with businessstrategies, earning models, certification methods, implementation and market strategies is analysed, shared and distributed.

 

The IDH Learning Programme focuses on high-impact, result-oriented learning in which stakeholders engage and align around a shared learning agenda.

 

It is highly strategic in nature, tailored to bring forth the most relevant learning needed by the system at any given time.

 

The Learning Programme organizes learning at two levels: within sectors and between sectors. At both levels, it supports the stakeholders in three areas:

 

1. Innovation: building new solutions to sustainability challenges

 

2. Capacity-building: cultivating knowledge and competences to deliver sustainability

 

3. Knowledge sharing: capturing and disseminating the latest knowledge on sustainability

 

The learning program is based upon action-learning initiatives that are jointly owned by stakeholder consortia and IDH. Stakeholders from sector implementation programmes co-create, with IDH, the sectoral learning agenda and the respective learning interventions.

 

Each year the intersectoral learning agenda is co-constructed with IDH and the sector implementation programme penvoerders. The intersectoral learning agenda focuses on high-priority issues that are relevant, timely, and offer high-leverage impact for multiple sectors in which IDH is engaged.

 

In response to the stakeholders’ ambitions and needs, the IDH learning team offers a “learning menu” to help design all learning interventions, including:

 

• Cross-sectoral learning and exchange (via face-to-face meetings, Web 2.0 tools, etc.)

 

• Action-research trajectories, including partnership with major research institutions

 

• Targeted, just-in-time trainings; conferences; other events (in-person or web-based)

 

• Leadership and management development programmes

 

• Process facilitation (e.g., innovation / brainstorming; change management; scenario planning; group problem-solving; communities of practice)

 

• Benchmarking and identification of external best practices (i.e., other programmes)

 

• Simulations and games

 

• Documentation and systematization of experiences, including publications.