Adaptive Leadership in Development

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10 Weeks
$ 375

Brief Introduction

Gain the skills to be an adaptive leader in development & learn how to uncover local solutions to complex problems in developing and developed countries.

Description

This course is part of the Leadership in Global Development MicroMasters program. In order to get the most out of this course, we recommend that you have experience working in the development sector or a strong interest in this area. We also recommend that you complete the other three courses that make up the Leadership in Global Development MicroMasters program: Leaders in Global Development, The Science and Practice of Sustainable Development and Critical Development Perspectives.

Knowledge

  • To appreciate the fundamental mismatch between policy and practice in development
  • To understand the importance of having context, and in finding local solutions to local problems
  • Skills in adaptive development practice, in the cycles of experimentation, learning, iteration and adaptation
  • To discern strategies to overcome political challenges and broker new collaborations
  • To comprehend how to measure progress and manage performance when working adaptively
  • To diffuse results from practice, by taking them to scale and influencing policy
  • All graded assessment will be graded and have insightful feedback for learners to further refine their new knowledge and skills.

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$ 375
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10 Weeks
Mark Moran, Jodie Curth-Bibb, Sarah Glavey, Tim Grice
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