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=Developing a R4D approach at farm-level - consultation and writing workshop=
'''Infocentre break out room, 13-14 September, ILRI Ethiopia'''
[[Farm-scale research design| Back to the event agenda]]
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==Organizers' agenda==

===Objectives===
* Share a methodological approach for demand-driven R4D within the context of the AfricaRISING.
* Identify and discuss major issues of the approach with a larger R&D community.
* Find ways forward to tackle these issues based on the knowledge and experiences of this larger community.

{|
| '''Thursday 13 September''' || || '''Friday 14 September'''
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| 08.30 || Registration || ||
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| 09.00 || * Introduction * Presentations: ''' Africa RISING & research framework ''' Systems approaches ''' Demand-driven R4D * [[farm-scale_research_design_Sept2012_intro-session| Clarification questions]] || 08.30 || * Recap day 1 * [[farm-scale_research_design_Sept2012_day2-groupwork| Group work]]: ''' Review positive and negative aspects of day 1 ideas in random groups ''' Work on specific topics in 'interest' groups ''' Present group work
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| 10.15 || ''Coffee break'' || 10.00 || ''Coffee break''
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| 10.45 || * Presentations: ''' Africa RISING early win conceptual approach ''' Implementation and recommendations * Group discussion: [[farm-scale_research_design_Sept2012_reflection-day1| Reflection and emerging issues]] || 10.30 || (individual/Group work) [[farm-scale_research_design_Sept2012_writeshop| Writeshop]]: * Organisational arrangement * Capacity building strategy * Up & out-scaling * Emerging issues
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| 12.30 || ''Lunch break'' || 12.30 || ''Lunch break''
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| 13.30 || * [[farm-scale_research_design_Sept2012_OrganizingR4D| Organizing an R4D approach]]: underlying issues, promising strategies and examples of: ''' Organisational arrangement ''' Capacity building strategy ''' Up & out-scaling ''' Emerging issues (from previous session) || 13.30 || * Presentation writeshop results * Reflections about the writeshop and gaps (Diego)
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| 15.30 || ''Coffee break'' || 14.30 || [[farm-scale_research_design_Sept2012_day2_closing| Closing session]] * Evaluation * Next steps * Final words
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| 16.00 || [[farm-scale_research_design_Sept2012_day1close| Closing session]] * Presentations of group work * Commentary by selected people * Recap and plans for day 2 || 15.00 || Close
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| 17.00 || Close || ||
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| 17.30 || Drinks and food || ||
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Detailed plans:
===Day 1===
'''AM1.1'''
* (5min) [Diego] opening the workshop
* (25 min) [Ewen] introduction of the agenda and participants (<range type="comment" id="842752">speed dating</range id="842752"> in circles), ground rules;
* (20 min) Presentation [Jerry] about the Africa RISING workshop + buzzing with 2-3 people to come up with questions;
* (20 min) Presentation [Ken] on systems approaches + buzzing to come up with questions;
* (20 min) Presentation [Ann] on R4D + buzzing to come up with questions
* (15 min) Key questions for clarification (and challenges of operationalization?) - only 1 per buzz group
'''AM1.2'''
* (20 min) Presentation [Jens] on conceptual approach - 15 min pres + 5 min (2 or 3) burning questions
* (20 min) Presentation [Diego] about implementation & recommendations - 15 min + 5 min Q&A
* (50 min) Group work: Short fishbowl battle on pros and cons of the approach + (optional plenary reflection on insights) fish bowl for consolidation of insights and emerging issues...
'''PM1.1'''
* (5 min) Introduction group work [Ewen]
* (10 min) Short presentation [Diego] about key issues in R4D approach - to check with Diego
* (60 min) World cafe on the existing issues around the question: issues, strategies, examples of (key issue) for R4D: What should and can we do about this?
''' If too many topics, organize a marketplace and find someone to champion it;
* (30 min) Short peer review with one person going around to visit each other's ideas.
* (15 min) Consolidation in dedicated groups to develop a more comprehensive overview
'''PM1.2'''
* (45 min) Presentation group work
* (15 min) Feedback Jerry, Peter, Ann, Diego
* (5 min) Recap [Ann or participants]
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===Day 2===
'''AM2.1'''
* (5 min) Brief recap day 1 [Laurens] and introduction day 2 [Ewen]
* (25 min) Green and red cards (in buzz groups) to flag interesting insights and ideas and challenges of questions for Africa RISING.
* (25 min) Have groups champion some topics and come up with a refined plan for each of these topics + roaming group to ensure cross-pollination.
* (35 min) Presentation of plans.
'''AM2.2'''
* (120 min) Writeshop - ''to be fleshed out by Diego. Could be: Take the ideas from day 1 and work further on them in groups, with roaming AfricaRISING group to answer questions and help shape up reflections in a pragmatic way for the program - Develop template.''
'''PM2.1'''
* (60 min) Presenting Writeshop ideas + clarification questions + feedback Diego / Ann for each - in plenary.
'''PM2.2'''
* (15 min) Reflections by Diego and Ann about feedback given and implications + next steps [Diego].
* (15 min) Short spectrogram evaluation of participants about liking the workshop and about believing in applicability.

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