Social Media in Intl. Dev: Simone Staiger

Next in the podcast series on social media in international development is a dear friend and colleague, Simone Staiger discussing the design, technology and facilitation of a global e-consultation.  Simone is orchestrating 6 regional consultations for the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR)  in preparation for a major meeting next year. Listen as Simone talks about the technology, process and challenges of the consultation, as well as her unique addition of social media tools (Twitter and blogs) to provide a window “out to the world” on the progress of the e-consultations.

E-consultations seem to be a hot topic these days. I’ll add a few interesting links at the bottom.

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URLs Mentioned in the Podcast

• The GCARD Blog
• GCARD on Twitter
• The Consultation Faciltiators’ Wiki
• GCARD Website
• Thematic Dossiers used in the e-consultation

About Simone

Simone Staiger-Rivas is a Knowledge Sharing specialist. She is a trained social communicator with 13 years’ experience in the coordination of international communications projects. Her interest lies in the enhancement of collaboration in institutional settings that contribute to organizational learning and change in agricultural research for development. Simone is based at CIAT, Colombia.

Previous & Related Podcasts:

• Social Media in Intl. Dev: Gauresh Rajadhyaksh on iSimulate
• Social Media in Intl. Dev: Podcast with Bill Anderson on Twitter
• Social Media in International Development Podcast: Bill Anderson

• Simon Hearn on Online Community Facilitation
• Sam Rose on the Social Media Classroom
• Howard Rheingold on the Social Media Classroom
• Blended Facilitation Podcast from Matt Moore (with Ed Mitchell, Matt and I)
• Using “the clock” on telecons

Some interesting links on e-consultations

• 25 Types of Participant Input on Change.gov
• 14 Ways to Make Online Citizen Participation Work: “Be Careful What You Promise!”
• 14 Ways to Make Online Citizen Participation Work: “Keep Folks in the Loop!”
• Econsultation Research Project
• UK’s Dept for Children, Family and Schools e-consultation site
• Aid Effectiveness e-consultation
• Evaluating E-Consultations as Catalysts for the Youth HIV/AIDS Movement