MaFI Meeting 2016 (slides)

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MaFI – The Market Facilitation InitiativeMeeting

Facilitated by Lucho Osorio-Cortes

Member Day September 19, 2016SEEP Conference

“We should never stop being students throughout our entire lives and be open to this, as there is so much to learn and the world is constantly changing faster than we ever can. The more I learn and the older I get, the more I realize I don't know. However, just as importantly, we should never stop being teachers and passing on what knowledge and experience we do have for others to synthesize, compare, challenge and absorb. Because teaching others is the greatest way to test our own comprehension.” - Mark Harwood

Overview of Agenda, 1:30 – 3:30

1) Intro to MaFI

2) Strategy in action: Clinics and Tools Portal

3) Mainstreaming

Intro to MaFI

Promoting facilitation of market systems development since 2008.

Facilitation:

Creation of conditions for market actors to drive change that matters to them and makes sense to them

Hard work and fun: a sense of friendship and community

MaFI has promoted debates and learning and produced resources on issues like:•Facilitation•Smart subsidies•Systemic M&E and complexity•Capacity building •Agricultural Knowledge Systems •WEE•Programme management

Vision and strategic principles (Exercise)

1. Find a partner

2. Browse through the vision/principles handout

3. Share with your partner ONE item from that document

that got you EXCITED and/or INSPIRED

Strategy in action:

Market Facilitation Clinics

Market Facilitation Clinics

We are always busy. Too busy to learn or reflect…

Market Facilitation Clinics

To busy to listen to what others are saying and doing…

Market Facilitation Clinics

Whenever we have time or are forced to learn, we do it “backwards”. We learn from past experiences.

Market Facilitation Clinics

If we only learn “backwards” we might lose track of the road ahead and of the present challenges.

This is why the Clinics are useful!

Market Facilitation Clinics • “LEARNING FORWARD”

• ON THE JOB

• FOR THE JOB

• CONTRAST

• NETWORKING

• KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION

• SENSE OF COMMUNITY

Clinics - definition

A place to come to diagnose and move forward with urgent problems.

NOT coming to experts who will give you the solution, but rather a group process…

whereby participants help their colleagues respond to challenges more effectively.

The four thematic groups that were formed for this pilot

Satisfaction with the process: it went well but there is room for improvement.

“Difficult logistics of different time zones”

“I realized there are no easy solutions” “I missed

one key call”

“Good opportunity to get together”

“Spurred me to take action more strategically”

Real changes in real projects took place as a result of the Clinics!

Market Facilitation Clinics (Exercise)

THINK: practical challenge you or your team are facing in a project

SCAN: Clinics flyer (handout) – examples of challenges

WRITE: 1-2 words that describe your challenge – STICKY LABEL

STAND UP AND FIND PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR CHALLENGES

STICK TOGETHER AND FIND A TABLE

IF SINGLE, GO TO THE GROUP YOU LIKE THE MOST

SHARE WITHIN YOUR GROUP ABOUT YOUR CHALLENGE.IF YOU CAN HELP OTHERS, EXCHANGE CONTACT DETAILS.

Market Facilitation Clinics

DO YOU THINK YOU COULD BENEFIT FROM THE CLINICS?

- HOW?

- IF NOT, WHY NOT? WHAT IS MISSING?

DISCUSS IN YOUR GROUP

Market Facilitation Clinics

WANT TO KNOW MORE? WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF A CLINIC?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO ASK SOMETHING TO ANY OF THE 4 GROUPS FROM THIS PILOT?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HELP THEM?

LEAVE YOUR NAME, ORGANISATION AND EMAIL ON THE TABLE.

Strategy in action:

The Market Facilitation Tools Portal

The Market Facilitation Tools Portal is…

a platform to help inclusive market facilitators access appropriate tools more quickly and reliably, improve their productivity and avoid reinventing the wheel every time they have to plan and execute common project management activities.

Market Facilitation Tools Portal

Making it work for you What types of resources and service do you think this PORTAL SHOULD offer?

(Think also about project managers and field practitioners)

Market Facilitation Tools Portal

Factors that would make it unique: • Type of resources• Fine-grain search (better than Google search)• Quality control• Tried & tested• Context • Networking of users – community of practice

WRAPPING UP

How to ensure more application of market systems approaches in specific sectors, such as WEE Food Security?

Thank you very much!

Lucho Osorioluchokool@gmail.com@alchemistbutter

@marketfacil