Institutional Learning and Change Initiative

This publication aims to support efforts by researchers and research managers to introduce and mainstream ILAC in their work.

Based on the work of a group of professionals who have successfully developed and applied approaches for ILAC, the book will be written in a jargon-free style that talks directly to those responsible for and involved in agricultural research and development. Throughout the book, examples will be presented from agricultural research and development organizations who have successfully employed these principles and approaches.

The Sourcebook aims to achieve the following:

1. Provide a conceptual framework that researchers and research managers will find useful for guiding their engagement with ILAC
2. Introduce readers to several practical tools and approaches for promoting and developing ILAC in their daily work
3. Identify common challenges to the introduction and mainstreaming of ILAC and offer practical strategies for overcoming them

The Sourcebook is intended for use by all those who are responsible for planning, managing, carrying out or evaluating research and development and who wish to improve their effectiveness in contributing to the Millennium Development Goals. The principal intended audience of the Sourcebook is made up of researchers and research managers who are affiliated with the CGIAR and its national partners in countries throughout the world. Donors and others striving to foster more effective research for development will also find the book useful.