Emergent Learning on the Web

Signet's Emergent Learning Services

Learning Across

What is the difference between sharing lessons learned and true peer learning? Read more…

Learning Within

Learning from our own work takes discipline.
But there is a roadmap.
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Creating the Culture

Learning is not just an
add-on to evaluation.

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Emergent Learning for Philanthropies and NonProfits
Learning Across Learning Within Creating the Culture About Signet Contact us

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When the goal is social change and the landscape keeps evolving, it’s hard to stay on course.

Philanthropies and the nonprofits they support are working hard to learn faster and better together, in service of creating greater impact.

Emergent Learning is about what it takes for teams, organizations, communities and networks to learn faster and better about, from, and within the work itself; to learn in partnership with grantees, peers and everyone else who has a role in the social change you aspire to create.

Great Questions:
    — How can we sustain seasoned nonprofit leaders?
    — What will it take to accomplish our outcomes in an environment that
         demands high participation and consensus?
                  Learn how others have used Emergent Learning to tackle challenging questions like these.

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Invest In What Matters

New research on the state of philanthropic learning finds that foundations over-invest in stand-alone learning activities and producing “lessons learned” at the end of a program. They under-invest in creating the links that result in true, continuous learning through their grantmaking.

A Compass in the Woods:
Learning through Grantmaking to Improve Impact Download the report and companion
self-assessment (free).

From Assessment to Action

Signet can help you:
- Grow support for learning within your
   foundation staff
- Create a culture that makes it safe to
   talk about results
- Build on your own good practices and
   learn from your peers
- Create a focused learning agenda that
   helps you get to impact
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