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August 2 2008 World Economic Journal

Individual CapacityDevelopment

Prof. Dr.Aung Tun Thet


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Always aim at completeharmony of thoughtand word and deed.

Always aim at purifying

your thoughts,

And everything will bewell.


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Personal

Development

Themes

Individual

Capacity

Development


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4 Unique Human Endowments

Imagination

Conscience

Independent

Will

Self

Awareness


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Independent Will

Effective

Selfmanagement

Make decisions

&

choices

Act rather

thanActed upon


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Personal Development

Knowledge Skills Desire


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Parable

Well, why dont youtake a break for a fewminutes and sharpenthe axe.

Im sure it will be muchfaster.

I dont have time to sharpen theaxe.

Im too busy cutting the tree.


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Personal Renewal

Physical

Spiritual

Emotional

Mental

Dimensions


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Mental dimension

Education

continuing

education

continually

honing and

expanding the mind

Read broadly -

Exposure to greatminds


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LEARNING

CHANGE


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Virtuous Circle

Learn

Learn

Learn

Learn

Do

Do

Do

Do

Commit

Commit

Commit

Commit


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Definitions


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The less theirability,

the more theirconceit


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CapacityBuilding Development


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HumanHumanbeingsbeings

ComplexityComplexity

ComplexComplex

Learning &

behaviourpatterns

Influences

capacities to do

the jobs


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Ability to solve problems

and achieve objectives

Capacity


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Capacity Development

individuals, organisations,

institutions and societies

build abilities

to perform functions, solve

problems and achieveobjectives

Process


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1

Process of

developing andstrengthening

2

skills,

instincts,abilities,

processes and

resources

3

needed to

survive, adapt,and thrive


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Approaches


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HumanResources

Development

(HRD)

Institutional

Development(ID)

Organizational

Development(OD)


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HRD

Process of

understanding,

skills and

access to

information,

knowledge andtraining

Finding information,

gaining insights,

changing

perceptions, values,

common sense,

practical skills,

attitude and style


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OD

Improving and

strengthening

internal

capacity to

achieve goals

and to fulfilmission

More thanincreasing the

quality of the

staff


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Includes

Strategy andpolicyLearning

capacityStructureSystems

Staff

Strategy andpolicyLearning

capacityStructureSystems

Staff

Managementstyle

Culture

Financialmanagement

Networking

Technicalcompetency

Managementstyle

Culture

Financialmanagement

Networking

Technicalcompetency


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ID

A network, a sector, a population group,the entire society,

the surrounding culture

Relations with broader environment


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Individual Capacity

Development


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When you know a thing,

to hold that you know it;

and when you do not know a thing,

to allow that you do not know it,

this is knowledge.


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Individual Capacity

Dimensions interdependent and interactive

Multidimensional - knowledge, skills,dispositions and views of self

Infusion of ideas and perspectives

Interacts and interdependent withorganizational capacity


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Individual Capacity Development

Anyprocess that increases the

capability of individuals to

produce or perform

knowledge, providing opportunities to

make decisions, and empowering

them

Carry out tasks to the best of ability


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Awareness,

skills,

knowledge,

motivation,

commitmentand confidence

Beyondtraditional

top down

through

training and

technical advice

enhancing

genuine

engagement

Social

cohesion


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Leadershipdevelopment,

Advocacy skills, Training/speaking

abilities,

Technical skills,Organizing skills,

and

Other areas of

personal andprofessionaldevelopment


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National

International

Academia

Researchers

Grantmakers

MSOs

Consultants

Agents


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Continuity

What happens with the

capacity built up?

Is it utilised?


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Design

Capacity forwhat:Whatshould bedeveloped?"

What are thegoals, andwhatpriorities?

Capacity forwhom:

Whosecapacity? -

Governmentofficials, theprivate sector,or community-basedorganizations?

How?:

Designedspecificallyfor the needsof theindividualstargeted


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Capacity Development not

Education

and trainingor technology

transfer

Experts

impartingknowledge

to others


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Not always about building new capacity

Strengthening or making better use

of existing capacities

Eliminating old, inappropriate capacity


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The hard and soft sides of

capacity


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Effective

Hard -

tangibledeliverables

&

technical

skills

Soft

intangible -leadership,

motivation,

shared values,

etc., the why

and the how


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5 core capabilities

Developed and

integrated successfully,

contribute to the overall

capacity or the ability

All necessary; none

sufficient by itself


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5 core capabilities

To

achieve

coherence

To survive and act

To get results

To relate

To adapt and

self-renewal


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Skills&

Attitudes

One-to-oneA

ssistance

Flexible

&Responsive

EffectiveCapacity

Development

Evaluation


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Happiness is when

what you think,

what you say, and

what you do are inharmony.


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