Pete Cranston has extensive experience in knowledge management, facilitation, communication, and information technology consulting. He has led knowledge management initiatives for organizations like the Gates Foundation, WaterAid UK, and CTA. Cranston also has experience facilitating meetings, workshops, and online platforms for development organizations. Additionally, he has advised on social media, web strategy, and online communication for clients such as Oxfam GB, DfID, and the World Bank Institute.
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PC Consultancy Summary Jun 15
1. CURRICULUM VITAE PETE CRANSTON
Consultancy
Knowledge Management &
Learning
• KM for Gates Foundation WSH programme (current)
• KM review for WaterAid UK (current)
• KM coordination – ICT4Ag 2013 conference – CTA
• ‘What is Capacity Development 2.0?’ ITAD/UN GEF
• ICCO Alliance - Knowledge Sharing with Southern partners
(2008 – 2012)
• Agricultural Local Content revisited – IKMemergent.net
• Content and Africa Knowledge Network (UNECA)
• IMARK Knowledge Sharing Learning Materials, part-author
• KM4Dev Core Group member
• Guest Editor for KM4Dev journal issue on Climate Change
and Knowledge Management, – issue May 2013
• KM advisory Board member, Practical Action, UK (04-07)
Facilitation: meeting,
workshop, conference and
online
• Swiss Development department: Support for ICT4D
platform at WSIS 02
• British Council ICT Knowledge Exchange (2005)
• Fahamu Strategy Workshop (2005)
• Global Knowledge Partnership Conference (GK3 – 2007)
• Km4Dev Network (meetings 2009, 2010, 2011)
• FutureSonic Conference (Open Space - 2009)
• AKN Telecentre network Strategy Workshop (UNECA -
2010)
• AGKnowledge Africa ShareFair (2010) & IFAD ShareFair
(2011)
• ICT4Rural Development Conference (SANGONet – 2011)
• ICRISAT Research Programme Inception workshop (2012)
• Publish What you Fund Strategy Workshop (2012)
• Research for Development Open Data Hackathon, 2013
• HelpAge International (2013)
• CTA ICT Observatory: 2009, 2010 & 2013
• ICRISAT/ICARDA Research Workshop 2012
• CTA ICT for Agriculture Hackathon Planning meeting –
2013
• CTA ICT4Ag13 & Fin4Ag14 – Plug and Play days
• CTA Web2forDev curriculum design workshop 2013
• ILRI/CCAFS Climate Change and Social Learning:
facilitation of online platform (Yammer and wiki) and
various workshops (ongoing)
Communication planning,
strategy and training
• SDC/Global Knowledge Partnership (2002 – 2006)
• Diplo Foundation (07 to 2015)
• INTRAC/UNDP (Cyprus)
• Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA)
• Oxfam GB Digital Vision (07-08)
• University of the Arts, London, Digital Vision, (10-11)
ICT in Development • UNFAO, Study on ICT & Fisheries
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2. CURRICULUM VITAE PETE CRANSTON
• IDRC telecentre.org, Research and strategy on content for
telecentres
• CGIAR/Mountain Forum: programme planning
• TWIN Trading Ltd: strategy and planning:
• Oxfam GB Digital Vision, International Division implications
• Research Papers for CTA Observatory on Mobile Devices
& Rural Development, 2009 & 2010 ; e-agriculture 2013
• CTA Plug and Play Days 2013 2014 preparation/facilitation
Monitoring & Evaluation • DfID, Practical Action’s Technical Enquiry Service
evaluation (2008)
• Euforic – Search tools for www.IKMemergent.net (2006 –
2012)
• Africa Adapt.net, for IDS/DfID (2010 – 11)
• Review of Climate Change Adaptation networks in Africa,
for USAID/Tetratech
Web 2.0 & Social Media
research & advice
• Oxfam GB Interactive Media Engagement Advisor (18
months part-time)
• National Youth Agency, Research and recommendations -
Online Social Networking and the Youth Service
• Social Networks and Aids Communications, Aids2031 &
Communications for Social Change Consortium
• Study for Helvetas on tools for collaborative working
• Digital Vision – University of the Arts, London
• Market & Competitor Analysis – CTA
• Social Media strategy and Evaluation, DfID Research for
Development communications programme
• Social Media strategy and Reporting for Skoll World Forum
• Social Media Training for UNFAO – six three day courses,
2012 – 2013
• Social Reporting for Procurement: World Bank Institute,
Training course and online coaching 2012 - 2013
IT/Web Project
Management & Strategy
• Diplomacy.edu website renewal (ongoing)
• Practical Action ICT strategy review (ongoing)
• GDN mail and other migration to Google Apps
• Euforic - Dgroups.org 2.0 (2009-10)
• New Internationalist - website development and migration
(ongoing)
• Google Apps for Business – CARIAA KM programme
(ongoing)
Strategic Planning and
Organisational
Development
• Global Knowledge Partnership (2002 – 2006)
• Diplo Foundation
• Arid Lands Information Network, Nairobi (trustee)
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