Capturing and sharing knowledge
Capturing and sharing knowledge developed by the network is important for three reasons:
- To tell the story of the network as it delivers work, sharing its flagship nature with the world, building impact beyond the 11 cities;
- To build the legacy of the network, making sure that other cities can embark on a similar journey and that potentially other international organisations can launch city cooperation networks;
- To reinforce the sense of belonging of the cities to the network by presenting to an external audience who the cities are and what they have achieved as a cohort.
Our approach and methods
- A knowledge sharing strategy: Capture clearly what knowledge will be shared, how, when, and why. Ensure this strategy is flexible enough and adaptive to the continuous evolution and adjustments of the programme.
- Starting small, and capitalising on what is already going on. Start small, see what can be done with the activities that are already taking place, build on them e.g. cluster meetings, transnational encounters, participation in external events or documents that cities produce. For instance, ASToN (2019-2022) drafted articles in relation to some of the main thematic areas researched by city partners (e.g. participation, sustainability), published videos capturing and synthesising the key messages from the different events organised by the network, and created explanatory animation videos of the ongoing work and/or meth-odology used. In drafting your strategy, reflect on what can be shared, when, based on what the main outputs of the different parts of the programme will be.
