This approach to
building capacity in an agricultural innovation system requires a core team
with the following competencies and characteristics:
- Ownership and agency in relation to the respective sector, domain, or innovation system
- A sense of urgency for change in relation to the major problem(s) in the sector/domain/system
- Adaptive planning, or a flexible attitude and approach to planning and the changes that may occur along the way
- An open mind and positive attitude
- Critical thinking and critical reflection, or the ability to engage in thinking that is both (a) purposeful, reasoned, and directed toward achieving a particular outcome, and (b) analytical and focused on evaluating such outcomes
- Diverse backgrounds and experiences
- Stakeholder management
In addition, this approach can benefit from
(external) facilitators with the following competencies and characteristics:
- The ability to engage constructively with people who may hold very different views
- Experience in working with complexity and tools that deal with complexity
- Time management
- Critical thinking and critical reflection, or the ability to engage in thinking that is both (a) purposeful, reasoned, and directed toward achieving a particular outcome, and (b) analytical and focused on evaluating such outcomes
- Adaptive process management and stakeholder management
