Twiddle - Use of Twitter with an AgHuddle

On 7 October 2009, a face to face 'AgHuddle' of KM4Dev participants discussed knowledge sharing approaches and experiences in agriculture. The issues raised were discussed through a 'twiddle' session that engaged colleagues beyond the physical meeting in Brussels - via twitter. See the story.

Below are the twitter messages (retweets excluded) exchanged among the participants (latest message first).

CDN As far as I can see, the Twitter chat was a success & not suffering from too much latency. 5:35 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe gr8 1st Twiddle! 4:36 PM October 7th
simonestaiger @gaurisalokhe It was fab. to feel / get actively involved! 4:31 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe rocks!!! Thanks all for your feedback. 4:28 PM October 7th
mongkolroek @gaurisalokhe is the Twiddle over? I was just getting started... 4:27 PM October 7th
mongkolroek @peterballantyne KM/KS for agri has unique issues, but we shouldn't expand them to exclude collab/coop in broader 4:23 PM October 7th
stefdeprez embedding institutional learning as a programme approach to 'capture' local knowledge4:20 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe @jschunter: Orgs need 2 support individuals who work on networks (FSN/e-agriculture R g8 ex). Orgs need 2 facilitate! 4:20 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe @cdn: great point. Farmer field schools R great examples of this.They promote sharing/learning betn farmers & researchers. 4:15 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe @mongkolroek just invented the word twiddle = twitter + huddle :) 4:14 PM October 7th
mongkolroek will someone tell me what a Twiddle is? 4:11 PM October 7th
mongkolroek I agree RT @jschunter: From KM view, it's not fruitful to get orgs engaged in networking, we need to start with individual 4:10 PM October 7th
rsamii @CDN you are absolutely right! Need to create conducive environment 4:10 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe Agree!!!! RT @mongkolroek: networks work when everyone gets something out of it, not cuz project, etc creates it 4:09 PM October 7th
peterballantyne @gaurisalokhe Last thoughts on #aghuddle: was a rich set of discussions, from #brosdi to #ifad; KS incentives, multidirectional flows, ....4:06 PM October 7th
CDN @rsamii Don't capture the farmers' knowledge but create an environment where they can share/exchange and nurture that! 4:05 PM October 7th
jschunter From KM's view, I don't think its fruitful to try get orgs engaged in networking, but we need to start with individuals 4:05 PM October 7th
mongkolroek @peterballantyne @ednahkaramagi networks work when everyone gets something out of it, not cuz project, etc creates it 4:05 PM October 7th
charlesdhewa: Policymakers should also become twitterers in agri knowledge sharing techniques. 4:02 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe just about closing the *twiddle* on at! Any last thoughts?4:01 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe @simonestaiger agree with networking. need to facilitate networking between development/donor agencies as well. 4:00 PM October 7th
rsamii Thank you everyone for contributing to this great twiddle! It was an absolutely a rich and unique experience 4:00 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi the best is to capture the knowledge from the farmers and make it accessible by others @Ekekondo 3:57 PM October 7th
sna_km @peterballantyne and also the farmers have knowledge that other dev agencies - donors, researchers, NGOs want3:56 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi i love the choosing of the right tool ... love that 3:55 PM October 7th
sna_km @rsamii formats is also an issue - how can we use audio +/or visual formats to reach farmers3:55 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe @pbrolley Agree. Examples of impact need to be collated & emphasized. Indicators are @rsamii's *pet project*! 3:55 PM October 7th
rsamii Another challenge is to choose the right tool for different target groups 3:53 PM October 7th
charlesdhewa: uniqueness of Ag KS is: Farmer knowledge is mainly practical and tacit 3:53 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi i think we need to look at the reasons why people arent sharing 3:53 PM October 7th
simonestaiger @peterballantyne Well are there other sectors that are so much depending on multi-stakeholder engagement? 3:52 PM October 7th
rsamii For farmers language is an issue and can hinder knowledge sharing 3:52 PM October 7th
pbrolley @rsamii in order to get donors and gov's to invest in KM/KS for collab across org's, we need to demonstrate impact w/i orgs 3:52 PM October 7th
simonestaiger @rsamii what we really haven't achieved is to scale up all the good experiences that have been working on the ground 3:51 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi donors?? isnt there a faster way?? i think this can easily take forever ... 3:50 PM October 7th
peterballantyne How unique is KM or KS in agriculture? 3:50 PM October 7th
sna_km Just had my first retweet from @agchat hoorah, our KS is working 3:49 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi How can we share more knowledge without creating more information overload? thought bse when u start, its hard to stop 3:48 PM October 7th
rsamii Donors and government need to included KM/KS in their respective policies, strategies and development projects 3:48 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe @ednahkaramagi its donors but also national governments who need to give KS/learning the importance it needs! 3:47 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi on the negative incentive, lets add civil wars which can lead to getting no meaningful information from people @Ekekondo 3:47 PM October 7th
sna_km How can we share more knowledge without creating more information overload?3:46 PM October 7th
charlesdhewa: Agree with Simone. Amazing amount of research has not been asking the right questions 3:46 PM October 7th
Bajan_Nads Need a good mix of people, skills, ideas, programs and funding dedicated to making k flow in ag -- doesn't flow on its own! 3:45 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe one idea was to facilitate the discussion between the donor agencies funding similar projects. Learning should B promoted.3:45 PM October 7th
rsamii @simonestaiger absolutely!!! Networks need to be built with involvement of farmers! 3:44 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi ... on the negative incentives, i add CORRUPTION!!!! 3:44 PM October 7th
simonestaiger @Bajan_Nads:Need to know if we ask the right questions, generating the right knowledge that people want&need. 3:43 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi will donor agencies agree to dedicate resources to knowledge sharing?? i think this is alot and will donors allow this? 3:43 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi hey? let me rephrase it ... how do we improve the flow of knowledge in agriculture in a sustainable manner? 3:42 PM October 7th
charlesdhewa: We could all benefit from stimulating feedback from farmers and rural communities 3:42 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe RT @Bajan_Nads Need 2 know if we are asking the right questions, generating right k that people want & need. 3:41 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi yeah i love the idea of inclusion in national donor agencies in development programs 3:41 PM October 7th
asabajf Need to dedicate resources to knowledge sharing 3:40 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi ah ok i understand the incentive suggestion .... but how can we sustain this in that manner? 3:39 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe @simonestaiger we talked about the problems with the way science is set up (publishing & copyright) 3:39 PM October 7th
Bajan_Nads Need to know if we are asking the right questions, generating the right knowledge that people want and need. 3:39 PM October 7th
Bajan_Nads Need to explore and open the channels of knowledge flow with our stakeholders-at all stages of research to development 3:38 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi the desire and will is important for a sustained more system 3:38 PM October 7th
rsamii @simonestaiger Wow that is such as great story.. . 3:37 PM October 7th
peterballantyne In the #aghuddle. Documenting and capturing main issues and challenges via this 'twiddle'... 8 of us all at once 3:37 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe @simonestaiger incentives is great point! we did a peer assist on that this morning. Outputs to come out in next few days! 3:37 PM October 7th
asabajf We need to include knowledge sharing in national and donor development strategies 3:37 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi in my view, networks work if and only if there is the desire to share otherwise the idea wont be sustainable 3:37 PM October 7th
simonestaiger @rsamii In the GFAR e-cons I loved the idea of detecting successful farmers to become mentors and key k sharers: 3:36 PM October 7th
asabajf Need to provide incentives 4 sharing knowledge and demonstrate benefits 3:36 PM October 7th
simonestaiger @gaurisalokhe We need to push and push open source philosophy and create incentives 3:35 PM October 7th
rsamii A priority is 2 harvest local content + build capacity at grassroot levels 2 systematically capture + share ag knowledge 3:35 PM October 7th
simonestaiger @peterballantyne We need to do a better job in extending networks and involving stakeholders of all kinds 3:35 PM October 7th
gaurisalokhe How do we improve the flow of knowledge in agriculture? Any thoughts? 3:33 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi incentives? i dont understand 3:33 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi we can do this by including the methods that our target groups are using to share information 3:32 PM October 7th
sna_km talking about incentives at the aghuddle 3:32 PM October 7th
sna_km sna_km How do we improve the flow of K in agriculture 3:31 PM October 7th
peterballantyne How do we improve the flow of knowledge in agriculture? - let us know... 3:31 PM October 7th
asabajf How do we improve the flow of knowledge in agriculture? 3:30 PM October 7th
rsamii How do we improve the flow of knowledge in agriculture? 3:30 PM October 7th
ednahkaramagi How do we improve the flow of knowledge in agriculture 3:29 PM October 7th
sna_km stocked up with coffee and biccies ready for the #twiddle 3:29 PM October 7th