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Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) of the

SEA Change Community of Practice (CoP)

- Discussion document (Sept. 2012) -

The SEA Change as Community of Practice on monitoring and evaluation of climate change interventions

was officially launched in October 2010 during the South Asia Conclave in New Delhi. Starting with 17

members at that time, the community has grown considerably to 352 members at present.

ONA Introduction & Methodology

Organizational Network Analysis (ONA) is a powerful tool for visualizing, monitoring and building

understanding about patterns of collaboration and networking between individuals and organizations. Our

approach is adapted from tools that have been used extensively for strategic assessment and

organizational strengthening purposes by Fortune 500 companies such as American Express, BP, IBM,

McKinsey and Microsoft.

In the case of the SEA Change CoP Pact has employed the ONA methodology to help answer two critical


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2. Data Analysis The results of the survey were entered into Inflow network analysis software.Inflow includes inbuilt algorithms that generate network maps and metrics. Network maps position

organizations and individuals according to their connections with others, and network metrics act

as a range of performance measurements that are used to generate deeper understanding ofinteractions.

3. Participatory Feedback Although network maps and metrics are useful in their own right, they aremost powerful when used to facilitate discussions with network members. In 2010 and 2011, maps

were analyzed during face-to-face events coordinated by SEA Change. In 2012, we are sharing this

brief discussion document with members to elicit feedback prior to finalizing our analysis.

Discussion Questions

The Discussion Questions for the 2012 ONA focus on two distinct types of interaction.

1. Questions Regarding the Internal Interactions Between Individual SEA Change CoP Members: From the network data presented, what can we learn about the evolution of internal

interactions between SEA Change Members since the CoP was formed in 2010? How might this analysis inform what the SEA Change CoP does in the future to strengthen

internal linkages?

2. Questions Regarding the External Resources Accessed By SEA Change CoP Members: From the network data presented, what can we learn about the evolution of access to

external resources by SEA Change members since the CoP was formed in 2010?

How might this analysis inform what the SEA Change CoP does in the future to strengthenexternal outreach?

We encourage you to take a look at the network maps and data in this document and let us know your


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Following the network maps you will find a table and short discussion summarizing the network metrics.

Using both the maps and metrics, we encourage you to consider the following two questions:

i. From the network data presented, what can we learn about the evolution of internal interactionsbetween SEA Change Members since the CoP was formed in 2010?

ii. How might this analysis inform what the SEA Change CoP does in the future to strengthen internallinkages?

2010 ONA Survey

(Baseline ONA)

Figure 1: Comparative ONA Maps showing 2010 Baseline, 2011 Mid-term and 2012 Final ONA Survey interactions

between SEA Change Members

Completed ONA Survey

Did not complete ONA Survey,

but was mentioned by others


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2011 ONA Survey

(Mid-term ONA)

2012 ONA Survey

(Final ONA)





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Baseline ONA Mid-term ONA Final ONA Currently

Date October 2010 November 2011 June 2012 September 2012

CoP members (#) 17 64 266 352

Connections (#) 10 99 115 N/A

Response rate (%) 100% (workshop) 33% 23% N/A

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Baseline ONA

(October 2010)

17 members

Final ONA

(June 2012)

266 members

Mid-term ONA

(November 2011)

64 members

352

members


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2. External ResourcesIn addition to analyzing internal interactions, the SEA Change team used the ONA survey to analyze which

external intellectual resources for climate change interventions are influencing participants, and how

accesses to resources had changed since the 2010 baseline. We asked the following question:

In the 12 months, from which organizations or individuals have you obtained intellectual resources

(research documents, methodologies, training materials, etc.) in regard to the M&E of climate change

interventions?

The network maps and metrics on the following pages show network data on patterns of M&E resource

access in the program areas of Climate Change Adaptation (Figure 3), Climate Change Mitigation (Figure 4)and Climate Change related Policy (Figure 5). The network maps for 2011 and 2012 are shown.

Following each set of network maps, you will find a short discussion of the relevant metrics. Using both the

maps and metrics, we encourage you to consider the following two questions:

i. From the network data presented, what can we learn about the evolution of access to externalresources by SEA Change members since the CoP was formed in 2010?

ii. How might this analysis inform what the SEA Change CoP does in the future to strengthen externaloutreach?


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2011 ONA Survey

(Mid-term ONA)

Figure 3:Intellectual resource access by SEA Change members for M&E resources related to c limate change adaptation





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2012 ONA Survey

(Final ONA)

Comparing the 2011 ONA map with the 2012 ONA map we see a diversification in resources for general adaptation, but the number of members

accessing five or more resources stayed the same. Today, the common resource pool is much larger and includes SEA Change, UNDP, IIED, WRI,

CDKN, Care, IISD, World Bank, ADB, Climate-Eval, DFID, OECD, GEF, IDS/Eldis, IPCC, Oxfam, UNFCCC and USAID. Of these resource hubs

identified, the most commonly accessed were SEA Change, UNDP, IIED, WRI and CDKN.


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Figure 4 below and on the next page focuses on intellectual resource access by SEA Change members of M&E resources related to climate

change mitigation. Likewise, there has been a coalescing around primary resource hubs, in this case SEA Change and Climate-Eval. This is

reflected in the change to a contiguous network where members are identifying and accessing resources from similar, essential hubs.

2011 ONA Survey

(Mid-term ONA)

Figure 4:Intellectual resource access by SEA Change members for M&E resources related toclimate change mitigation





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2012 ONA Survey

(Final ONA)

The development of the Climate Change Policy theme is visualized in Figure 5 on the following pages. The theme is linked to one of SEA Changes

main objectives influencing climate change M&E policy. Main resources accessed are: SEA Change, UNDP, CDKN, GEF, IDS/Eldis and IIED.


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2011 ONA Survey

(Mid-term ONA)

Figure 5:Intellectual resource access by SEA Change members for M&E resources related to climate change policy


Did not Complete ONA Survey,but was mentioned by others


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2012 ONA Survey

(Final ONA)

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