Expert bites & Expert talks

From our expert partnership facilitators: short blogs offering free snippets of iCRA expertise. Continue developing collaborative skills even from behind your desk. Whether you’re an agribusiness or agri-education professional, we have interesting Expert bites & talks for you. Feel free to share!

Agribusiness

Expert bite
#036

When it makes sense to stop supporting a partnership

Project endings can shape what happens next. Learn how to wrap up facilitation and funding in a clear and respectful way, while protecting trust, ownership, and future collaboration.

Agribusiness

Expert bite
#035

Do we continue, wrap up, or are we ready to consolidate?

Partnerships evolve, and so should the support around them. A yearly partnership quick scan helps you reflect on what is working, what needs attention, and what kind of support can…

Agribusiness

Expert bite
#034

iCRA Expert bite on Phasing out projects

Why a good phase-out matters

We often talk about how projects begin. The energy, the ideas, the momentum! But what about the end? It’s a part of the story that’s just as important… yet rarely…

Agri-education

Expert bite
#033

Green Education: Training climate change actors today

How can teachers “green” their courses and inspire young people to act?

Agri-education

Expert bite
#032

Training beyond PowerPoint: Making learning real, fun, and effective

Moving beyond PPT isn’t about throwing technology out the window. It’s about shifting the focus: from telling to engaging, from one-way teaching to a two-way exchange of knowledge. PowerPoint feels…

Agribusiness

Agri-education

Expert bite
#031

Listening: The underestimated superpower

Let’s be honest: listening sounds easy. Nod. Smile. Let the other talk. Done. But, if you’ve ever been in a tense meeting, a noisy field visit, or a conversation with…

Agribusiness

Expert bite
#030

Coaching agribusiness clusters: Strong clusters need solid support

Coaching is key for strong agribusiness clusters, but how do you make it work in practice? This Expert bite explores the power and pitfalls of combining professional and internal coaches,…

Agri-education

Agribusiness

Leadership

Expert bite
#029

Why people on your team leave, even when everything seems to fit

It is always sad when new team members decide to leave again, just when they’re hitting their full potential. What you can do to keep them?

Agri-education

Agribusiness

Expert bite
#028

Decoding Culture: 8 Dimensions for Better Teamwork

Ever wondered how your organization handles communication, leadership, or decision-making? These core dynamics are shaped by your organizational culture - or perhaps they shape it in return!

Research

Agri-education

Agribusiness

Expert talk
#027

Team of agri-food professionals collaborating and smiling during iCRA Expert Talk 27 workshop

Turn your team into motivated agri-food game changers!

How can leaders inspire their teams to go beyond just “doing the job” and truly make a difference in the agri-food sector?

Agri-education

Agribusiness

Expert talk
#026

Perfect internships for schools, students and businesses: a matter of collaboration!

This iCRA Expert talk is tackling internships and how to make them successful for students, schools, and companies. Spoiler alert: collaboration is essential!

Agribusiness

Research

Expert bite
#025

Gerald Mutua, an expert in building Neuroscience of trust and partnerships in agribusiness

The Neuroscience of Trust: leverage science to build partnerships

Did you know trust can be built in just seven seconds? Discover the neurological processes behind building trust and test four practical tips based on neuroscience to strengthen trust in…

When it makes sense to stop supporting a partnership

Do we continue, wrap up, or are we ready to consolidate?

Why a good phase-out matters

Green Education: Training climate change actors today

Training beyond PowerPoint: Making learning real, fun, and effective

Listening: The underestimated superpower

Coaching agribusiness clusters: Strong clusters need solid support

Why people on your team leave, even when everything seems to fit

Decoding Culture: 8 Dimensions for Better Teamwork

Turn your team into motivated agri-food game changers!

Perfect internships for schools, students and businesses: a matter of collaboration!

The Neuroscience of Trust: leverage science to build partnerships

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