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Some people enjoy making patterns. :) They can be kind of cheeky in tone, even if they provide serious lessons. Images and diagrams that make the pattern more visually compelling also makes the pattern more useful. People enjoy sharing their knowledge more when they believe that it will benefit others. The visibility of the learning patterns library gives them confidence that their contribution will be seen and used. If grantees are given the option of fulfilling some of their reporting requirements by adding patterns, they may find that a more interesting and valuable way of reporting what they learned.
- Patterns are a safe way to discuss failures. People may be hesitant to discuss the decisions they made that didn't pan out, or the things that went wrong with their project because they are concerned that by admitting specific mistakes, they are opening their entire project up to criticism or dismissal. This is especially true when someone is reporting their activities to a funding agency. Writing up a mistake as a pattern shifts the focus from what a specific person or project did to what works and what doesn't work for particular sorts of projects.
- Existing resources can be converted to patterns. Our pattern library can be expanded by creating patterns based on things we've already learned. For example, one of the key learnings from this case study was converted into Grants:Learning patterns/Photographic evidence. Other key learnings from the "Lessons learned" section of hundreds of grant reports could be converted into patterns as well, making both the important lessons and the reports those lessons are drawn from easier to find and use.
- Patterns are translator-friendly. Patterns are written in a common format, and are generally succinct and well-structured, making them potentially easier to translate than longer more complex documents. Different language versions of the same pattern can be made available in the same location using existing translation templates.
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