One can infer from this, that if they don't know these research institutes exist than they are unlikely to be resourcing and requesting further work to be done from them. If it is to be adopted knowledge needs to be actively disseminated, explained and promoted in a way appropriate for each target group. The challenge for this project is to identify whom it is trying to impact. Furthermore, it would need to be determined the best method to reach each group. The application and inclusion of lessons into appropriate programming is also a challenge.
Time needs to be taken to apply lessons to practice.
This should be done with the concept of transferability in mind, as lessons need to be appropriate to each context, the organisation's culture and staff. Once these ideas are integrated into practice in different organisations, contexts, cultures and programs, it would be valuable to then reassess the learning and evaluate its impact. The challenge is to construct a continual learning process that is interactive and responsive, and would facilitate a continued process. Macro-evaluation Much discussion and work are currently being done on the topic of evaluation methods and the generation of lessons learned. It would seem that a natural progression of this process is to address the question of macro-evaluation or the assessment of the impact of all conflict resolution programs, taken as a collective, on the creation of peace or the peace process.