“Movida” is a chavacano term that loosely translates to “movement” or “motion”. MobIDA was used to encapsulate the focus of a good practice submitted to SWIDB and as PRAISE nominee for Best KM Initiative in CY 2022. It puts emphasis on the 2 main elements highlighted therein: (1) the use of Knowledge Sharing Sessions and (2) the various technical support staff from many disciplines as catalysts to continuous improvement. The practice summarizes the benefits of optimizing these 2 cogs within the Quality Management Structure. We put quotation marks on the term special concern to highlight how these INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT activities and programs are, at times, put in the background as OPERATIONAL concerns become more urgent and overwhelming. These vital components to improve Program Management and Service Delivery are viewed as “other related tasks” or tasks “ON TOP OF” important deliverables. 

Taking from the Four Disciplines of Execution, these seemingly urgent and important deliverables are “whirlwinds”, where the “Wildly Important Goals (WIGs)” or strategic objectives are, at times, lost in. This initiative aims to engage technical and support staff in peer learning and knowledge sharing as they take a step back before looking at the state of their programs and services, with fresh eyes, and with colleagues of different disciplines and perspectives.