From some elements that characterize an elite capture mechanism mentioned in literature, this article compares five resource appropriation strategies carried out by certain players from the participative Municipal Planning System (MPS) from Colombia's third largest municipality between 1998 and 2008. By using mixed methods and a utilization-focused evaluation design, the MPS players and their partnerships were approached by which their availing of informational asymmetries restricted participation and biased the use of resources. The research identified as the basic cause of the capture the disarticulation of the MPS into three subsystems: the community, instances of local participation, and the Planning Department. The article also describes the series of institutional adjustments carried out between 2012 and 2015 (monitoring, e-voting) seeking to minimize capture possibilities. Keywords: participative local planning; social mechanisms; evaluation; elite capture; informational asymmetries. Estratégias de apropriação e desvio de recursos no Sistema Municipal de Planejamento de Santiago de CaliA partir de alguns elementos que caracterizam o mecanismo de captura de elite mencionado na literatura, este artigo compara cinco estratégias de apropriação de recursos feitas por certos atores do Sistema Municipal de Planejamento (SMP) participativo, numa cidade colombiana entre 1998 e 2008. A partir de uma abordagem de avaliação com foco no uso foram abordados os atores do SMP e as parcerias, aproveitando assimetrias de informação, restringiram a participação e enviesaram o uso de recursos territoriais. A pesquisa identificou como a causa básica da captura, o desmantelamento do SMP em três subsistemas: a comunidade, as instâncias de participação local e o Departamento Municipal de Planejamento. O artigo também descreve os ajustes institucionais desenvolvidos entre 2012 e 2015 (monitoração, voto eletrônico), buscando reduzir as possibilidades de captura. Palavras-chave: planejamento local participativo; mecanismos sociais; avaliação; captura de elite; assimetrias de informação. Estrategias de apropiación y desviación de recursos en el Sistema Municipal de Planeación de Santiago de CaliA partir de algunos elementos que caracterizan un mecanismo de captura de élite mencionado en la literatura, este artículo compara cinco estrategias de apropiación de recursos realizadas por ciertos actores del Sistema Municipal de Planeación (SMP) participativa, del tercer municipio de Colombia entre 1998 y 2008. Desde un enfoque de evaluación centrada en el uso, se abordaron los actores del SMP y sus alianzas que, aprovechando asimetrías informacionales, restringieron la participación y sesgaron el uso de los recursos. La investigación identificó como causal básica de la captura, la desarticulación del SMP en tres subsistemas: la comunidad, las instancias de participación local y el Departamento de Planeación. El artículo describe igualmente la serie de ajustes institucionales desarrollados entre 2012 y 2015 (monitoreo, e-voting) buscando m...
RESUMEN El artículo desarrolla una perspectiva de madurez para la construcción de capacidades en prospectiva para organizaciones intensivas en conocimiento (OIC), característicamente inmersas en exigentes dinámicas de generación y uso de conocimiento, necesario para elaborar visiones integrales y estudiar el futuro. Se propone una matriz de madurez estructurada en cinco dimensiones: personas; sofisticación de métodos, plataformas e infraestructuras; complejidad de las áreas de aplicación; estructura organizacional; e impacto en el entorno. Descritas en cinco niveles de madurez que dan cuenta de un avance gradual en las capacidades organizacionales, constituyen una lógica evolutiva operativamente articulada en procesos, proyectos y ciclos de trabajo. La matriz resultante, construida conceptualmente en consideración de otras propuestas, orienta el diseño y estabilización de sistemas prospectivos conformando una base para la acumulación de curvas de aprendizaje organizacional. Un caso de aplicación en una OIC pública aporta evidencia de su utilidad y aplicabilidad en la construcción de capacidades prospectivas.
The article develops an institutional maturity perspective for foresight capacity building in knowledge-intensive organizations (KIO), as typically embedded in highly demanding dynamics of generation and use of knowledge, which is necessary for constructing comprehensive visions and studying the future. A foresight maturity grid is proposed as structured in five dimensions: people; sophistication of methods, platforms, and infrastructures; the complexity of application areas; organizational structure; and impact on the environment. Described in five maturity levels gradually progressing in organizational capabilities, they constitute an evolutionary logic operatively articulated in processes, projects, and foresight cycles. The resulting grid, conceptually constructed in consideration of other proposals, guides the design and stabilization of foresight systems, forming a basis for the accumulation of organizational learning curves. An application case in a Colombian public KIO provides evidence of its usefulness and applicability in building foresight capabilities.
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