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Revitalising a Social Movement Through a Global Theory of Change
Oxford: INTRAC (2020), 19 pp.
"The Mothers Union (MU) was beginning to feel its age. Founded 140 years ago it had grown into a social movement of more than 4 million members. But in many places their members felt it had become increasingly inward-looking and ineffective. A radically participative theory of change process, called
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Using Middle-Level Theory to Improve Programme and Evaluation Design
Oxford: Centre of Excellence for Development Impact and Learning (CEDIL) (2020), 11 pp.
"Middle-level theory (MLT) has several uses in development planning and evaluation. It helps predict whether a programme can be expected to work in a new setting. It offers insights into what design features are needed for success. IIt provides invaluable information for monitoring to see if the pro
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Die Design-Thinking-Prinzipien
dit.bund (2020), 24 pp.
"The relationships between water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) actors are critical for improving and sustaining WASH services. Social network analysis (SNA) is a powerful tool for studying social systems that focuses attention on the complex relationships among actors in a system. Specifically, it
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"This practical guide describes a number of workshops held across Europe to train fellow workers in design thinking techniques and processes. It covers how teams have organised their sessions encompassing the structure, tools chosen, length, workshop delivery and evaluation. Through reflection on th
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Managing Outcomes: A Practitioner's Manual for Analysis, Planning, Monitoring and Self-Evaluation Based on Outcome Mapping
Key Guides
Cologne: AGIAMONDO (2020), vi, 114 pp.
"Outcome Mapping was developed 20 years ago by the International Development Research Centre and for many in the development sector it has become a staple in planning, monitoring and evaluation toolkits. Countless organisations across the world have applied and adapted Outcome Mapping for their own
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Exit for Sustainability Checklists
Valuing Voices (2020), 7 pp.
"Our Valuing Voices ex-post research of 39 organizations’ evaluations of sustainability shows that most project results decrease (20-90%) as early as two years ex-post in addition to an Asian Development Bank study of post-completion sustainability found that “some early evidence suggests that a
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Practical Guidance on Developing a Project’s Theory of Change
Key Guides
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) (2020), iv, 11 pp.
"A theory of change is a concise, explicit explanation of: "If we do X, and Y holds true, then we'll achieve Z because a, b, and c." With this structure, the TOC makes clear how (if-then) and why (because) the project team expects or assumes that certain actions will produce desired changes for indi
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Theory of Change: A Short Literature Review and Annotated Bibliography
Washington, DC: Global Environment Facility (2019), 24 pp.
Participation Tools for the Pacific
Asian Development Bank (ADB) (2019), 56 pp.
"Engagement of key stakeholder groups in operations financed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) promotes good governance, transparency, innovation, responsiveness, and development effectiveness. Effective engagement of stakeholder groups, including civil society, project beneficiaries, and project-
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Theory of change workshops: Guidance and resources
London: LSE Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (2019), 20 pp.
"In this study, we have seen that, in contrast to causal models, narrative and overview models of Theories of Change are mainly used by donors and implementing organisations. However, causal models offer a lot more information that would help improve project planning, as well as monitoring and evalu
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A Practical Guide to Design Thinking: A Collection of Methods to Re-Think Social Change
New Delhi: Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) (2019), 107 pp.
"Design thinking is neither rocket science nor a panacea. But it can surely help us re-image an alternative world, and to tell a different story about life. We need to break out of our own work habits and project cycles and just start doing things differently." (Page 10)
Technical Guidance for Communication for Development Programmes Addressing Violence Against Children
Key Guides
New York: UNICEF (2019), 104 pp.
"This publication presents the basics of researching, planning, monitoring and evaluating Communication for Development (C4D) interventions, and offers guidance on how such interventions can be used to address violence against children (VAC). It covers the stages of the C4D programme cycle, emphasiz
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Refreshing Your Theory of Change and Making it Science-Based
Leap (2019), 27 pp.
"Having a refreshed, up-to-date and accurate theory of change (ToC) for each LEAP service—and the LEAP programme overall—is a priority for the LEAP Evaluation and Research team. This is because an accurate ToC is the blueprint for evaluation at service- and programme-level. While some services a
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Theory of Change: Facilitator’s Guide
Key Guides
Washington, DC: Technical and Operational Performance Support (TOPS) Program; Save the Children; USAID (2019), viii, 120 pp.
"The main learning objective for the five-module course is to become familiar with a process that uses thorough causal analysis as the foundation for creating an evidence-based TOC for development programs. Each of the five modules can be completed in one 8-hour day, including two 15-minute breaks a
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The Design Thinking Playbook: Mindful Digital Transformation of Teams, Products, Services, Businesses and Ecosystems
Hoboken, NJ: Wiley (2018), 352 pp.
"By stepping back and questioning the current mindset, the faults of the status quo stand out in stark relief--and this guide gives you the tools and frameworks you need to kick off a digital transformation. Design Thinking is about approaching things differently with a strong user orientation and f
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