It is not all about impact — complexity, uncertainty and appropriateness of evaluation activitiesThe characteristics of interventions, whether pilots, prototypes, experiments, provocations and scaling, have important implications for…Sep 30Sep 30
Systems change frameworks — a proliferationIn 2022, I read numerous systems change frameworks. I selected reports and documents that sought to describe what a system or systems…Jul 11Jul 11
Hi Maxime - the premise is that if an innovation is difficult to observe then it is harder to scale.Dec 7, 2023Dec 7, 2023
Scaling — how to mitigate some headaches and heartachesOften mentioned synonymously with systems change, scale is seen as the holy grail. But the journey to scale is often full of headaches and…Dec 6, 20232Dec 6, 20232
Evaluating systems change using rubricsEvaluation of ‘systems change’ initiatives is a growing field and there is much to learn to improve theory and practice. In 2021, I…Sep 1, 2023Sep 1, 2023
Entry points to better impact measurement and managementThe start of investment processes — an impact objective and thesis — is not the only entry point to good practice impact measurement and…Jul 4, 2023Jul 4, 2023
Moving from impact measurement to impact managementIf impact investing is to reach and uphold its ambitions the industry norms need to leap beyond impact measurement and reporting and…Feb 2, 2023Feb 2, 2023
Evaluating systems change requires changes in evaluation systemsHow can we shift the discussion on evaluating systems change from methods and tools to addressing the systemic constraints in how…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
Evaluating systems change — which questions should you ask?When thinking about evaluating systems change, some people want to rush into collecting data, often with their favourite data collection…Nov 16, 20221Nov 16, 20221
Systems change frameworksMany organisations have developed conceptual frameworks to help us better understand and think about systems change. But which is best?Nov 3, 20222Nov 3, 20222