…what it is against (linear thinking, tyranny of the logframe etc) than what it is for. So this meeting aimed to try and clarify terms and ways of thinking, and…
Working With/Against the Grain, the case for Toolkits, and the future of Thinking and Working Politically
…– plenty of diffusion still to push for. But what about reinstitutionalization? Can we make TWP the standard, without it becoming dumbed down, like happened to the logframe? Probably not,…
So where have we got to on Value for Money, Results etc?
emerged over the last two days. First: horses for courses. Some aid work is akin to Ros’ bathroom problem – linear, measurable, and suitable for a logframe + results approach….
Be the Toolkit: Discussing complex systems with Oxfam’s next generation of leaders
…opposite. Much the same happened to the logframe back in the day. The focus needs to be on supporting staff to build the skills, imagination and ability to understand and…
How can theories of change help in working with the private sector?
…of power analysis to design insider-outsider advocacy and programme strategies Dynamics: steady incremental progress Logframe/linear planningIdentify binding constraints, tackling them as priority Dynamics: shocks, tipping points and breakthroughs Reactive: rapid…
What if we scrapped The Project – are there better ways to fund development?
…to logframe/metrics fetishism – my words, not Joel’s) – Post review audit and evaluation of those results How did this particular construct come to be so all powerful in the…
The World Bank tackles Mind and Culture: heads up on the next World Development Report
…many or most important ones cannot be put into a logframe. It’s one of the key aspects of the ‘so whats’ in the report – we’ve all been going in…
What does a theory of change look like?
…old-school linear change, impact chains, logframes etc. Instead of a deluded search for a single grand theory of everything, we need to learn to recognize and manage a range of…
You say you want a Revolution? The Beatles on How Change Happens
…Would certainly be interested in seeing the plan (is it a proper logframe?). ‘Doing what we can’ sounds terribly voluntarist and is only an input – how do you intend…
What did I learn from a week discussing Adaptive Management and MEL?
…wondering how to put it into practice in an aid sector that has lots of countervailing pressures – short project cycles, tangible and attributable results, the dreaded logframe and all…
How does DFID work with non-state power holders (armed groups, faith organizations, traditional chiefs) in messy places? Interview with Wilf Mwamba
…the de facto state.’ Going beyond the state: Traditional Chiefs Sure you may be the Public Authority round here, but can you fill in a logframe? ‘There is a notion…
What can we learn from how an Adaptive Management programme has navigated Myanmar’s current chaos?
…programmes, in the absence of an initial strategy, plan or project-specific logframe, a phase of exploration is both inevitable and desirable. Problems to work on need to be analysed and…