ABCs of MSD: N is for… Norms
This post is part of a learning series exploring good practice, examples, or new applications of MSD. The bottom half…
Rachel Shah11/07/2022
MDF: Systemic Change in the Fodder Market for Smallholder Farmers in Pakistan
MDF in Pakistan was part of a flagship, multi-country Australian Government program which aims to create additional employment and income…
Rachel Shah30/05/2022
What does ‘sustainability’ really mean for systems change programmes?
In a competition for the most overused words in market systems development, I think there would be some strong contenders,…
Rachel Shah22/07/2021
The Art of Investigation: Qualitative Research Methods
Last week we gathered a small group of development professionals for our first ever qualitative research training course – The…
Rachel Shah06/05/2021
We’re launching a new training course!
Does your job involve getting information by talking to other people?If so, I’ve got something for you.Research is hard...…and since…
Rachel Shah01/03/2021
Final Independent Evaluation of the ILO Lab, Phase II
The ‘Market Systems Development for Decent Work’ project, known as the Lab, is a global project implemented by the International…
Rachel Shah04/12/2020
Can you use the MSD approach to respond to COVID-19?
Do you need a new approach to respond well to COVID-19 or can you use MSD to respond to COVID-19?…
Rachel Shah12/06/2020
The Enter-Growth Programme: A Decade On
In market systems development programmes, is ‘sustainability’ a realistic project objective or just a baseless buzzword? One of the core…
Rachel Shah07/05/2020
A Pragmatic Approach to Assessing System Change
Authored by: Hans Posthumus, Rachel Shah, Alexandra Miehlbradt, Adam Kessler Few topics inspire as much confusion and debate as systemic…
Rachel Shah01/05/2020
A recently published paper - The antidote to systemic change frameworks: six practical steps to assess systemic change (and improve…
Rachel Shah11/04/2020