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Measuring Systemic Change

As the MSD (Measuring Systemic Change) field matures, so does the imperative to measure and communicate how systems are changing. Philosophical debates on what ‘counts’ as system change abound, but what programmes most need is practical advice on how to capture what is changing and why.

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SDG3 Working Group, Botnar Foundation Case StudyDevelopment EffectivenessEastern & Southern AfricaHealth & Social ServicesMeasuring Systemic Change

SDG3 Working Group, Botnar Foundation

In December 2021 we submitted a speculative and unsolicited proposal to the Botnar Foundation. The SDG3 (health and wellbeing) Global…
Springfield Centre
Springfield Centre08/04/2024
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Agenda for Change Systems Strengthening Research: RANO WASH, Madagascar Case StudyEastern & Southern AfricaMeasuring Systemic ChangeWater & Sanitation

Agenda for Change Systems Strengthening Research: RANO WASH, Madagascar

The Agenda for Change Global Hub supports its members to deliver systems change and document and share their experiences in…
Springfield Centre
Springfield Centre08/09/2022
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Agenda for Change Systems Strengthening Research: Water For People, Asunción, Peru Case StudyLatin America & CaribbeanMeasuring Systemic ChangeWater & Sanitation

Agenda for Change Systems Strengthening Research: Water For People, Asunción, Peru

The Agenda for Change Global Hub supports its members to deliver systems change and document and share their experiences in…
Kate Fogelberg
Kate Fogelberg06/07/2022
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MDF: Systemic Change in the Fodder Market for Smallholder Farmers in Pakistan AgricultureCase StudyMeasuring SustainabilityMeasuring Systemic ChangeSouthern Asia

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 Shah
Rachel Shah30/05/2022
A Pragmatic Approach to Measuring System Change
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A Pragmatic Approach to Measuring System Change

Joint Authored by Alexandra Miehlbradt, Rachel Shah, Hans Posthumus and Adam Kessler In recent years, growing recognition of the need…
Springfield Centre
Springfield Centre14/10/2020
Pragmatic Approach to Assessing System Change
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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 Shah
Rachel Shah01/05/2020
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Unpicking system change

A recently published paper - The antidote to systemic change frameworks: six practical steps to assess systemic change (and improve…
Rachel Shah
Rachel Shah11/04/2020
Systemic Change in the Sri Lankan Crab Sector
Systemic Change in the Sri Lankan Fisheries Sector AgricultureCase StudyMeasuring Systemic ChangeSouthern Asia

Systemic Change in the Sri Lankan Fisheries Sector

Market Development Facility (MDF) Sri Lanka commissioned research into the evolution of the Blue Swimming Crab (BSC) market in Northern…
Springfield Centre
Springfield Centre17/12/2019
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Developing Media Market Systems to Address Agricultural Constraints AgricultureCase StudyEuropeMeasuring Systemic Change

Developing Media Market Systems to Address Agricultural Constraints

Mass media is an industry built on disseminating information at scale, and it is often one of the first information…
Rachel Shah
Rachel Shah22/01/2019
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The System of Evidence

The lack of evidence to support market systems approaches, and particularly attempts to achieve systemic change is widely cited in…
Ben Taylor
Ben Taylor01/06/2016
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