GlobalGuidanceMeasuring Systemic ChangePaper 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 Centre14th October 2020
GlobalMeasuring Systemic ChangePaperVideo 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 Shah1st May 2020
GlobalGuidanceMSD GuidancePaper Unpacking incentives and capacities: factors affecting actor behaviour change The goal of Market Systems Development (MSD) programmes is to change systems so that they work better for poor, or…Jake Lomax16th October 2018
GlobalPaperResearch Guidance Springfield Working Paper Series #5: A Reality Check for Rapid Immersion in Development Research In search of rigour, ethics, and relevance One of the most damning critiques of the development industry is that it…Rachel Shah13th April 2018
Adaptive ManagementGlobalPaper Springfield Working Paper Series #6 – Designed to Fail The development world is abuzz with discussions about how ‘adaptive management’ is critical to more effective aid. Proponents argue that…Ben Taylor11th April 2018
Development effectivenessGlobalPaper Gridlock: The Failure of Global Governance for International Development This document is part of the Springfield Working Paper Series as part of the Springfield Centre’s active engagement in linking…Ben Taylor2nd March 2018
GlobalMSD GuidancePaper Systems and Systemic Change – Clarity in Concept The Springfield Centre, April 2016 This paper seeks to contribute to a debate in development policy and practice around the…Springfield Centre20th April 2016
Adaptive ManagementAgriculturePaperSouthern Asia Making Sense of ‘Messiness’ The Springfield Centre and Samarth-NMDP, February 2014 This paper provides a critical practitioner insight into how a large, multi-sector market…Springfield Centre20th February 2014
Development effectivenessGlobalPaper DSA Conference Paper: Who Wants to Give Forever? Giving Meaning to Sustainability in Development The Springfield Centre, August 2013 This conference paper, delivered at the DSA conference in November 2013, re-examines the use of…Springfield Centre20th August 2013
GlobalMSD GuidancePaper Making Markets Work for the Poor – “Comparative Approaches to Private Sector Development” SDC, Switzerland, April 2006 A technical paper (prepared on behalf of the FAUNO Consortium) exploring the application of the Making…Springfield Centre12th April 2006