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This video presentation from Chris Wood, Michael Quinn Patton and Ben Ramalingam for USAID looks at complex systems and how they are different from the norm.ResourceHow do these conceptions of complexity help us think and act?
This is Part 2 of a three part series of video lectures conducted by USAID on complexity.ResourceWhat are the implications/opportunities for development practice?
This is Part 3 of a three part series of video lectures conducted by USAID on complexity.ResourceActionable impact management - eBook series
This series, published by SoPact, the Melbourne Business School & Asia Pacific Social Impact Centre, covers four topics: Theory of Change and Groundwork, Social Impact Metrics, Data Strategy, Reports and Storytelling.ResourceWhat is impact?
This discussion paper discusses the meaning of 'impact', moving beyond methodological debates to present different perspectives and dimensions that can affect how impact could be framed and evaluated.ResourceImpact investing: Transforming how we make money while making a difference
This article provides an introduction to impact investing concepts, the history and growth of impact investing, and examples of impact investing.ResourceImpact investments: A literature review
This paper reviews literature on the evaluation of impact investments. Various tools and approaches for assessing social value are identified and theoretical considerations are discussed.ResourceInterrogating the theory of change: Evaluating impact investing where it matters most
This article uses case examples to demonstrate the value of using theory of change at all levels of impact investing and affirms the importance of accountability and learning across combinations of evaluation methods.ResourceLaunching the working capital fund: A case study of humanity united
This is a case study of the start-up phase of the US $25 million Working Capital Investment Fund created to confront modern-day slavery by addressing forced labour in global supply chains.ResourceEvaluative tools in impact investing: Three case studies on the use of theories of change
This article reviews three case studies to demonstrate how theories of change are useful for communicating impact, identifying indicators to be measured and the critical analysis of the underlying logic of an impact investment.ResourceSituating the next generation of impact measurement and evaluation for impact investing
To support the growth of a stronger evidence base for contributions to positive social and environmental impacts this paper presents a typology for structuring thinking about impact measurement and evaluation for impact investing.ResourceWhat makes a popular science video on YouTube
This article by Dustin Welbourne and Will J Grant in The Conversation discusses ways to make a video about science popular and effective in its communication, highlighting a number of key features that are demonstrated through embedded examResourceBetter ways of choosing and using metrics in evaluation of impact investing
We invited Mishkah Jakoet shares some thoughts on how metrics can be more useful for impact investing.BlogObjectives-Based Evaluation (OBE) for impact investing
Bob Picciotto is a former Director General of the Independent Evaluation Group which oversees evaluation in the International Finance Corporation, an agency dedicated to the promotion of private sector development in developiBlog52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 45: Participatory Video for M&E - unpacking how change happened
It is time for another blog series on BetterEvaluation, and this time we will be exploring the uses of video in evaluation.Blog52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 46: An ethnography of evaluation - learning about evaluation from the inside using video
Conveying the complexities of the evaluation process isn’t easy, but video is one way to tackle the challenge. Quimera is a film company which was contracted to record the process of evaluaBlog52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 47: using video to communicate evaluation findings
In the last in our series of blogs on using video in evaluation, Glenn O'Neil joins us to discuss how you can use video to communicate your evaluation findings.BlogCritical systems heuristics: A systematic review
This paper argues that critical systems heuristics (CSH) has been an influential approach, but one that is underutilised compared with other methods.ResourceCritical systems heuristics: The idea and practice of boundary critique
This chapter provides a detailed introduction to critical systems heuristics and the use of its central tool, boundary critique.ResourceCritical system heuristics
An approach used to surface, elaborate, and critically consider the options and implications of boundary judgments, that is, the ways in which people/groups decide what is relevant to what is being evaluated.ApproachEvaluation for equitable development results
This document comprises a range of Evaluation Working Papers (EWP) focused on evaluation for equitable development.ResourceWerner Ulrich's home page
This website provides a variety of resources from Werner Ulrich's work in a range of philosophical and research areas with a particular focus on his own work in critical systems thinking and practice or Critical Systems Heuristics (CSH).ResourceMini-primer of Critical Systems Heuristics
This short summary of Critical Systems Heuristics (CSH) by Werner Ulrich gives an overview of what CSH is and how it can be applied.ResourceConversations about measurement and evaluation in impact investing
This article documents issues emerging during discussions of impact investing and social impact measurement amongst participants of the Innovations in Evaluation strand at the 8th African Evaluation Association Conference.ResourceValue for investment: A practical evaluation theory
This booklet proposes a model for evaluating value for investment in social programs by integrating economic and evaluative thinking. Julian King is a New Zealand public policy consultant.Resource