Getting real about development; It is hard
Written by Matt Andrews I’m reminded so regularly that development is about change. If it’s done well it is about change that sticks, and even more about countries becoming adaptive […]
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Making the case for case studies in development practice
Written by Michael Woolcock The frequency and sophistication with which case studies are deployed by social scientists has greatly expanded in recent years. The goal now is not merely to […]
Rising to the challenge: Supporting PDIA in Nigeria
The importance of thinking and working politically in programs concerned with governance and institutional reform is widely recognized – but shifting from thinking politically to working politically is proving a […]
How do you keep 100 students awake on a Friday afternoon? Fast feedback and iterative adaptation seem to work
Guest blog written by Duncan Green There’s a character in a Moliere play who is surprised and delighted to learn that he has been speaking prose all his life without knowing it. […]
EEP/Shiree: Using adaptive programming to monitor change in Bangladesh
written by Salimah Samji How do you effectively monitor an 8 year, £83.5 million (around USD$135 million) challenge fund that partners with NGOs to improve the livelihood of 1 million […]