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Identify actors, roles, and expectations
assumptions confirmed or disproven as the project continues?).
By documenting the assumptions about change early in a TDR
project, the ToC framework can help teams quickly identify when
assumptions are proved wrong, unintended outcomes emerge, or
circumstances change.
There are many variations on the theme of ToC, including tools
such as Impact Pathways or LogFrame approaches. The key
difference with ToC is often the emphasis on surfacing the
underlying assumptions and using the ToC as a collaborative,
reflective tool throughout a project. Effective ToC processes
cannot guarantee the realization of a project’s vision for change
but can aid in developing more strategic actions to support
change, and can facilitate reflection and learning both within and
across TDR projects.
Further reading:
•
Belcher, Brian M., Rachel Davel, and Rachel Claus. 2020.
A Refined Method for Theory-Based Evaluation of the
Societal Impacts of Research. MethodsX 7 (100788):
100788.
•
Clark, Helene. 2021. Theory of Change in a nutshell.
Integration and Implementation Insights. August 24,
2021.
Practices Theory of change
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