On July 31 2012 we organised a Peer Exchange session on Theories of Change (ToC). The event took place at DFID in London, was organised in the context of the R4D project with our colleagues from CABI and CommsConsult. The aim was to better understand how ToC can be used in research uptake and communication programmes.
Around 15 people took part in this two-hour session. For the occasion, as well as DFID staff, we were joined by Duncan Green from Oxfam GB and Simon Batchelor from IDS, who have both done a lot of thinking and and writing on the subject of ToC and research.
Two excellent summaries and reflections on the meeting can be found on Duncan Green's blog and on Research to Action website:
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Around 15 people took part in this two-hour session. For the occasion, as well as DFID staff, we were joined by Duncan Green from Oxfam GB and Simon Batchelor from IDS, who have both done a lot of thinking and and writing on the subject of ToC and research.
Two excellent summaries and reflections on the meeting can be found on Duncan Green's blog and on Research to Action website:
- Can theories of change help researchers (or their funders) have more impact?
- 10 ways DFID can improve Theories of Change for Research Uptake
After the session, we recorded a short conversation with Simon Batchelor and Duncan Green. In the video below, Simon and Duncan explain how they got interested in Theories of Change. They discuss how ToC can be used in research programmes and how DFID and other donors could created incentives for researchers to use ToC in their work.
The video is about 12 minutes long but worth watching there is rich content and insights that reflect the discussion and debate of the day.
In case you don't have time to watch the full recording, we have also produced these five short clips:
Blog posts from previous R4D Peer Exchange sessions are available at this link.
- Using Theories of Change in development programmes
- How to create incentives for researchers wanting to do Theories of Change?
- Theories of Change in research uptake
- Theories of Change and communications in research projects
Blog posts from previous R4D Peer Exchange sessions are available at this link.
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