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7 principles of a Theory of Change

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at winderl.net.

A good theory of change (ToC) is based on seven principles: 1. Repeat doing it until you get it right, 2. links are as important as expected changes, 3. risk and assumptions are key, 4. it must be scalable, 5. it is not a results chain, 6. organisations often already have ToCs in place which can’t be ignored, and 7. it has to be simple.

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March 27, 2020 by Thomas Winderl

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