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A Guide to Theories of
Change
Olivier Serrat
2013
Social Change and its Drivers
Social change is the alteration of mechanisms within the social
structure of a society, characterized by changes in cultural
symbols, rules of behavior, social organizations, or value systems.
Social change is no simple matter: driven by a composite array of
cultural, demographic, economic, environment, political,
religious, scientific, and technological forces—singly but more
often than not in coevolutionary combination—it almost always
eventuates in the face of vested interests that favor the status
quo.
The difference between what we are doing and what we are
capable of doing would solve most of the world's problems.—
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Forms of Social Change
Social
change
takes
different
forms:
• Discursive—a change in the narrative(s) that
actors hold about a concern, problem, or issue.
• Procedural—a change in the way the processes
that manage a concern are carried out.
• Content-based—a change in the nature of a
concern.
• Attitudinal—a change in the way actors think
about a concern.
• Behavioral—a change in the way actors
behave vis-à-vis a concern, in other words,
act or interface with others, in consequence
of formal and informal changes in discourse,
procedure, content, or attitude.
Promoting Social Change
Development aid, for one, is ever more sternly asked to
demonstrate results, an ancillary of which is to clarify what
works or does not work and under what circumstances.
If development aid is about human, social, and economic
progress, which of course intuits change, it needs to frame more
clearly what concrete outcomes—from dedicated inputs,
activities, and outputs—can augment well-being and better the
quality of life.
Development aid needs good theories of change that test and
validate the assumptions, rationales, means, and ends of all who
are involved in processes of development. However, pace the
cause-and-effect structure of logic models, current project
planning tools do not readily help development aid do so.
The Theory of Change Approach
Marrying visioning, planning, and evaluation perspectives,
leveraging also concepts of logic models, the Theory of Change
approach is an outcomes-based, participatory method that
applies critical thinking to the design, implementation, and
evaluation of an initiative, e.g., a policy, a strategy, a program, or
a project, planned to foster emergent, projectable, or
transformative.
change.A theory of change is a purposeful model of how an initiative—
such as a policy, a strategy, a program, or a project—contributes
through a chain of early and intermediate outcomes to the
intended result. Theories of change help navigate the complexity
of social change.
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you
have to do.—Epictetus
Explicating Assumptions
• Articulating assumptions (or worldviews), and the
beliefs and hypotheses they rest on, about how short-
, medium-, and long-term change happens in a
specific external context.
• Stipulating how early and intermediate outcomes
(preconditions) toward the long-term change will be
brought about and documented with indicators that
suggest how much of, for whom, and when each
outcome is to be realized.
A theory of change explores and represents a "so that"
chain. It explains how and why a sequence of logically-
linked events, aka pathways of change, should lead to an
ultimate outcome. It does so by:
Six Overlapping Questions
What concern, its underlying causes, and consequences,
does one and others wish to ameliorate in the long term
(external context)?
Who does one seek to benefit or influence (beneficiaries)?
What benefits does one aim to deliver (results)?
When will the benefits be realized (time span)?
How will one and others make that happen
(interventions)?
Why, and based on what evidence, does one believe the
theory of change will bear out (assumptions)?
Elements in a Pathway of Change
Long-Term Outcome and
Indicators
Intermediate Outcome
or Precondition and
Indicators
Early Outcome or
Precondition and
Indicators
Intervention
Intervention
Early Outcome or
Precondition and
Indicators
Intervention
Intermediate Outcome
or Precondition and
Indicators
Intervention
Early Outcome or
Precondition and
Indicators
Intervention
Between Intentions and Results
• Meaningful: the magnitude of the long-term
outcome being pursued is worth the effort.
• Plausible: evidence and commonsense
suggest that the interventions, if
implemented, will lead to the long-term
outcome.
• Doable: resources, e.g., financial, human,
institutional, knowledge, political, skills,
technical, and time, will be available and
sufficient to execute the interventions.
• Testable: the theory of change is suitably
specific and complete for an evaluator to
track progress in credible and useful ways.
Of course,
the
advantages of
any theory of
change are
contingent on
its being:
Further Reading
• ADB. 2008. Output Accomplishment and the Design and
Monitoring Framework. Manila.
www.adb.org/publications/output-accomplishment-and-
design-and-monitoring-framework
• ——. 2008. Outcome Mapping. Manila.
www.adb.org/publications/outcome-mapping
• ——. 2011. Critical Thinking. Manila.
www.adb.org/publications/critical-thinking
• ——. 2013. Theories of Change. Manila.
digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/intl/269/
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A Guide to Theories of Change

  • 1. The views expressed in this presentation are the views of the author/s and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank, or its Board of Governors, or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this presentation and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. The countries listed in this presentation do not imply any view on ADB's part as to sovereignty or independent status or necessarily conform to ADB's terminology. A Guide to Theories of Change Olivier Serrat 2013
  • 2. Social Change and its Drivers Social change is the alteration of mechanisms within the social structure of a society, characterized by changes in cultural symbols, rules of behavior, social organizations, or value systems. Social change is no simple matter: driven by a composite array of cultural, demographic, economic, environment, political, religious, scientific, and technological forces—singly but more often than not in coevolutionary combination—it almost always eventuates in the face of vested interests that favor the status quo. The difference between what we are doing and what we are capable of doing would solve most of the world's problems.— Mohandas K. Gandhi
  • 3. Forms of Social Change Social change takes different forms: • Discursive—a change in the narrative(s) that actors hold about a concern, problem, or issue. • Procedural—a change in the way the processes that manage a concern are carried out. • Content-based—a change in the nature of a concern. • Attitudinal—a change in the way actors think about a concern. • Behavioral—a change in the way actors behave vis-à-vis a concern, in other words, act or interface with others, in consequence of formal and informal changes in discourse, procedure, content, or attitude.
  • 4. Promoting Social Change Development aid, for one, is ever more sternly asked to demonstrate results, an ancillary of which is to clarify what works or does not work and under what circumstances. If development aid is about human, social, and economic progress, which of course intuits change, it needs to frame more clearly what concrete outcomes—from dedicated inputs, activities, and outputs—can augment well-being and better the quality of life. Development aid needs good theories of change that test and validate the assumptions, rationales, means, and ends of all who are involved in processes of development. However, pace the cause-and-effect structure of logic models, current project planning tools do not readily help development aid do so.
  • 5. The Theory of Change Approach Marrying visioning, planning, and evaluation perspectives, leveraging also concepts of logic models, the Theory of Change approach is an outcomes-based, participatory method that applies critical thinking to the design, implementation, and evaluation of an initiative, e.g., a policy, a strategy, a program, or a project, planned to foster emergent, projectable, or transformative. change.A theory of change is a purposeful model of how an initiative— such as a policy, a strategy, a program, or a project—contributes through a chain of early and intermediate outcomes to the intended result. Theories of change help navigate the complexity of social change. First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.—Epictetus
  • 6. Explicating Assumptions • Articulating assumptions (or worldviews), and the beliefs and hypotheses they rest on, about how short- , medium-, and long-term change happens in a specific external context. • Stipulating how early and intermediate outcomes (preconditions) toward the long-term change will be brought about and documented with indicators that suggest how much of, for whom, and when each outcome is to be realized. A theory of change explores and represents a "so that" chain. It explains how and why a sequence of logically- linked events, aka pathways of change, should lead to an ultimate outcome. It does so by:
  • 7. Six Overlapping Questions What concern, its underlying causes, and consequences, does one and others wish to ameliorate in the long term (external context)? Who does one seek to benefit or influence (beneficiaries)? What benefits does one aim to deliver (results)? When will the benefits be realized (time span)? How will one and others make that happen (interventions)? Why, and based on what evidence, does one believe the theory of change will bear out (assumptions)?
  • 8. Elements in a Pathway of Change Long-Term Outcome and Indicators Intermediate Outcome or Precondition and Indicators Early Outcome or Precondition and Indicators Intervention Intervention Early Outcome or Precondition and Indicators Intervention Intermediate Outcome or Precondition and Indicators Intervention Early Outcome or Precondition and Indicators Intervention
  • 9. Between Intentions and Results • Meaningful: the magnitude of the long-term outcome being pursued is worth the effort. • Plausible: evidence and commonsense suggest that the interventions, if implemented, will lead to the long-term outcome. • Doable: resources, e.g., financial, human, institutional, knowledge, political, skills, technical, and time, will be available and sufficient to execute the interventions. • Testable: the theory of change is suitably specific and complete for an evaluator to track progress in credible and useful ways. Of course, the advantages of any theory of change are contingent on its being:
  • 10. Further Reading • ADB. 2008. Output Accomplishment and the Design and Monitoring Framework. Manila. www.adb.org/publications/output-accomplishment-and- design-and-monitoring-framework • ——. 2008. Outcome Mapping. Manila. www.adb.org/publications/outcome-mapping • ——. 2011. Critical Thinking. Manila. www.adb.org/publications/critical-thinking • ——. 2013. Theories of Change. Manila. digitalcommons.ilr.cornell.edu/intl/269/
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