Module title: Theory of Change

Activity 1

If you are working in a group, you could focus on a project familiar to participants and lead a group discussion about components of the project and how they correspond to elements of the Theory of Change template.

Activity 2

Using the above example, or others that your participants are familiar with, you could ask groups to identify longer-term goals and begin to recognise the distinction between longer-term goals and the measurable effects of the project activities.

Activity 3

After talking through the project example above, or one of your own that your participants are familiar with, you could ask your participants to work in small groups and complete the template, then bring them together to discuss any differences of opinion.

Activity 4

Ask each group to identify stakeholders for the project used in the text or another that the group is familiar with. Bring them together to discuss any differences and to identify which are primary and which are secondary stakeholders.

Activity 5

Ask your groups to develop the agenda for the day. Bring them together to compare their thoughts and discuss their ideas. You could have a prize for the most creative agenda.

Activity 7

Assumptions can be very contentious and this activity lends itself to group discussion. You could build on the templates that groups have completed above and ask other groups to challenge some of the assumptions that are implied in the template. Each group could then defend their assumptions and discuss ways to mitigate risks.