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ELAINE SEYMOUR ETHNOGRAPHY & EVALUATION RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER  Scaling up Innovation: Why Theories of Change Matter Cite as: Seymour, E., (2010). Scaling up Innovation: Why Theories of Change Matter. Presented at the Workshop on Disseminating CCLI Innovations: Arlington, VA, February 18-19, 2010. Unless otherwise specified this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0  United States License ( creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/)
What’s the problem? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
1. Dissemination Issues  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Some consequences ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
2. A related issue: research without development ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
So, what’s needed? ,[object Object],[object Object]
3. A decline in the perceived value of teaching that limits its significance for reward and tenure  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Other consequences:  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
4. Pervasiveness of a flawed theory of change:  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The research evidence: proving is necessary but not sufficient for uptake of good practices ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Researchers of this phenomenon have noted: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
5. Flawed theories of change undermine any program or project’s chances of success ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Theories of change matter because they drive our choice of actions, and shape their outcomes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
If we are unaware of the theory of change on which we are operating: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
This applies equally to our choices of disseminative strategies  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Successful Theories of Change ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Cite as: Seymour, E., (2010). Scaling up Innovation: Why Theories of Change Matter. Presented at the Workshop on Disseminating CCLI Innovations: Arlington, VA, February 18-19, 2010. Unless otherwise specified this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0  United States License ( creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/)

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Scaling up Innovation: Why Theories of Change Matter

  • 1. ELAINE SEYMOUR ETHNOGRAPHY & EVALUATION RESEARCH UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER Scaling up Innovation: Why Theories of Change Matter Cite as: Seymour, E., (2010). Scaling up Innovation: Why Theories of Change Matter. Presented at the Workshop on Disseminating CCLI Innovations: Arlington, VA, February 18-19, 2010. Unless otherwise specified this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License ( creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/)
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