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Grab your mug of cocoa and join us by the camp fire! This webinar is a fire-side conversation with two practitioners, Jeph Mathias and Steff Deprez, who enjoy stretching and blending participatory story and narrative-based methodologies to bring rich understanding from authentic and diverse voices into their MEL practice. Mariam Smith and Richard Smith will lead the discussion as they explore the methodologies used by Steff and Jeph and engage participants in the conversation. This is the first of a series of events on the topic of blending thinking, and practices from methods. In late 2025 / early 2026, OMLC will convene a face-face Learning Lab with a focus on such ‘methodological bricolage’ of blending thinking and parts of OM, OH and other qualitative methods. Look out for future online events exploring the theme of bricolage as we ready ourselves for the main event.

One of the key tenets of Outcome Mapping and Outcome Harvesting is the focus on behaviour change. But what if attitude change is a vital result? Are OM and OH irrelevant or can they be adapted? In this 90 minute webinar Michelle Garred and Jeph Mathias present reasons for including attitude changes (alongside behaviour changes) in an Outcome Harvest and share two different ways they have implemented this thinking in two very different contexts. There will be a short interactive breakout plus time for questions, critique and insights. This is a thought provoking interactive session on a conceptual level, rather than a how-to-do workshop.

The guidance distills insights and examples drawn from my practice, the wider literature and the team's experience gained during two pilot qualitative monitoring activities conducted in Niger and Bangladesh. It provides practical tips, examples and selected references to other publicly available materials. Those designing and facilitating monitoring can use the guidance to help them decide how to blend elements from the methods or choose between them. The guidance was developed by CARE for the USAID-support Food Security and Nutrition Network.

Hindi translation of the OM+ brief

Resource List of Culturally Responsive Indigenous Evaluation.

This paper introduces OM+, a new approach to thinking about and using outcome mapping (OM) for supporting transformative change through a focus on inclusion and leadership for Equity, Gender, and Social Justice. It was written by OM practitioners Heidi Schaeffer and Sonal Zaveri, with inputs from the Outcome Mapping Learning Community (OMLC) stewards. This collaborative work continues to evolve with participation from social and environmental change practitioners and evaluators from around the world. In this paper, we provide a summary of OM+. We introduce what it is and what it adds to OM, as well as the plans underway to continue the learning and create a practical OM+ guide and other resources. We want to encourage and support conversations with Outcome Mapping and Outcome Harvesting (OH) practitioners around the world about applications, adaptations, and useful guidance for practices that support complexity and equity-based transformative change. French, Spanish and Hindi translations are available here: http://www.outcomemapping.org/om-plus

Cet article présente la CI+, une nouvelle approche de réflexion et d'utilisation de la cartographie des incidences (CI) pour soutenir le changement transformateur en mettant l'accent sur l'inclusion et le leadership pour l'équité, le genre et la justice sociale. Il a été rédigé par les praticiennes de la CI, Heidi Schaeffer et Sonal Zaveri, avec la contribution des intendants de la Catégorie des incidences de la 'Communauté d'apprentissage de la Cartographie des Incidences (OMLC). Ce travail collaboratif continue d'évoluer avec la participation de praticiens et d'évaluateurs du changement social et environnemental du monde entier. Dans cet article, nous fournissons un bref résumé de la CI+. Nous présentons ce que c'est et ce qu'il ajoute à la CI, ainsi que les plans en cours pour poursuivre l'apprentissage et CIéer un guide pratique de la CI+ et d'autres ressources. Nous voulons encourager et soutenir les conversations avec les praticiens de la cartographie des incidences et de la récolte des incidences (RR) du monde entier sur les applications, les adaptations et les conseils utiles pour les pratiques qui soutiennent la complexité et le changement transformateur basé sur l'équité.

Este documento introduce el MA+, un nuevo enfoque para consideración y uso del mapeo de alcances (MA) como apoyo al cambio transformacional con un enfoque de inclusión y liderazgo por la Equidad, el Género y la Justicia Social. Este texto fue redactado por dos especialistas en Mapeo de Alcances Heidi Schaeffer y Sonal Zaveri, contando con apoyo de de los encargados de la Comunidad de Aprendizaje de Mapeo de Alcances (OMLC). Este esfuerzo conjunto está en constante evolución gracias a la participación de personas que trabajan por y evaluan procesos de cambio social y ambiental en diferentes partes del mundo.

This infographic describes the development, use, added value, challenges, and success factors of the Southern Africa Drought Resilience Initiative (SADRI)’s outcome-oriented monitoring approach.

This report describes the development, use, added value, challenges, and success factors of SADRI’s outcome-oriented monitoring approach. It is intended as a resource for teams that want to understand the steps involved and the benefits it can bring, challenges, and factors that can make it function successfully.