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ToC Manuals: How to develop your ToC
9 Oct 2017

Six Theory of Change pitfalls to avoid

by Matthew Forti
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This article discusses six major pitfalls that, if avoided, can help create actionable Theories of Change:

  • Confusing accountability with hope
  • Creating a mirror instead of a target
  • Failing to take the external context into account
  • Not confirming the plausibility of your theory
  • Creating a theory that isn’t measurable
  • Assuming you’ve figured it all out