Interactive data collection Participatory data collection methods are a grab bag of ways to engage people in research and evaluation. When you use participatory methods you change the dynamic of the interaction from Collector and Respondent to Let’s do this activity together—it feels different and it yields different results. We use participatory methods because they…
Making healthy behavior change fun for youth: games for SBC Increasing health-seeking in adolescent girls and young women in Zimbabwe with game play. Client: The Kaizen Company Project: My Health, My Life (USAID BAA Co-creation) Location: Zimbabwe Background In 2018, USAID/Zimbabwe sought innovative solutions to the challenge of message fatigue for adolescent girls and young…
Games, Gamification and Behavior Change Despite the ubiquity of gamification in our lives and our marketplaces, games are often overlooked as a serious social change tool. However, emerging research is showing games, and gamification, to be more effective at driving learning outcomes, and gamification and game design are emerging as more accepted strategies for SBC.…
Working with illustrators to make real complex ideas is one of the most fulfilling things we do. Change is possible when we can see ourselves taking new actions and living into a new vision of our future. People learn well through pictures and the quality of those pictures matters. Working with an illustrator, we can…
Adaptation of coaching to remote delivery in rural Malawi Client: Venture 37 Location: Malawi Background An in-person cooperative coaching program by Ventures37 (as part of the Cooperative Development Program) faced the Covid-19 challenge of putting in-person contact on hold. Yet, in rural Malawi without reliable internet and low tech literacy, the American reflexive reach for…
The project An in-person cooperative coaching program by Ventures37 (as part of the Cooperative Development Program) faced the Covid-19 challenge of putting in-person contact on hold. Yet, in rural Malawi without reliable internet and low tech literacy, the American reflexive reach for zoom as a solution was not tenable. We had the pleasure of running…