Outcomes Do’s and Don’ts
Do ...
- Strive for a culture of intentional learning, foster a dialogue assisted by the data
- Maintain flexibility for adaptation in a process of continuous feedback
- Make it a learning experience, not an accountability experience
- Seek balance and proportionality
Don’t ...
- Use only single indicators
- Lose sight of larger context and systems dynamics
- Let the stakes get too high
- Confuse the indicator measures with the outcomes or the full truth
- Expect results from long-term strategies for large- scale problems
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