Stories of Change and Most Significant Change Trying it out for the first time Prepared by Lucho Osorio Source: Davies and Dart (2005)

What is it? Most Significant Change technique is a form of participatory M&E

Most Significant Change technique

is

a form of participatory M&E

Making it work in five steps Collect stories from the field Analyse the stories in a group (it can be project stakeholders, project team, country office team, multi-aim group, etc) Reach consensus (within the project team) about the most significant changes reflected in the stories analysed If necessary , adjust project or organisational policy accordingly Feedback project stakeholders about actions taken and lessons learned

Collect stories from the field

Analyse the stories in a group (it can be project stakeholders, project team, country office team, multi-aim group, etc)

Reach consensus (within the project team) about the most significant changes reflected in the stories analysed

If necessary , adjust project or organisational policy accordingly

Feedback project stakeholders about actions taken and lessons learned

COLLECTION OF STORIES Looking back over the last month, what do you think was the most significant change in [particular domain of change]?

Looking back over the last month, what do you think was the most significant change in [particular domain of change]?

GROUP ANALYSIS OF STORIES From among all these stories, what do WE think was the most significant change of all?

From among all these stories, what do WE think was the most significant change of all?

FLOW OF STORIES AND FEEDBACK Source: Davies and Dart (2005)

Reference Rick Davies and Jess Dart (2005), The ‘Most Significant Change’ (MSC) Technique, A Guide to Its Use http:// socmsc.blogspot.com

Rick Davies and Jess Dart (2005), The ‘Most Significant Change’ (MSC) Technique, A Guide to Its Use

http:// socmsc.blogspot.com