Facilitating Change explains how to take a ‘learning-by-doing’ approach. You will find a set of recommendations covering the processes of facilitation, monitoring, reflection, learning and planning. The step also includes a summary of our lessons for facilitating key Participatory Market System Development activities. Last updated 25/09/12

1. Step 8: Facilitating
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2. Summary
Facilitating Change explains how to take
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a ‘learning-by-doing’ approach. You will
find a set of recommendations covering
the processes of facilitation, monitoring,
reflection, learning and planning.
The step also includes a summary of our
lessons for facilitating key Participatory
Market System Development activities.
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3. Rationale
The facilitating change step will help you
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to:
• Adopt an iterative, learning-by-doing
approach to PMSD;
• Manage a team that is flexible and
strategically focused on results;
• Find further guidance throughout the PMSD
Roadmap on facilitating specific strategic
activities
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4. Top Tips
• Value small intangible and tangible outcomes to
build momentum for greater change.
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• Be patient – outcomes take time to emerge.
• Keep your eyes and ears open for small signs of
change.
• Frequently review the intervention logic against
experiences in practice.
• Always keep in mind the sustainability of the
intervention after you exit
• Create an environment where the team feels that
they can discuss and learn from mistakes and failure.
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5. Guidelines
Download a detailed set of notes describing
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our past experiences, recommendations and
action points on how to facilitate collaborative
action and transformation in the market system
• Step 8 Guidelines – Facilitating Change
• Supplementary Guidance Note: The Relationship Matrix –
coming soon!
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6. Training
Before you start training practitioners
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on how to facilitate workshops, make
sure you have covered the Facilitation Skills
and Attitudes module.
This module enables participants to be more
confident and competent in putting the tools
and principles of PMSD into practice.
• Facilitation Skills Training Materials – Facilitator Guide
• Facilitation Skills Training Materials – Slides
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7. Training
Download training materials that can be used
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in workshops to train practitioners in how to
conduct facilitating change workshops,
through games, exercises and discussions.
• Step 8 Training Materials – Facilitator Guide
• Step 8 Training Materials – Slides
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8. Templates
Download the templates from the facilitating
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change guidelines:
• Step 8 Template – Facilitating Change
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9. Case Studies
Read case studies about our own experience of
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facilitating change:
• Agro-Dealership Voucher Scheme in Zimbabwe
• Transforming Livestock Markets in Zimbabwe
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10. Further Resources
• Coming soon!
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11. The Roadmap
1 Market System Selection
2 Preliminary Mapping and Analysis
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3 Strategic Design and Planning
4 Empowering Marginalised Actors
5 Engaging Key Actors
6 Participatory Market Mapping
7 Participatory Planning
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9 Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
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10 Communicating Evidence for Uptake