The topic of sustainability is becoming one of the strongest drivers of change in the
marketplace by transforming into an element of competitiveness and an integral part of …

The use of complexity science in evaluation has received growing attention over the last 20
years. We present the use of a novel complexity-appropriate method–Participatory Systems …

Linear logic models are insufficient to understand how interventions work in complex areas
such as sustainable tourism. We present Participatory Systems Mapping (PSM), a novel …

Background: Traditional evaluation methods suffer from some reductionism in dealing with
complex interventions. To cope with this issue, researchers advocate for a more participatory …

There is strong evidence to suggest that children are negatively impacted by growing up in
places where there are high levels of disadvantage present. However, these children can …

Purpose Multi-agency initiatives as a response to complex crimes, such as stalking, pose
conceptual and operational challenges for practitioners and evaluators. This study …

Large publicly funded programmes of research continue to receive increased investment as
interventions aiming to produce impact for the world's poorest and most marginalized …

To reduce carbon emissions, urgent change is needed to high-carbon human behaviours
including home energy use. Previous policy failures point to insufficient integration of …

Food systems are complex and multifaceted, comprising a diverse range of actors,
processes, and interactions. Participatory system mapping can be employed to help …

Evaluators are interested in capturing how things causally influence one another. They are
also interested in capturing how stakeholders think things causally influence one another …