- Programs and projects often jump too quickly to solutions without a genuine understanding of the factors that impede change and innovation at a system level.
- Even with a system mapping exercise in hand, the root causes can be difficult to find.
- Root cause analysis is a tool that provides a quick but systematic analysis of the root causes that impede systemic change and innovation.
Tools:
Institutional Analysis
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IFPRI descriptor:
Countries/Regions:multi-stakeholder partnerships; innovation platforms; facilitation
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IFPRI descriptor:
Countries/Regions:multi-stakeholder partnerships; innovation platforms; facilitation
Wageningen UR
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Root Cause/Problem Tree Analysis
Series:
IFPRI descriptor:
Countries/Regions:problem identification; root cause analysis; problem tree analysis
Series:
IFPRI descriptor:
Countries/Regions:problem identification; root cause analysis; problem tree analysis
Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
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