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The	  3rd	  International	  Forum	  	  on	  Water	  and	  Food	  Tshwane,	  South	  Africa	  November	  14	  –	  17, 2011	  	   	   	  	  	  Co-­‐hosted	  by:	  	  	  	  	  H a r n e s s i n g  C o m p l e x i t y  t o  T r i g g e r  a  B l u e  R e v o l u t i o n :  T h e  C P W F ’ s  T h e o r y  o f  C h a n g e  BORU	  DOUTHWAITE	  CGIAR	  Challenge	  Program	  on	  Water	  and	  Food	  (CPWF),	  Sri	  Lanka	  	  bdouthwaite@gmail.com	  S e s s i o n :  L e a r n i n g  t o  I n n o v a t e   	  WHICH	  WAY	  TO	  EFFECTIVE	  MANAGEMENT	  OF	  NATURAL	  RESOURCES?	  	  	  Participant i engaged inexperiential learning cyclesActionExperienceMaking senseDrawingconclusionsActionExperienceMaking senseDrawingconclusionsParticipant j engaged inexperiential learning cyclesActionExperienceMaking senseDrawingconclusionsActionExperienceMaking senseDrawingconclusionsOTHER ACTORSEmergent Properties:- Changes in KAS- Changes in Practice- Scaling out- Scaling up- Changes in social,economic and environmentalconditions12432Boundary of the territoryProject Activities carried out ina given territory with resourcesthat often come form outside	  International	  Forum	  on	  Water	  and	  Food	     S u m m a r y  The	  CPWF	  ‘theory	  of	  change’	  in	  very	  general	  terms	  is	  as	  follows:	  1)	  the	  necessary	  improvements	  in	  water	   management	   and	   water	   productivity	   will	   result	   from	   processes	   of	   both	   social	   and	   technical	  innovation;	  2)	   innovation	  systems	  in	  basins	  and	  sub-­‐basins	  are	  complex	  adaptive	  systems	  (CAS);	  3)	  the	  algorithm	  that	  drives	  grassroots	  innovation	  processes	  in	  CAS	  is	  Learning	  Selection,	  analogous	  to	  natural	  selection	  in	  the	  natural	  world;	  4)	  CAS	  theory	  and	  the	  Learning	  Selection	  model	  offer	  deep	  insights	  into	  research	  strategies	  to	  catalyze	  the	  equitable	  and	  sustainable	  changes	  required;	  and,	  5)	  the	  CPWF	  carries	  out	   its	   research	   to	   develop	   strategies	   and	   interventions,	   and	   champion	   them,	   through	   strengthening	  networks	   and	   working	   in	   partnership.	   	   This	   approach	   is	   similar	   to	   the	   open	   source	   and	   mass	  collaboration	   innovation	   models	   that	   can	   harness	   complexity	   and	   are	   currently	   revolutionizing	   the	  business	  world.	  	  We	  believe	  these	  models	  can	  also	  revolutionize	  the	  scientific	  world	  and	  that	  the	  CPWF’s	  theory	  of	  change	  will	  find	  resonance	  with	  others	  navigating	  similar	  multi-­‐institutional	  initiatives	  to	  make	  a	  real	  difference	  in	  the	  world.	  	  Key Message There	  is	  nothing	  as	  useful	  as	  a	  good	  theory.	  	  Programs	  such	  as	  the	  CPWF,	  which	  aim	  to	  intervene	  and	  be	  part	  of	  complex	  systems,	  can	  do	  so	  more	  intelligently	  	  and	  effectively	  if	  guided	  by	  theories	  of	  change.	  	  This	  presentation	  describes	  and	  offers	  up	  for	  critique	  the	  theories	  and	  concepts	  that	  have	  guided	  CPWF	  action	  during	  Phase	  II.	  	  	  

Harnessing complexity to trigger a blue revolution: The CPWF’s theory of change

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Harnessing complexity to trigger a blue revolution: The CPWF’s theory of change

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