Workshops / Developing a Theory of Change
Developing a Theory of Change
2 hours
Online
In this live online workshop, we will help you through the process of planning strategically for research impact. We will cover important decisions that you will need to make about your impact strategy.
First, you will self-assess which impacts you hope to achieve, and what change you would like to see as a result of your research or engagement. Once you refine your impact objectives and ensure they are realistic, we will guide you through the process of developing a robust and evidence-based theory of change, a dynamic tool that systematically conceptualize pathways for targeted impacts.
Through practical examples and hands-on activities, you will learn how to articulate realistic goals and objectives, and outline the necessary intermediate outcomes and interventions. We will explore various frameworks and methodologies for developing theories of change and discuss best practices for stakeholder engagement and collaboration.
This live workshop gives you the opportunity to develop your theory of change in a supportive environment with other professionals and direct engagement with the trainer.
When you register for this training workshop, you will receive the following:
- Live 2-hour online workshop on theory of chamge development led by Prof. Eric Jensen
- Useful resources you can borrow and adapt for your work
Prof. Eric Jensen
Professor Jensen draws on more than 20 years of social research, evaluation and engagement experience to strengthen evidence‑based research impact.Â
Professor Jensen is a social scientist with a PhD from the University of Cambridge in sociology. He is a part-time professor at the University of Warwick, where he has led courses on public engagement, science policy, audience research and social research methods (including surveys and statistics). He is also a doctoral research supervisor for the University of Oxford and a visiting research scientist at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at the University of Illinois.
Professor Jensen has been an invited trainer for numerous research and innovation institutions and governments around the world on topics relating to engagement, evaluation and evidence-based research impact. He has delivered training in English, Spanish, and Brazilian Portuguese to more than 18,000 researchers, policymakers, and learning and impact professionals from over 1,000 institutions in 75+ countries, including in‑person programs in 30 countries.
Professor Jensen has authored 200+ peer‑reviewed articles (3,000+ citations) in outlets such as PLOS ONE, Public Understanding of Science, PNAS, and Nature; books with Cambridge University Press and SAGE; chapters in books published by Oxford University Press, Springer, and Palgrave; and commissioned reports for UNESCO and the European Space Agency.
