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Can we adapt market systems strategies for housing?

“Why are you here - I thought you just build homes?” Read Habitat for Humanity's blog on responding to the incremental building needs of the 1.6 billion individuals globally who ...

Market systems and job quality webinar: Tues 12 December 13.00GMT

BEAM Exchange Grab the Mic webinar. How can the market systems approach be used to improve working conditions and job quality? Steve Hartrich of the ILO will moderate the discussion ...

BEAM Webinar: Shaping Inclusive Markets (Tuesday 21st)

Don't miss the webinar tomorrow with Harvey Koh and Ahmed Irfan at FSG. Their report, Shaping Inclusive Markets, is the first attempt I've seen to look systematically at the long-term ...

Introduction to the DCED Standard on Results Measurement in PSD, 20th February 2018, Nairobi.

This introductory workshop precedes the DCED Global Seminar that will be held in Nairobi, Kenya on 21-22 February 2018. The workshop targets participants of the DCED Seminar and others not ...

What evidence is there for the impact of market systems development?

Hi Everyone - please take a look at my recent blog on the BEAM Exchange which looks at the strengths and weaknesses of the current evidence to support use of ...

PSD in OFDA Projects?

Does anyone know of any resources related to PSD or Mkt Sys dev in OFDA projects? Also, are there any other useful discussion forums other than this one that deal ...

In-Person Systems training in Washington, DC

Do you have someone on your team who wants to get up to speed on systems thinking? Would you like to translate your market systems approaches to other sectors as ...

NEW! BEAM Programme Index – market systems development in practice

BEAM has created a Programme Index: a directory of programmes around the world that use the market systems approach. The aim is to inform practitioners about what exists, share lessons ...

How can organisations encourage adaptive management?

How is Mercy Corps enabling and encouraging on-the-ground adaptation from the organizational level? To see what our evolution towards becoming a more agile agency looks like, explore our interactive Kumu ...

20 years of DFID's Results Agenda

ODI just launched a report reviewing how DFID's results agenda over past 20 years has influenced the way aid is implemented. Here are three key points from a blog by ...

Two short videos about the market systems approach

Excellent video to explain in simple terms what systems approach to economic development is about