Group A - Analysis & insight
Understand the factors, root causes and dynamics that shape the behaviour of market systems.
Think through and predict how a specific system might react to different interventions.
A catalogue of the full range of knowledge, skills and aptitudes found in high-performing teams that use the market systems approach. Useful for:
Competency is a mix of knowledge, skills and attitudes demonstrated through concrete behaviours.
This section explores the 17 competencies used by high-performing MSD teams.
Arranged in three groups they relate to how we understand the world, make decisions and interact with others.
Each competency is defined and has links to useful resources that explain or illustrate the knowledge or skills that feed it.
Where available, sources of teaching and learning for that competency are included.
Understand the factors, root causes and dynamics that shape the behaviour of market systems.
Think through and predict how a specific system might react to different interventions.
Iteratively explore entry points in systems, develop interventions and manage implementation.
Decide when and how to revise assumptions based on new information.
Build and maintain productive relationships with diverse stakeholders.
Balance influence with openness to others' ideas, firmness with flexibility, learning from failure with performing confidently.
An exploration of the most common modes of teaching and learning that support practitioners to acquire knowledge, skills and attitudes. Some modes of learning are more relevant to certain types of competency - as indicated by the box colours.
Each page has a summary of the teaching mode, guidance for team leaders and trainers, and examples of how to use this mode for developing specific competencies.
Assessing competency is important for recruitment, performance appraisal and continued professional development
These pages describe distinct approaches to evaluating individuals. They include a summary of the evaluation mode, guidance for assessors, and examples tailored to specific competencies.