Question

Why is it important that DEC measured populations inside and outside the control area?

Answer 1

It's important because a “shared measurement system” is one of the five conditions that Kania and Kramer7 conclude—in their synthesis of effective means of achieving “collective impact”—are necessary for large-scale social change.

The other four are the following: a common agenda, mutually reinforcing activities, continuous communication, and backbone support organizations—all of which rely to some extent at least on a shared measurement system.

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