Intervention Mapping

Know what levers are necessary to change course effectively.

Understanding how and why an organization’s programs and initiatives connect to its overall goals and mission is crucial for making a meaningful difference. Organizations that lack a clear idea of the real effects of their work risk working inefficiently – or worse, ineffectively.

Establishing a clear, evidence-based connection between why a situation is the way it is (e.g. the context is the way it is, why people are behaving a certain way), and how this situation could be improved is necessary for an organization to set a clear course towards achieving its goals.

Questions we navigate:

  • What features and factors are key to the situation we want to change?
  • Who is our target population for change, and what difference do we want to make?
  • How do we know that what we’re doing will be effective?
  • What other strategies or interventions might help us achieve our goals?
  • How can these strategies and interventions contribute to an effective program?