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Welcome to new members

Some useful resources:

The Most Significant Change (MSC) Guide, by Rick Davies and Jess Dart published in 2005 and still most authoritative guide.
The Zotero online bibliography of books, papers, presentations, etc on the use of MSC, updated each year (or more often) by Rick Davies
Overview of MSC on the MandE NEWS website

Please feel free to share your experiences, or to ask any questions

with best wishes, rick.davies@gmail.com

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Titing Martini, Sasquia Antunez Pineda2

Jul 20

Most Significant Change/online training/1-30 Sept/paid/UK Eval Soc

Dear Titing, What a great opportunity! I am interested in taking the course but I am completing an

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Most Significant Change/online training/1-30 Sept/paid/UK Eval Soc

Dear Titing, What a great opportunity! I am interested in taking the course but I am completing an

Jul 20

Jun 30

Coding of significance criteria used in MSC exercises

Hi all I have seen plenty of examples where evaluators/facilitators/researchers code the contents of

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Coding of significance criteria used in MSC exercises

Hi all I have seen plenty of examples where evaluators/facilitators/researchers code the contents of

Jun 30

rick davies, IBRAHIM EL-LADAN2

May 26

Updated MSC bibliography

Thanks, Ricks. IBRAHIM, Yusuf El-ladan Ph.D; FHEA(UK); FNIM; FCIM (Professor of Agricultural

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Updated MSC bibliography

Thanks, Ricks. IBRAHIM, Yusuf El-ladan Ph.D; FHEA(UK); FNIM; FCIM (Professor of Agricultural

May 26

rick davies, … Bob12

Apr 13

Sorting algorithms and MSC selection

Hi Bob Up to now this has only been a sort of thought experiment, I have not tried it in real life

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Sorting algorithms and MSC selection

Hi Bob Up to now this has only been a sort of thought experiment, I have not tried it in real life

Apr 13

Mar 31

The collaborative exploration of alternative futures: A different approach to Theories of Change

Hi all Please excuse this posting, which on first glance may seem unrelated to MSC. But in fact it

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The collaborative exploration of alternative futures: A different approach to Theories of Change

Hi all Please excuse this posting, which on first glance may seem unrelated to MSC. But in fact it

Mar 31

Mar 30

Evaluating a peer-led wellbeing programme for doctors-in-training during the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, Australia, using the Most Significant Change technique

March 2022 Evaluation Journal of Australasia DOI: 10.1177/1035719X221080576 Karen Crinall, Madeleine

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Evaluating a peer-led wellbeing programme for doctors-in-training during the COVID-19 pandemic in Victoria, Australia, using the Most Significant Change technique

March 2022 Evaluation Journal of Australasia DOI: 10.1177/1035719X221080576 Karen Crinall, Madeleine

Mar 30

Sasquia Antunez Pineda, Julie Solomon2

Mar 19

Coding Software: MSC Content Analysis in Spanish

Greetings, Sasquia: My understanding is that both NVivo and Atlas.ti allow the user to choose a

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Coding Software: MSC Content Analysis in Spanish

Greetings, Sasquia: My understanding is that both NVivo and Atlas.ti allow the user to choose a

Mar 19

Ruwaida Salem, … rick davies3

Mar 3

New articles published on use of MSC

Hi Lisa and Ruwaida Many thanks for posting these two papers, they look very interesting and of

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New articles published on use of MSC

Hi Lisa and Ruwaida Many thanks for posting these two papers, they look very interesting and of

Mar 3

Sasquia Antunez Pineda, … Bob20

Jan 8

Asking about negative change in MSC interviews

Well it depends. If you hate the intervention or want it to stop then it's all bad news and if

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Asking about negative change in MSC interviews

Well it depends. If you hate the intervention or want it to stop then it's all bad news and if

Jan 8

rick davies, Sasquia Antunez Pineda2

11/30/21

Translations of the MSC Guide

Dear members of this MSC malling list, My name Sasquia Antunez Pineda and I am preparing a research

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Translations of the MSC Guide

Dear members of this MSC malling list, My name Sasquia Antunez Pineda and I am preparing a research

11/30/21

Paula Magariños, … Fiona Kotvojs7

11/26/21

MSC stories collect through group interviews

Hi Paula, I have collected stories from groups and it worked well – basically it was like the first

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MSC stories collect through group interviews

Hi Paula, I have collected stories from groups and it worked well – basically it was like the first

11/26/21

11/26/21

tools for qualitative analysis?

Hi folks First time poster - what are folks using these days for qualitative data analysis -

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tools for qualitative analysis?

Hi folks First time poster - what are folks using these days for qualitative data analysis -

11/26/21

9/12/21

Portuguese translation of the MSC Guide

Hi all Orlando José Leite de Castro has kindly offered to make a Portuguese translation of the MSC

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Portuguese translation of the MSC Guide

Hi all Orlando José Leite de Castro has kindly offered to make a Portuguese translation of the MSC

9/12/21

rick davies, Nick Andrews2

9/12/21

Avoiding/minimising "confirmation" bias when using MSC

Hi Rick, I was in conversation with Laura Mazzoli-Smith, and education academic in Durham University

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Avoiding/minimising "confirmation" bias when using MSC

Hi Rick, I was in conversation with Laura Mazzoli-Smith, and education academic in Durham University

9/12/21

rick davies, … Bob7

6/19/21

Another way of analysing MSC stories...

Hi Bob Good question re Q-sort vs HCS While I have never used Q-sort, this is my impression of the

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Another way of analysing MSC stories...

Hi Bob Good question re Q-sort vs HCS While I have never used Q-sort, this is my impression of the

6/19/21

6/10/21

Change in default settings...for this email list

The default reply will now be to ALL Please bear this in mind when posting your messages in future

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Change in default settings...for this email list

The default reply will now be to ALL Please bear this in mind when posting your messages in future

6/10/21

6/10/21

6 one-page accounts of use of MSC in the UK, on the SERA website

Well worth reading... Alden, S. (2020). Researching Homelessness Commissioning Trends: Riverside

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6 one-page accounts of use of MSC in the UK, on the SERA website

Well worth reading... Alden, S. (2020). Researching Homelessness Commissioning Trends: Riverside

6/10/21

6/9/21

New MSC training provider in the UK

Hi all I have just come across their website today: Story-based Evaluation and Research Alliance

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New MSC training provider in the UK

Hi all I have just come across their website today: Story-based Evaluation and Research Alliance

6/9/21

5/1/21

Some recently published papers on the use of MSC...

Shapiro, LF, Hoey, L., & Colasanti, K. (2021). Stories as indicators: Lessons learned using the

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Some recently published papers on the use of MSC...

Shapiro, LF, Hoey, L., & Colasanti, K. (2021). Stories as indicators: Lessons learned using the

5/1/21

3/17/21

Seeking the "Most typical change" ??

Hi all Leanne Kelly has forwarded on to me a query raised by her and her colleagues, which I think

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Seeking the "Most typical change" ??

Hi all Leanne Kelly has forwarded on to me a query raised by her and her colleagues, which I think

3/17/21

2/16/21

The Zotero online bibliography of papers etc on MSC

Hi all This is just an occasional reminder about the existence of this online bibliography which I

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The Zotero online bibliography of papers etc on MSC

Hi all This is just an occasional reminder about the existence of this online bibliography which I

2/16/21

rick davies, … Fiona Kotvojs4

2/16/21

"How beneficiaries see complex health interventions: A practice review of the Most Significant Change in ten countries."

Hi Stephen, My experience is that MSC is able to identify real change well – both expected and

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"How beneficiaries see complex health interventions: A practice review of the Most Significant Change in ten countries."

Hi Stephen, My experience is that MSC is able to identify real change well – both expected and

2/16/21

2/8/21

Re: Most Significant Change (MSC) training via Webex

Hi Abhishek Thanks for your email below and your enquiry about the availability of a MSC trainer I

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Re: Most Significant Change (MSC) training via Webex

Hi Abhishek Thanks for your email below and your enquiry about the availability of a MSC trainer I

2/8/21

12/1/20

Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church Presents on Applying “Most Significant Change” M&E Technique for Anti-Corruption Programs at the Just Governance Group

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf9kEElVgLk CJL Program Co-Director, Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church,

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Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church Presents on Applying “Most Significant Change” M&E Technique for Anti-Corruption Programs at the Just Governance Group

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf9kEElVgLk CJL Program Co-Director, Cheyanne Scharbatke-Church,

12/1/20

rick davies, Steve Powell6

11/27/20

Quality of Evidence and MSC stories

Hi Steve I think if you look at the ten criteria listed, they are not all about process – some of

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Quality of Evidence and MSC stories

Hi Steve I think if you look at the ten criteria listed, they are not all about process – some of

11/27/20

10/18/20

Your suggestions for topics to be covered in the next MSC webinar

Hi all...an Update on the email below The first five respondents to the survey found they could not

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Your suggestions for topics to be covered in the next MSC webinar

Hi all...an Update on the email below The first five respondents to the survey found they could not

10/18/20

10/16/20

MSC and Realist Evaluation

Hi all In our recent webinar I asked about experiences of combining MSC with Realist Evaluation. One

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MSC and Realist Evaluation

Hi all In our recent webinar I asked about experiences of combining MSC with Realist Evaluation. One

10/16/20

rick davies, Gana Pati Ojha2

10/2/20

Content analysis of MSC stories

Thank you Rick very much for sharing the video on Content Analysis for MSC. Regards, Gana Pati Ojha

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Content analysis of MSC stories

Thank you Rick very much for sharing the video on Content Analysis for MSC. Regards, Gana Pati Ojha

10/2/20

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