#theory of change

[ao3cassandraic]

In a class I used to teach, I did a theory-of-change assignment, because I don't know how else to teach students that PEOPLE WILL NOT JUST.

Everyone will not just

If your solution to some problem relies on “If everyone would just…” then you do not have a solution. Everyone is not going to just. At not time in the history of the universe has everyone just, and they’re not going to start now.

[justinspoliticalcorner]

Matthew Sheffield at Flux:

Episode Summary

Protestant televangelists have been infamous for decades for their lavish lifestyles and nefarious scandals. They’ve also been extremely successful at promoting far-right political viewpoints to people who just want to watch some devotional preaching. The radicalization of American evangelicalism is finally beginning to attract the journalistic and scholarly attention it deserves, but there is something very similar happening among some Roman Catholics in this country that has not be reported on enough. One of the prime culprits is a cable TV channel called Eternal Word Television Network which many people outside of EWTN’s elderly demographic have never heard of.

While it may not be the most famous brand among political junkies, EWTN’s influence on Catholicism in America and around the world is substantial. By its own account, EWTN reaches 400 million households in more than 150 countries. It also owns a radio network with 380 affiliates, several news services, and the influential national Catholic Register newspaper. At its founding in 1981 EWTN wasn’t about mixing far-right political agendas with religious services. But in the years since, it’s gone all in for Donald Trump and a host of extremist Catholic figures who are bent on canceling anyone with progressive views in the church, even Pope Francis himself. Joining us in this episode to discuss is Molly Olmsted. She is a staff writer at Slate, and she wrote an extended article about EWTN that is definitely a must-read.

Matthew Sheffield interviewed Molly Olmstead on his Theory of Change podcast to discuss the radical right-wing turn of Catholic cable network EWTN.

From the 05.06.2024 edition of Flux's Theory Of Change:

[mare-magicis]

“Corporations rely on the illusion of corporate personhood, using expensively crafted “brand identities“ to present themselves to us as having personalities aimed at making us feel an emotional connection — and like we’re all in this together. But firms have no intrinsic virtues. They are not our friends. If a corporation is a “person”, it’s an immortal colony organism that treats human beings as inconvenient gut flora. It doesn’t have a personality, and it doesn’t have ethics. Its sole imperative is to do whatever it can get away with to extract maximum economic value from humans and the planet.”

- Chokepoint Capitalism, Rebecca Gilpin and Cory Doctorow

[ookwrd]

The Innovation Algorithm: DeepSeek, Japan, and How Constraints Drive AI Breakthroughs

In technology, less can truly be more. Scarcity doesn’t strangle progress—it refines it. DeepSeek, cut off from high-end hardware, and Japan, facing a demographic reckoning, are proving that limitations don’t merely shape innovation—they accelerate it. From evolutionary biology to AI, history shows that the most profound breakthroughs don’t originate from excess, but from the pressure to rethink,…

[the-4thwheel]

The Power of the Theory of Change Framework  

 The Theory of Change Framework serves as a blueprint for non-profits,. It helps them design, implement, and evaluate their strategies.

[isosceles-is-never-here]

my take on the DP trio

can u tell i have fun drawing clothes

[afterartist]

Tiny… oversight in the planning

Re-visiting Colour theory for a Uni assignment and I can’t get over the fact that, with his red visor, Sounders would 100% be colourblind

N e ways, bonus images without the text for u (cause im proud of the perspective on Screamer okay shush)

[chloesimaginationthings]

Cassidy loves to scare the FNAF night guards..

[plagueislost]

i love being late to trends. my new years resolution is to be late to every trend ever. and you know im serious because im even late to new years.

(theres an inverse version of this by @chamiryokuroi , you should go check it out! i started making this before i saw theirs, but i think its cool that now theres both versions)

[iminstitute-blog]

Fr. Jack Carroll, SJ

Fr. Jack Carroll, SJ was also published be The Manila Times on 17 January 2024. WHEN I resigned after more than a year working as a research associate at the Institute on Church and Social Issues (ICSI) in 1995, the late Fr. John “Jack” J. Carroll, SJ, who was the executive director, gave me a piece of cloth as a sendoff gift. He said he wanted me to be the best-dressed guy in Eastern Samar (I…

[marisashinx]

How long have they've been sleeping?

[vanni-network]

william doesn't actually gaf about any of his kids he just likes lizzy a bit more in my head 😇

[htao-des]

Week 5 Tech Capstone

This week the focus is mainly on ideation phase of the IDEO human centered design, theory of change, journey mapping and storyboard are completed.

The theory of change framework is based on the impact ladder and the ecosystem mapping from the week before. The theory of change is used for finding what shifts/ impacts of the design is most suited for the problem statement. Working through the TOC, I find that the solution of using an AI chat app would be the most applicable due to the accessibility, simplicity and provides higher priority of impacts. The risk is also clear, due to the app being AI based there are chances of misuse AI, and AI providing bad advice or wrong information. While the TOC provides an insight into the specific changes of the design solution, but the framework does not take into account any other possible changes, maybe other frameworks can be used in tandem to make TOC more accurate.

Next, I worked on the journey map for the user, which helps visualize UX from start to end. This eventually lead to storyboarding.

The UX design is all based on the persona mapping done earlier, but the main problem is that this is all theoretical and not real users, and due to the code of ethics, the only user testing can only be done to classmate in the same course which may not be the perfect fit for the target audience. The storyboarding template is also very limiting and accounts for perfect outcome without the consideration of failure, maybe more storyboards can be done that does not have perfect outcomes.

[serennes-art]

i'm with you in the dark