This document discusses challenges and opportunities in evaluating the impact of innovation platforms. It defines impact as the difference an innovation platform makes, both expected and unexpected, positive and negative. Evaluating impact is challenging due to uncertainties around participation, the fluid nature of interventions, isolating the effect of the platform, and issues finding appropriate controls or comparisons. The document recommends using a theory of change approach combined with before-after snapshots and bringing in researchers to test innovations through planned comparisons. An integrated approach considers snapshots, theory of change, developmental evaluation, and assessing uptake and scaling of evidenced innovations.
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