2/2 Between H1 and H3 there is not a neat sequence of steps but a messy space of competing logics, actors and ideas. In that in‑between space (H2), every innovation can either become “more of the same” (reinforcing H1) or contribute to an alternative. A truly alternative future may require letting go of the idea that all the changes we need are fully measurable and neatly governed in advance through a results framework. RBM mostly belongs to Horizon 1. Feminist and transformative spaces require different ways to support change, and a constant awareness of the risk that important ideas and processes like this one (which live in H2, as spaces that shape the future) are captured and domesticated by H1 logics. I am sure that some of this surfaced in your work, and it would be fantastic to see more about the gaps and tensions, rather than mostly the progression
RE: Foresight Meets Reality: Using Three Horizons to build a Gender-Responsive, Human Rights-Based, and LNOB Results-Oriented Theory of Change
Italy
Silva Ferretti
Freelance consultant
Publicado el 08/03/2026
2/2 Between H1 and H3 there is not a neat sequence of steps but a messy space of competing logics, actors and ideas. In that in‑between space (H2), every innovation can either become “more of the same” (reinforcing H1) or contribute to an alternative. A truly alternative future may require letting go of the idea that all the changes we need are fully measurable and neatly governed in advance through a results framework.
RBM mostly belongs to Horizon 1. Feminist and transformative spaces require different ways to support change, and a constant awareness of the risk that important ideas and processes like this one (which live in H2, as spaces that shape the future) are captured and domesticated by H1 logics. I am sure that some of this surfaced in your work, and it would be fantastic to see more about the gaps and tensions, rather than mostly the progression