I’m also wary of how easily H1 creeps in through language. Words like “results” or “measurement” are dangerous because they come with a whole logic attached. Maybe we need to experiment with other concepts: unpacking diverse achievements rather than just “checking results”, and talking about how we understand, gauge or sense change – not only how we “measure” it in supposedly objective, quantitative ways. Measurement is not the only, nor necessarily the main, route to accountability – especially in feminist and transformative spaces, where meaning‑making and reciprocity are themselves part of justice. So I resonate deeply with your concerns about power and accountability, and I see why you want structure. I feel, instead, that we also need to resist the call to fixed pathways. On this we fully agree: the real value of 3H is precisely to keep those tensions visible so that H3’s transformative intent is not diluted – and, for me, that also means being careful about how far we “design” H3 into a results architecture. I remain interested in seeing where this process leads you! Please keep on sharing!
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
Posté le 08/03/2026
I’m also wary of how easily H1 creeps in through language. Words like “results” or “measurement” are dangerous because they come with a whole logic attached. Maybe we need to experiment with other concepts: unpacking diverse achievements rather than just “checking results”, and talking about how we understand, gauge or sense change – not only how we “measure” it in supposedly objective, quantitative ways. Measurement is not the only, nor necessarily the main, route to accountability – especially in feminist and transformative spaces, where meaning‑making and reciprocity are themselves part of justice.
So I resonate deeply with your concerns about power and accountability, and I see why you want structure. I feel, instead, that we also need to resist the call to fixed pathways. On this we fully agree: the real value of 3H is precisely to keep those tensions visible so that H3’s transformative intent is not diluted – and, for me, that also means being careful about how far we “design” H3 into a results architecture.
I remain interested in seeing where this process leads you! Please keep on sharing!