Evolution of Impact
From Logic
to Living Systems
1
Foundational
Structure Theory
"If we deliver activities people gain skills/resources outcomes improve."
2
Adaptive
Logic Theory
"If a system can sense, learn, and adapt it can respond to complexity over time."
3
Multiplication
Contribution Theory
Many small contributions
Alignment
Circulation
Outsized Impact
4
Circulation
Stewardship Theory
Many small contributions, when aligned through stewardship and kept in circulation, compound into outsized economic and social impact.
"When dollars, effort, and trust keep moving locally, everyone gets more back."
The Guiding Principle
Theory of Change
"Small streams
—connected—
become a river."