1.0InterActionhttps://www.interaction.orgadminhttps://www.interaction.org/author/admin/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="8JUz0382rD"><a href="https://www.interaction.org/blog/the-importance-of-learning-from-effects-of-causes-and-causes-of-effects-in-international-development/">The Importance of Learning from “Effects of Causes” and “Causes of Effects” in International Development</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.interaction.org/blog/the-importance-of-learning-from-effects-of-causes-and-causes-of-effects-in-international-development/embed/#?secret=8JUz0382rD" width="600" height="338" title="“The Importance of Learning from “Effects of Causes” and “Causes of Effects” in International Development” — InterAction" data-secret="8JUz0382rD" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display="none";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement("a"),a=d.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> In the future, international development organizations and donors should continue with forward causal questioning that leads to learning from immediate development programming experiences but should also prioritize reverse causal reasoning that leads to learning from reflection and broader investigation of a holistic causal chain involved in a development program’s outcomes.https://www.interaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IA-share-FB.png1200630