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Impacts and
consequences

Changes in
practice (outcomes)

Other information
sources and
influences

Influence on
decision maker KAS

Engagement
and dialogue

Learning
and redesign of
innovation

Technical and
institutional
innovation

Learning
and problem
redefinition

Problem
definition

Figure 7.1 Conceptual framework showing where research, learning and engagement
fit in the process of innovation. KAS = knowledge, attitudes and skills.
Research outputs are more likely to change outcomes (decisions, practice)
when they influence KAS.
Source: Harrington and van Brakel, Chapter 5 this volume.

capital 2 were important to advance R4D. Partnerships were important to
accelerate the development of innovation (learning selection), and to engage
with decision-makers to transform outputs to outcomes (theory of change).
The CPWF also found that including development agencies and boundary
partners in its teams facilitated taking innovation to scale, beyond the range of
individuals' personal contacts.

Partnerships and learning selection
In Chapter 3, the authors posited that innovation was based on people trying
novel ways to do things. If the attempt succeeds, they may decide to continue
with the novelty or adapt it further. If conditions are not favorable to success
they may abandon it. While they experiment, they interact with others who
may influence what they decide to do with the novelty, which the authors