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Big Picture: Beyond pilotitis: rethinking narratives and actions to institutionalise outcomes

Lecture Theatre I

This session will bring together some of the most experienced leaders in the field to ask: how can we move beyond pilots and experimentation to harness the potential of outcomes-based funding for social and environmental change at scale? We will anchor the discussion in three core questions:

- What can we learn from the success but also failure to date in using outcomes-based approaches as a catalytic enabler of a broader transformation of systems to be re-oriented towards delivering impact?

- What are the key structural barriers that prevent mainstream adoption of outcomes-based programmes by the public sector and is a ‘blueprint to scale’ possible?

- Do we need to improve what we deliver, how, and who we build outcome-focused partnerships with, or should we simply adjust our expectations on the pace of change?

Find a recording of the event here.

Presentations

Unlocking potential: Scaling outcomes-based programmes in government

Through interviews with global experts from government agencies, delivery partners, and investors from across South-East Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the Americas our research revealed that obstacles to …

A failure to impress? Why has replicating outcomes funds been (much) slower than we hoped?

The Pioneer Outcomes Funds (POF) programme is the FCDO’s first attempt at using innovative pay-for-success instruments at scale, across a number of outcomes areas, in order to drive better public …

Scaling and institutionalizing results-based financing within aid institutions: lessons, strategies, and next steps from the MCC, The Global Fund, FCDO and the Swiss Development Cooperation

The effectiveness of the global development sector’s spending is constrained by several factors, including aid institutions deploying their funding without strong impact incentives. In response to international agreements such as …

Scaling social impact through innovative finance: lessons learned and perspectives

Reaching the SDGs is not just about spending more money; it is also critically about spending the money we have more effectively. One promising solution is outcomes-based finance (OBF), where …