Outcomes, impact and learning

“Capturing Cultural Value: how culture has become a tool of government policy” John Holden, DEMOS. Discusses the tendency to value the arts for its impact rather than its intrinsic value and starts to map out how we might better articulate cultural value.

Provides guidance on making the case for cultural funding. Provides support in developing an outcomes triangle and logic model (which links service activities to local outcomes); reviewing evidence and selecting performance indicators. Developed by the IDeA. 

“Inspiring learning : an improvement framework for museums, libraries and achives” MLA. It aims to help develop more effective learning opportunities and create learning environments. It covers how learning is defined, generic learning outcomes and generic social outcomes.

A process of eliciting stories from stakeholders about the change created by particular projects or interventions.