Module C: Build
Our logic model
The Shaping Outcomes curriculum helps you to build the skills to complete a logic moel worksheet (you've already filled out the few sections after going through Module B.) To help you visualize the relationships among the parts of the logic model worksheet, we also have a logic model graphic which you can see by going to the Logic Model.
Notice that the Logic Model graphic may look like a map because of the arrows, but it’s really more like a scale-model of a building—a way to show all the necessary parts. Even though we may still be in the planning stages, we can see how things will fit together and everyone working on the program learns the same names for the parts from the beginning. Notice that EVALUATION occurs throughout the process (as we explain in Module D).
Now let’s review what outcomes are and then we’ll add terms to help us build our logic model.
Coach
To realize how dynamic a program is (compared to a Logic Model), think of a project you have worked on (at work or for a volunteer organization). Did you need more/less supplies than planned? Did you have to increase/decrease the audience you served? Did observing outcomes make you change your plans for next time? Print out a copy of the graphic Logic Model and with a pencil or red pen, put in arrows that show feedback loops (how activities or services or outcomes caused you to change previous planning).