Market Systems Development (MSD) Briefs

Market Systems Development (MSD) Briefs

The key to Market Systems Development lies in using systems principles and frameworks to understand the underlying causes of challenges (“why?”) in order to identify system-level changes to respond to them (“what?”), and to guide interventions that can bring lasting change (“How?”) This three-part series on MSD fundamentals developed by the Canopy Lab –  with support from independent consultants Mike Klassen, Samira Saif, and Kelsey Bachenberg – presents key components and tactics (#1), MSD litmus test questions (#2) and common myths surrounding the approach (#3).