Lesson 1.2: Stakeholder Mapping & Engagement

What You Will Learn

You'll map stakeholders and test your Problem Tree.

🎯 Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you will be able to:

Categorize stakeholders

primary, secondary, tertiary.

Map power and interest

to pick a strategy.

Design engagement

across cultures and power dynamics.

Hold revealing conversations

not just confirmation.

Update your Problem Tree

assumptions become evidence.

💡 Skills You Will Gain

Analytical Skills

  • → Stakeholder categorization
  • → Power-interest assessment

Communication

  • → Open-ended questioning
  • → Active listening

Relationship Building

  • → Trust-building
  • → Partnership development

Strategic Planning

  • → Engagement design
  • → Insight integration

Connections

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Stakeholder Mapping
Validation"]
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Synthesize Data
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Theory of Change
Change logic"]
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Activity Design"]
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Proposal Writing"]
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Budget Estimation"]
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