Introduction Evaluating work that unfolds within complex programmes and systems, especially those involving multiple stakeholders with varying interests, and diverse contexts, inevitably involves uncertainty. Programmes are often inspired by different ideas, pursue several objectives, and are shaped by layered decision making processes. Change may occur simultaneously across different levels, or so rapidly, that it becomes difficult to see clearly what matters most. In such e

Justice-driven organisations operate in complex, fast-moving contexts. They need learning systems that strengthen strategy and accountability without slowing the work down. This is the context in which realife Learning has now developed a long term partnership with the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) . IEJ is a South Africa–based research organisation advancing economic justice through rigorous research and policy advocacy across Africa. With a growing portfolio of proje