"... a 'Planner' thinks of poverty as a technical engineering problem that his answers will solve...
A 'Searcher' hopes to find answers to individual problems only by trial and error experimentation... She believes only insiders have enough knowledge to find solutions, and that most solutions must be homegrown..."
William Easterly, The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good, 2006, p.6
The Rapid Results Institute
is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to fostering Results driven Experimentation, Achievement, and Learning as a way to tackle economic and social challenges in developing countries.
Highlights
Practitioner's Perspectives
"This work has given me hope that we will crack the code on client ownership, empowerment, and accountability."
Aside from learning concepts, theories, and principles of the rapid results approach, it was interesting to note that there exists enormous local capacity, skill and innovation that is untapped.
Robert H. Schaffer & Associates is the proud founder and initial sponsor of The Rapid Results Institute (RRI) - a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. The Institute is introducing the concepts, ideas, and tools of RHS&A's Rapid Results Approach into social and economic improvement projects in developing countries.
