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Facilitated Group
Social Mapping
Participants collaboratively create a map of a defined area, then rank households by relative socio-economic wellbeing using predefined indicators. The process involves coding households with symbols or colors based on consensus, and the resulting map is used to track changes over time and assess project impacts on different social groups.
When This Method Fits
Typical duration
Days – Weeks
Typical cost
Low – Medium
Fidelity level
Talk Only
Stage
Validation, Implementation
Hypothesis type
Outcome
Goal type
Maximize societal impact
Randomization
N/A
Study design
Longitudinal panel design
Minimum units needed
1
Causal rigor
Min 1 · Max 2 / 5
1Best Fit When
Best when you need to track and visualize how an initiative's impact differs across social/economic groups within one defined community.