CLEAR Outcomes Methodology Primer
The methodology’s purpose, five dimensions, results logic, boundaries, design process, and a complete worked example.
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Practical tools, with their limits stated.
These nonprofit initiative resources are free to use and adapt under the published licence. Examples are illustrations, not universal targets or evidence that the method itself has been validated.
Outcome Design Canvas
A printable worksheet for context, valued change, evidence, agency, assumptions, guardrails, and review.
DownloadQuality Checklist
A compact review aid for the five CLEAR dimensions, common failure modes, and readiness decisions.
DownloadReview and Learning Guide
A facilitation guide for evidence, assumptions, guardrails, contribution claims, and real review decisions.
DownloadExamples Handbook
Cross-industry weak-to-CLEAR examples with evidence, guardrails, candidate interventions, and limitations.
DownloadOutcome Record Template
A plain Markdown record for teams that want a version-controlled, editable working document.
DownloadOutcome Record Schema
A documented JSON template matching the builder export for repositories, workflows, and internal tools.
DownloadCase Contribution Template
A structured Markdown template for proposing a worked case, including evidence, limitations, consent, and review status.
DownloadPublication discipline
Useful now; explicit about maturity.
Resources carry a version and working status. Citations identify intellectual foundations, while limitations distinguish an illustrative case from field evidence. Contributions can challenge definitions, assumptions, examples, and omissions.
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