Figure 1. Multi-stakeholder learning cycle at the core of MuSCLE.

We place stakeholders into a dynamic experiential learning cycle that includes all four stages of a typical project: assessment, planning, implementation and monitoring. Note the two-way interchange between assessment and planning, and how monitoring re-informs our understanding. Thus, learning is adaptive to changing conditions and priorities over time. In practice, stages of the learning cycle overlap. Priority problems are addressed first and as tangible benefits become visible, stakeholder buy-in is accrued and sustained.