Impact Trust • Working glossary
Multisolving
Designing interventions that address multiple problems simultaneously.
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Our Take
Accessible once explained with an example; the word itself is slightly awkward. Multisolving is solving several problems with a single intervention.
Examples of Use
Multisolving Institute, systems thinking
Ideological Framing
Like a river clean-up that improves biodiversity, health, and social connection at once. The deeper insight: multisolving is not just efficient -- it changes the politics. Single-issue interventions compete for the same funding; multisolving creates broader coalitions because more constituencies benefit. A community resilience intervention that also addresses health, social cohesion, and livelihoods is not 'mission creep' but multisolving.
Synonyms/Variants
Co-benefits; Multiple dividends; Systems solutions; Integrated approaches
Typical everyday wording
Solving several problems with one action.
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