1. Anatomy of a case chapter
The bits that make up a case
Paul Mundy

2. Structure of a case chapter
Title, author – What’s it about, who wrote it?
Lead – Hey! This is interesting! Read me!
Nutshell paragraph – What is the chapter about?
Background – Who, where, when?
Problem – What needed to be solved?
Intervention – Who did what, when, where, how?
Results – What happened, evidence?
Challenges – What is still a problem?
Analysis, lessons – What does it all mean?
More information – References, contacts, websites
Plus… Boxes, illustrations, tables, graphics

3. Trading Up Book published 2008 by KIT and IIRR 300 pages 8 Parts
1 Intro
2 Background
3 Framework
cases (grouped into 3 types)
7 Analysis
8 Resources

4. Example of case chapter
Title
Location
Lead
Nutshell paragraph
Heading
Background

5. Story box Box title Whole box is a quote, tells a real person’s story1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Box tells a story in chronological order
Box illustrates topic of text, but without getting in the way

6. Situation, problem
Description of organization
Problem

7. Bulleted lists Introductory para followed by bullets 1 2
Run-in headings in boldface, followed by short explanatory paragraphs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Details of problem

8. Resolving the problem Realization there is a problem
Intervention: who did what?

9. Results Details of intervention Run-in boldface headings
Results of intervention
Key data

10. List box List of actors Put them in box so they don’t clog the text
More data

11. Challenges and solutions
Solutions, recommendations

12. Focus on details Details about a particular aspect of story
Placed here so they don’t interfere with the story

13. Analysis
Table
Graphic
Graphic

14. More analysis Graphic Crossrefs to graphic
References, more information

15. Analysis
Text analysis
Crossrefs to tables and figures
Graphic

16. Solutions Recommendations
A case as a book chapter
Lead
Nutshell
Problem
Background
Intervention
Results
Analysis
Challenges
Solutions Recommendations
More info

17. Structure of a case chapter
Title, author – What’s it about, who wrote it?
Lead – Hey! This is interesting! Read me!
Nutshell paragraph – What is the chapter about?
Background – Who, where, when?
Problem – What needed to be solved?
Intervention – Who did what, when, where, how?
Results – What happened, evidence?
Challenges – What is still a problem?
Analysis, lessons – What does it all mean?
More information – References, contacts, websites
Plus… Boxes, illustrations, tables, graphics