Everyone agrees that change is required in the way development is thought of, talked about, and done. Various efforts over the past decade have attempted this change. Significant resources have been spent in fine tuning approaches, sharpening tools, and adapting methods. It can be argued, however, that these efforts have neither adequately reflected development contexts nor have shown the ability to be agile. Where they have been contextual and relevant, they have not been able to scale. A variety of reasons may have constrained attempts at changing our practice of development. These include some fundamental realities that ought to be recognized and incorporated in our work.
