This brief, authored by Insight’s vice president Scott Cody and colleague MaryCatherine Arbour of Harvard and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, is based on a presentation delivered during the 2018 Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE) Innovative Methods Meeting on the topic of rapid learning methods.  It includes (1) a definition of rapid learning methods, (2) a guiding framework of questions to design an optimal rapid learning approach, and (3) suggested steps federal agencies can take to promote the effective use of rapid learning methods. To view a video from their presentation and read the published issue brief on the topic, check out https://www.acf.hhs.gov/opre/resource/rapid-learning-methods-to-examine-and-improve-social-programs?fbclid=IwAR3tkaA1LMRdENmAlYjm43NG4LcQJxewkH6fMJCyr95q8yV_VzMlI8ylBDI A version of this video with audio description can be accessed at https://youtu.be/Iaj4scWRDE8.