# 10.2 Methodological challenges in the missions In all missions and in each of the four mission KIAs and the KIA Social Earning Capacity, many links and questions about methods can be discovered. In principle, methods from all eight KEM categories can be relevant for each mission and each mission theme. This has to do with the nature of the missions: they concern transitions of systems (system change) in which, for example, the bringing together and alignment of many stakeholders (participation and co-creation) and getting a grip on the effects of interventions to bring about the transitions (monitoring and effect measurement) will always play a role. Yet we also see that a number of categories receive a lot of attention per theme. In order to provide tools for prioritising methodological challenges in the programming within the mission themes, the table below indicates per mission theme which KEM categories seem most relevant to achieving the mission objectives. It concerns a generic initial inventory; a proposal at theme level that can be further elaborated on the level of MJPs / MMIPs and research questions in consultation with the parties involved and in the forums surrounding the KIAs. ![Table 1: Inventory of the most relevant KEM categories for each mission theme](/files/-MYjaZmmcRx_PmAvN71P) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://kems-en.clicknl.nl/methods-in-the-mission-driven-innovation-policy/10.-methods-in-the-mission-driven-innovation-policy/10.2-methodological-challenges-in-the-missions.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.