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26
Apr
China's Transformation, Part 5. Directed improvisation

China's Transformation, Part 5. Directed improvisation

**8 min read** This series of blog posts highlights lessons from one of the greatest transformative development success stories ever.
8 min read
22
Apr
China's Transformation, Part 4. Dominant narratives, alternative perspectives

China's Transformation, Part 4. Dominant narratives, alternative perspectives

**10 min read** We need fresh narratives about how the world works, and why, and what to do to solve
6 min read
18
Apr
China's Transformation, Part 3. Seeing through others' eyes

China's Transformation, Part 3. Seeing through others' eyes

**5 min read** Some years ago I was on an evaluation assignment in the Mekong region, dealing with labour issues.
3 min read
16
Apr
The Big Picture

China's Transformation, Part 2. Towards an ecological civilisation

**10 min read** As evaluators we cannot afford to get caught up in narratives - usually devoid of nuance -
7 min read
14
Apr
China's transformation, Part 1. Why learn from China?

China's transformation, Part 1. Why learn from China?

Evaluators have an imperative to learn from success. Today we are fortunate: Those of us working in development or evaluation
6 min read
09
Jan
Snippet: How data visualisation can mislead

Snippet: How data visualisation can mislead

**2 min read** We live in an era of 'big data' and 'big information'. We work
2 min read
06
Jan
Snippet: Evaluation shelfies

Snippet: Evaluation shelfies

**2 min read** A while ago Michael Quinn Patton urged us in one of our Young and Emerging Evaluator posts
1 min read
03
Jan
Towards Transformation, 3. A grand narrative for evaluation in this era

Towards Transformation, 3. A grand narrative for evaluation in this era

**5 min read** In its very essence, the concept of evaluation is beautiful, I argued long ago in one of
6 min read
18
Dec
When can we claim 'success'?

When can we claim 'success'?

** 6 min read ** I have long thought that evaluators don't define 'success' in meaningful ways. Now
4 min read
25
Sep
Towards Transformation, 2. Interactions between the SDGs

Towards Transformation, 2. Interactions between the SDGs

**10 min read** If you read this year only one set of papers useful for SDG related evaluation, let it
9 min read