Zenda Ofir

22

Apr

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

22 Apr 2019

6 min read

18

Apr

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.

18 Apr 2019

3 min read

16

Apr

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 -

16 Apr 2019

7 min read

14

Apr

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

14 Apr 2019

6 min read

09

Jan

Snippet: How data visualisation can mislead

**2 min read** We live in an era of 'big data' and 'big information'. We work

09 Jan 2019

2 min read

06

Jan

Snippet: Evaluation shelfies

**2 min read** A while ago Michael Quinn Patton urged us in one of our Young and Emerging Evaluator posts

06 Jan 2019

1 min read

03

Jan

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

03 Jan 2019

6 min read

18

Dec

When can we claim 'success'?

** 6 min read ** I have long thought that evaluators don't define 'success' in meaningful ways. Now

18 Dec 2018

4 min read

25

Sep

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

25 Sep 2018

9 min read

18

Sep

The Responsibility of Evaluators

**3 min read** What is the responsibility of evaluators in the era in which we live today? This is one

18 Sep 2018

4 min read