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23
Mar
An evaluation agenda for our time

An evaluation agenda for our time

The Fourth Industrial Revolution? Klaus Schwab provides an intriguing analysis of the context within which the ambitions expressed in the
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21
Mar
Seven lessons for the SDG era

Seven lessons for the SDG era

Evaluation is entering an exciting period - one that will challenge us all to think in new ways and to
4 min read
16
Mar
The power of power

The power of power

I have come to the conclusion that nearly everything in life is influenced by power. Yet we almost never evaluate
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14
Mar
Valuing evaluation and elevator pitches - Part 2

Valuing evaluation and elevator pitches - Part 2

What? Evaluation is not popular? We know that evaluation can be very valuable. We continue to emphasise its role in
4 min read
10
Mar

Valuing evaluation and elevator pitches - Part 1

We need to get much better at "selling" evaluation (the "E" in "M&E&
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09
Mar
Evaluation – a Beautiful Practice

Evaluation – a Beautiful Practice

Is evaluation beautiful? This post argues that evaluation as profession and practice is intrinsically beautiful — rooted in millennia, engaging our deepest capabilities. But how we practise it is often not. A meditation on evaluation’s true value proposition.
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