Recent Posts

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 -
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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
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12
Apr
Guest post: The Efficiency criterion

Guest post: The Efficiency criterion

**6 min read** The OECD/DAC criteria have been under review and debate since 2018. As Zenda Ofir explained in
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08
Apr
Leslie Goodyear's Top YEE Tips

Leslie Goodyear's Top YEE Tips

**4 min read** I'm Leslie Goodyear, and I have recently finished my year as president of the American
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28
Mar
Jo Puri's Top YEE Tips: So, you want to be an evaluator?

Jo Puri's Top YEE Tips: So, you want to be an evaluator?

I head the Independent Evaluation Unit (IEU) of the Green Climate Fund, an office that was founded only two years
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26
Mar
Fabiola Amariles' Top YEE Tips: Reflections on attitudes

Fabiola Amariles' Top YEE Tips: Reflections on attitudes

**4 min** Zenda's invitation to contribute to her blog with some tips "from the Global South"
3 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
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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
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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
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20
Dec
Guest post: Integrated framework for the evaluation of Agenda 2030 in LAC

Guest post: Integrated framework for the evaluation of Agenda 2030 in LAC

Sustainable development consists of satisfying the needs of the present generation without compromising the capacity of future generations to meet
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