03
Oct
We Have to Rethink Human Rights, Part 1
How would you react if I told you that 'universal human rights' are not actually universal at all,
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15
Jul
Guest Post: Principles for Transforming Economics
This is a very important guest post by three eminent transformation specialists whom I greatly appreciate as people and as
4 min read
29
May
Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 6. Evaluating yesterday's world for tomorrow’s challenges?
Why are we still evaluating yesterday's world to plan for tomorrow's challenges?
Evaluation after evaluation that
15 min read
27
May
Snippets and Titbits 1. The Zoo of Future Risks
My first 'Snippet and Titbit'-the first random reading or thought morsel I would like to share more
3 min read
25
May
Evaluation's Journey towards the Future, Part 5. The Liminal space of Not-Yet Futures
Mention 'polycrisis', and people's eyes glaze over - intimidated by its complexity and a sense of
3 min read
06
May
Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 2. How did we get here?
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7 min read
03
Apr
“What went wrong with woke?” The problem of measurement and influence.
How twisted narratives and simplistic measures can destroy a major effort to do good. What does this mean for evaluation
4 min read
19
Mar
Eight Reasons for Hope and Optimism. And why we need to seize this moment.
(Note: Some key resources for this post can be found in the links at the end.)
Despite Trump's
12 min read
19
Mar
Seven Reasons for Outrage. And why anger is not the answer.
In our hyperconnected world it is hard to escape bad news. It is easy to get distressed or angry, yet
14 min read
01
Sep
The Power(lessness) of Evaluation: The case of Afghanistan
Thanks to more than 60 evaluation reports over 13 years by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), we
8 min read