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The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Stepping back to see the whole, its interconnections and interdependences. These posts explore the large-scale global to local forces shaping our era, including geopolitics, economic systems, technological disruption, the triple planetary crises, value and power shifts, and ask what they demand of transformation-focused evaluation — evaluation OF, FOR, AS and IN transformation — and of us as we navigate the present and the future.
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
21
Sep
Guest Post: The resilience of evaluation in turbulent times

Guest Post: The resilience of evaluation in turbulent times

What dominates the world we live in today is the highly unsustainable fossil fuels addiction that is inducing upon us
4 min read
18
Sep
Responsibility of intellectuals

The Responsibility of Evaluators

What is the responsibility of evaluators in the era in which we live today? This is one of the issues
3 min read
10
Jul
Towards Transformation, 1. The buzzword

Towards Transformation, 1. The buzzword

Can evaluation help enable and support transformative development? We know we need the latter. Yet like sustainability, transformation (or transformative
5 min read
23
Jan
Global risks

Global risks

As the powerful gather in Davos this week, it is a good time to reflect on the WEF's
2 min read
09
Sep
Grand Challenges, Part 2

Grand Challenges, Part 2

In my previous post I highlighted the notion of Grand Challenges and where they have been developed. In this post
5 min read
06
Sep
Grand Challenges, Part 1

Grand Challenges, Part 1

In July 2014 I wrote a short paper for EES Connections in which I asked whether the time was right
4 min read
10
May
SDG Evaluation Call to Action 2: Consider macro influences on development

SDG Evaluation Call to Action 2: Consider macro influences on development

In 15 years I have not conducted a single evaluation where I did not ask many questions about the reasons why things were working well, or not so well – and triangulating from different perspectives and sources of information.
5 min read
30
Apr
Evaluation and the SDGs, Part 1

Evaluation and the SDGs, Part 1

Here is a concise and useful (I hope!) briefing by EVALSDGs on the value proposition of evaluation for the SDG
1 min read
09
Mar
Evaluation – a Beautiful Practice

Evaluation – a Beautiful Practice

All the diversity, all the charm, and all the beauty of life are made up of light and shade. -
6 min read