Evaluation

24
Apr
COVID-19, Part 6. Extraordinary benefits

COVID-19, Part 6. Extraordinary benefits

A dispassionate observer of Planet Earth from far away could well be pleased with this global crisis faced by all
5 min read
22
Apr
COVID-19, Part 5. COVID-safe, COVID-ready and COVID-informed evaluation

COVID-19, Part 5. COVID-safe, COVID-ready and COVID-informed evaluation

Evaluative practice needs to focus on three interconnected, overlapping priorities if we want to help lead action towards a transformed
6 min read
20
Apr
COVID-19, Part 4. Accelerating

COVID-19, Part 4. Accelerating

**9 min read** Do you agree with the following five observations? If so, the time is right for evaluation professionals
8 min read
13
Apr
COVID-19, Part 3. Adapting

COVID-19, Part 3. Adapting

**4 min read** "We won't get back to normal because normal was the problem." - Graffiti
3 min read
09
Apr
COVID-19, Part 2. Repositioning

COVID-19, Part 2. Repositioning

In my view elevator speeches that present evaluation as something done for "learning", "improving", "generating
3 min read
16
Nov
Guest post: Learning from Failure. Lessons for Evaluators and Organisations

Guest post: Learning from Failure. Lessons for Evaluators and Organisations

**4 min read** Experience of failure is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, one can hide it, blame it
3 min read
13
Nov
Ten tips for shifting to systems-informed evaluation

Ten tips for shifting to systems-informed evaluation

**3 min read** As one of three facilitators at a recent 3-day workshop organised in Connecticut by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors
3 min read
14
Sep
Competencies for post-normal evaluation, Part 3

Competencies for post-normal evaluation, Part 3

**6 min read** One thing is certain: the proficiencies and abilities that will help us deal with the world in
4 min read
12
Sep
Competencies for post-normal evaluation, Part 2

Competencies for post-normal evaluation, Part 2

**6 min read** Skill 6. Deep Generalists In order to be a good evaluation professional, it is essential to see
4 min read
03
Sep
Change, Transformation and Evaluation

Competencies for post-normal evaluation, Part 1

**8 min read** "Are modernity's blueprints for evaluation theory and practice exhausted?" Only now and again
6 min read