Guest Bloggers

Valued colleagues and emerging voices write here on a wide range of subjects, bringing fresh perspectives, diverse experiences and new energy to the conversations this site explores. Young and emerging evaluators (YEEs) often receive special attention, given their role in the future of the evaluation and transformation fields, and in the world.
26
Mar
Fabiola Amariles' Top YEE Tips: Reflections on attitudes

Fabiola Amariles' Top YEE Tips: Reflections on attitudes

Zenda's invitation to contribute to her blog with some tips "from the Global South" for Young
3 min read
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
2 min read
14
Dec
Donna Mertens

Donna Mertens’ Top Tips for YEEs. Youthful Energy Contribution to the Pursuit of Transformative Evaluation

The final session of the 2018 American Evaluation Association meeting was devoted to engaging with youth in evaluation; the wonderful
3 min read
10
Dec
Glenn Page's Top YEE Tips: Ecological stewardship in evaluation

Glenn Page's Top YEE Tips: Ecological stewardship in evaluation

As a restoration ecologist who has come to embrace the power of evaluation to better understand systems change, help develop
5 min read
28
Nov
Apollo Nkwake's Top YEE Tips: Assumptions-aware evaluation

Apollo Nkwake's Top YEE Tips: Assumptions-aware evaluation

Assumptions are what we believe to be true. They may be explicit or implicit. Unexamined or tacit assumptions can be
2 min read
23
Nov
Jennifer Greene's one Top YEE Tip

Jennifer Greene's one Top YEE Tip

Top Tip. Make sure you recognise and internalise the multiple facets of evaluation as a social practice. The practice of
2 min read
09
Nov
Rob van den Berg’s Top Tips for YEEs

Rob van den Berg’s Top Tips for YEEs

As Professor at King's College London on evaluation of sustainable development I encounter many students who hesitate or
4 min read
28
Sep
Donna Podems' Top YEE Tips

Donna Podems' Top YEE Tips

Hi. I am Donna Podems, and I am an evaluator. For the past 23 years I have conducted and guided
4 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
15
Sep
Deborah Rugg's Top YEE Tips: The 12 secret Ps of success

Deborah Rugg's Top YEE Tips: The 12 secret Ps of success

Deborah is a highly successful, dynamic and influential evaluation professional with boundless energy that inspires wherever she goes - including
8 min read