03
Oct
RQ+ - assessing research quality
This blog post is about how to measure research quality when viewing research from a systems perspective. We all work
Methodology
Methodology is more than methods. It is about how we think about knowledge, evidence and rigour, and whose ways of knowing shape the choices we make. Posts here explore methodological thinking especially at the evaluation-transformation nexus — evaluation OF, FOR, AS AND IN transformation — from technical design and mixed methods to epistemological foundations, complexity-or living systems responsive approaches, and what methodological fitness for purpose in this time of polycrisis demands.
17
Sep
This idea must die!
My last two blog posts addressed the issue of Grand Challenges in evaluation. A complementary idea: A type of '
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10
May
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
Here is a concise and useful (I hope!) briefing by EVALSDGs on the value proposition of evaluation for the SDG
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26
Apr
Oh for the Love of Sticky Notes! The Changing Role of Evaluators Who Work with Foundations.
Julia Coffman is one of our best-known evaluation leaders working primarily with foundations. I always think of her as
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25
Mar
AWSEM! A framework for empowering women scientists
In one of my recent posts I wrote about the pervasive influence of power on development, and the imperative to
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16
Mar
The power of power
I have come to the conclusion that nearly everything in life is influenced by power. Yet we almost never evaluate
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09
Mar
Evaluation – a Beautiful Practice
Is evaluation beautiful? This post argues that evaluation as profession and practice is intrinsically beautiful — rooted in millennia, engaging our deepest capabilities. But how we practise it is often not. A meditation on evaluation’s true value proposition.
6 min read