Transformation-Focused Evaluation

Transformation-Focused Evaluation

Where evaluation meets transformation amid the increasing uncertainty, complexity and turbulence that define the polycrisis era. Posts here explore transformation-focused evaluation (TFE) using the the Four Lenses framework – evaluation OF, FOR, AS and IN transformation; TFE Principles; the H2+ qualities that help us understand how to design, implement and evaluate for transformation; the Three Horizons approach; and other ways of making evaluation genuinely fit for transformative ambitions.
03
Sep
Competencies for post-normal evaluation, Part 1

Competencies for post-normal evaluation, Part 1

"Are modernity's blueprints for evaluation theory and practice exhausted?" Only now and again one finds provocative
6 min read
30
Apr
Learning from China’s Transformation, Part 6.   Co-evolution - a ‘first principle’.

Learning from China’s Transformation, Part 6. Co-evolution - a ‘first principle’.

Yuen Yuen Ang's study of China's exceptional escape from its poverty trap in just 3-4 decades
5 min read
26
Apr
China's Transformation, Part 5. Directed improvisation

China's Transformation, Part 5. Directed improvisation

This series of blog posts highlights lessons from one of the greatest transformative development success stories ever. It is also
8 min read
22
Apr
China's Transformation, Part 4.  Dominant narratives, alternative perspectives

China's Transformation, Part 4. Dominant narratives, alternative perspectives

We need fresh narratives about how the world works, and why, and what to do to solve its complex problems.
6 min read
18
Apr
China's Transformation, Part 3. Seeing through others' eyes

China's Transformation, Part 3. Seeing through others' eyes

Some years ago I was on an evaluation assignment in the Mekong region, dealing with labour issues. In an interview
3 min read
16
Apr
China's Transformation, Part 2. Towards an ecological civilisation

China's Transformation, Part 2. Towards an ecological civilisation

As evaluators we cannot afford to get caught up in narratives - usually devoid of nuance - that aim to
7 min read
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
25
Sep
Towards Transformation, 2. Interactions between the SDGs

Towards Transformation, 2. Interactions between the SDGs

If you read this year only one set of papers useful for SDG related evaluation, let it be this ISC/
9 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
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