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Change, transformation and evaluation

Change, transformation and evaluation

18
Apr
China's Transformation, Part 3. Seeing through others' eyes

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

**5 min read** Some years ago I was on an evaluation assignment in the Mekong region, dealing with labour issues.
3 min read
16
Apr
The Big Picture

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

**10 min read** As evaluators we cannot afford to get caught up in narratives - usually devoid of nuance -
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
03
Jan
Towards Transformation, 3. A grand narrative for evaluation in this era

Towards Transformation, 3. A grand narrative for evaluation in this era

**5 min read** In its very essence, the concept of evaluation is beautiful, I argued long ago in one of
6 min read
25
Sep
Towards Transformation, 2. Interactions between the SDGs

Towards Transformation, 2. Interactions between the SDGs

**10 min read** If you read this year only one set of papers useful for SDG related evaluation, let it
9 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
Snippet: Global risks

Snippet: Global risks

As the powerful gather in Davos this week, it is a good time to reflect on the WEF's
2 min read
13
Jan

Updating the DAC Evaluation Criteria, Part 6: Concluding summary

<p><img src="https://zendaofir.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/thumb1-196x300.png" alt="DAC
5 min read
14
Nov
Change, Transformation and Evaluation

The DAC criteria, Part 11. From criteria to design principles

**10 min read** Evaluation criteria used in development contexts do not only show what evaluation commissioners, evaluators and other stakeholders
6 min read
07
Nov
The DAC criteria, Part 10. Sleepwalking towards irrelevance

The DAC criteria, Part 10. Sleepwalking towards irrelevance

**8 min read** We are sleepwalking towards irrelevance. Not because we do not do some worthwhile things. We do. But
7 min read