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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.
13
Jan
The DAC criteria, Part 12: Concluding summary

The DAC criteria, Part 12: Concluding summary

I argued that the DAC criteria should get due credit. As noted in Part 1 of this series, they have
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14
Nov
The DAC criteria, Part 11. From criteria to design principles

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

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

The DAC criteria, Part 10. Sleepwalking towards irrelevance

We are sleepwalking towards irrelevance. Not because we do not do some worthwhile things. We do. But because those with
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02
Nov
The DAC criteria, Part 9. Our responsibilities

The DAC criteria, Part 9. Our responsibilities

Our evaluation criteria are fundamental to the credibility and utility of our evaluations. Yet we have allowed one set of
4 min read
30
Oct
The DAC criteria, Part 8. Global South, Global North 2

The DAC criteria, Part 8. Global South, Global North 2

In my previous post I started to make the case for the evaluation of transformative change and transformative development in
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26
Oct
The DAC criteria, Part 8. Global South, Global North 1

The DAC criteria, Part 8. Global South, Global North 1

Now that the concept of "developing" and "developed" countries is at last unfashionable, is a special
4 min read
23
Oct
The DAC criteria, Part 7. Let these ideas die!

The DAC criteria, Part 7. Let these ideas die!

The many discussions I have recently had about the effort that is now in place to get to DAC evaluation
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19
Oct
The DAC criteria, Part 6. Key issues before deciding

The DAC criteria, Part 6. Key issues before deciding

This final post about the DAC criteria captures key points for consideration in the evaluation for development space. It is
6 min read
16
Oct
The DAC criteria, Part 5. Non-negotiable criteria

The DAC criteria, Part 5. Non-negotiable criteria

It is ironic that evaluation has been unable to prevent - or even just sufficiently critique - some of the
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12
Oct
The DAC criteria, Part 4. Flexible criteria

The DAC criteria, Part 4. Flexible criteria

Our development evaluation criteria should not be determined solely by stakeholder-determined interests, or by pragmatism resulting from constrained resources. Development
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