“What went wrong with woke?” The problem of measurement and influence.
How twisted narratives and simplistic measures can destroy a major effort to do good. This post examines what the backlash against ESG and ‘woke’ culture reveals about the dangers of poor measurement, ideological capture, and evaluation’s role in defending evidence-based progress
Nine Reasons for Hope and Optimism. And why we need to seize this moment.
Despite the polycrisis, this is also a time to celebrate. Nine reasons for genuine hope – from shifting power dynamics to regenerative movements – and why evaluation professionals and change-makers should seize this exceptional moment.
Seven Reasons for Outrage. And why anger is not the answer.
From broken multilateralism to rising authoritarianism, there are powerful reasons for outrage in our hyperconnected world. But anger alone will not serve us. This post names seven structural failures demanding our attention — and argues for channelling outrage into purposeful action.
Guest post. Drawing from Complexity Science to do Evaluation: Knowledge to Drive Operational Decisions
"I am going to analyse the data with statistics".
"I am going to apply statistical thinking to
Diamonds for AWARD: Evaluation and the quest for African Women Science Leaders
I re-post this post - originally published on Evidence Matters of EvalPartners - as illustration of an integrated approach to
The DAC Criteria Guidance 2021
The guidance is an important step. The updated criteria have even more easy-to-ignore demands stacked under each one. For more
