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Transformation

Not transformation as buzzword, but as serious inquiry. What does genuine transformation look like, how do we recognise it, what enables or blocks it, and what role can evaluation play in making it real?
28
Apr
Guest Post: Dynamic Evaluation for Societal Transformation

Guest Post: Dynamic Evaluation for Societal Transformation

Osvaldo is one of the most knowledgeable professionals I have ever met - a veritable walking encyclopaedia of all matters related
5 min read
24
Apr
COVID-19, Part 6. Extraordinary benefits

COVID-19, Part 6. Extraordinary benefits

A dispassionate observer of Planet Earth from far away could well be pleased with this global crisis faced by all
5 min read
22
Apr
COVID-19, Part 5. COVID-safe, COVID-ready and COVID-informed evaluation

COVID-19, Part 5. COVID-safe, COVID-ready and COVID-informed evaluation

Evaluative practice needs to focus on three interconnected, overlapping priorities if we want to help lead action towards a transformed
6 min read
20
Apr
COVID-19, Part 4. Accelerating

COVID-19, Part 4. Accelerating

Do you agree with the following five observations? If so, the time is right for evaluation professionals to align. By
8 min read
13
Apr
COVID-19, Part 3. Adapting

COVID-19, Part 3. Adapting

"We won't get back to normal because normal was the problem." - Graffiti in Santiago, Chile It
3 min read
06
Apr
COVID-19, Part 1. Earth has gone quiet

COVID-19, Part 1. Earth has gone quiet

We are at a transformative moment in the history of humankind and of our planet. During this extraordinary time and
5 min read
16
Jul
Guest post: The etcetera of Transformative Evaluation

Guest post: The etcetera of Transformative Evaluation

Umberto Eco, in the opening pages to his book The Infinity of Lists provides evaluators with a ticklish challenge: stability
3 min read
22
Apr
Learning from China's Transformation, Part 4. Dominant narratives, alternative perspectives

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

Democracy, human rights, Africa engagement, the Belt and Road ‘debt trap’ – four dominant narratives about China examined alongside alternative perspectives. Why we must demonstrate nuance and pluralism.
6 min read
18
Apr
Learning from China's Transformation, Part 3. Seeing through others' eyes

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

Our assumptions about China are shaped by narratives we rarely question. This post challenges us to see through others’ eyes – understanding how worldviews, cultural patterning and historical memory shape radically different perspectives on the same reality.
3 min read
14
Apr
Learning from China's transformation, Part 1. Why learn from China?

Learning from China's transformation, Part 1. Why learn from China?

We can learn from one of the greatest transformative development success stories of all time. For the first time in history a country has lifted 850 million people out of poverty at a pace never seen before. Why evaluators have an imperative to learn from this achievement.
6 min read