09
Apr
COVID-19, Part 2. Repositioning
In my view elevator speeches that present evaluation as something done for "learning", "improving", "generating
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Value/Values
06
Apr
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
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18
Dec
When can we claim 'success'?
I have long thought that evaluators don't define 'success' in meaningful ways. Now highly respected economist
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18
Sep
The Responsibility of Evaluators
What is the responsibility of evaluators in the era in which we live today? This is one of the issues
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13
Feb
Evaluation as risk management
Evaluators' power and influence are limited. There are several reasons for this situation. One relates to how our craft
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25
Jan
Evaluators in Davos
There are no evaluators this week in Davos. We are clearly not among the most powerful in the world. Yet
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07
Nov
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
Our evaluation criteria are fundamental to the credibility and utility of our evaluations. Yet we have allowed one set of
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09
Sep
Grand Challenges, Part 2
In my previous post I highlighted the notion of Grand Challenges and where they have been developed. In this post
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06
Sep
Grand Challenges, Part 1
In July 2014 I wrote a short paper for EES Connections in which I asked whether the time was right
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