Evaluation and Transformation

Welcome to the writings of Zenda Ofir

Dedicated to our beautiful planet.
To harmony between societies, and with nature.
To a world where no life matters less than another.
To every person who deserves a life of dignity and fulfillment.

About My Topics

I write about evaluation as a 'beautiful practice' - but a practice that has to change to meet the demands of this era. Below are my topics. Please keep on scrolling to see the most recent as well as popular posts, a theme cloud and how to subscribe to receive post updates.

Recent Posts

29
Sep
Guest post: Getting ready for transformational projects

Guest post: Getting ready for transformational projects

I connected with Daniel in 2019 when I was given access to a draft of the GIZ paper he discusses
6 min read
28
Nov
Apollo Nkwake's Top YEE Tips: Assumptions-aware evaluation

Apollo Nkwake's Top YEE Tips: Assumptions-aware evaluation

**4 min read** Assumptions are what we believe to be true. They may be explicit or implicit. Unexamined or tacit
2 min read
09
Jan
Snippet: How data visualisation can mislead

Snippet: How data visualisation can mislead

**2 min read** We live in an era of 'big data' and 'big information'. We work
2 min read
10
Sep
"Labour" Day? The undervaluing of lives and labour in the Global South

"Labour" Day? The undervaluing of lives and labour in the Global South

This is an expanded version - especially in terms of key messages for evaluation professionals - of a post that
5 min read
27
May
Snippets and Titbits 1. The Zoo of Future Risks

Snippets and Titbits 1. The Zoo of Future Risks

My first 'Snippet and Titbit'-the first random reading or thought morsel I would like to share more
3 min read
29
May
Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 6. Evaluating yesterday's world for tomorrow’s challenges?

Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 6. Evaluating yesterday's world for tomorrow’s challenges?

Why are we still evaluating yesterday's world to plan for tomorrow's challenges? Evaluation after evaluation that
15 min read
08
Jun
Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 7. A Collective Navigation System for this time of Polycrisis

Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 7. A Collective Navigation System for this time of Polycrisis

In this second last post in this series I, like others, argue that it is not enough that the field
9 min read
10
Jun
Titbits and Snippets 2. Words have Weight

Titbits and Snippets 2. Words have Weight

Why do we still tolerate the terminology of "Developed" and "Developing" countries? Words have weight. They
3 min read
03
Oct
We Have to Rethink Human Rights, Part 1

We Have to Rethink Human Rights, Part 1

How would you react if I told you that 'universal human rights' are not actually universal at all,
4 min read

Guest Bloggers

Valued colleagues write about a wide range of subjects, including for and with Young and Emerging Evaluators (YEEs).