**10 min read** Thanks to more than 60 evaluation reports over 13 years by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR), we have a perfect example of how valuable good evaluation could have been to avoid the […]
The Power(lessness) of Evaluation: The case of Afghanistan Read More
**8 min read** We need Mission Thinking, Moonshot Thinking, and Mission-Oriented Evaluation if we are to ensure evaluation is fit for purpose for this era. The thought occurred to me as I was reading the latest book by
Mission-oriented Evaluation Read More
This post was first published on Medium. My life is a tapestry of memories. Woven together to make up the fabric of my life. Like African fabrics, my memories come in a riot of colours – never boring,
Lost in the loss of travelling the world Read More
In my view elevator speeches that present evaluation as something done for “learning”, “improving”, “generating knowledge” or “being accountable” belong to the past. COVID-19 is part of humanity’s footprint on Earth, part of the Anthropocene. It is going
COVID-19, Part 2. Repositioning Read More
**6 min read** We are at a transformative moment in the history of humankind and of our planet. During this extraordinary time and beyond, the global evaluation community will have to hone and reposition evaluation, in close alignment
COVID-19, Part 1. Earth has gone quiet Read More
**5 min read** A letter to humanity …. I received on my phone a beautiful video in Italian. It is unique — a letter to humanity. In the name of the coronavirus. Among the millions of messages and reports and
Hello, I am COVID-19 … Read More
**10 min read** We need fresh narratives about how the world works, and why, and what to do to solve its complex problems. We need ‘Two-eyed Seeing’. We need Nuance. Pluralism. Diversity. Alternative frameworks, models, worldviews, perspectives. This
China’s Transformation, Part 4. Dominant narratives, alternative perspectives Read More
**5 min read** Some years ago I was on an evaluation assignment in the Mekong region, dealing with labour issues. In an interview in a (Western) embassy the diplomat vehemently argued that the population should vote the government
China’s Transformation, Part 3. Seeing through others’ eyes Read More