5. Evaluation as Practice

Arendalsuka: Democracy in 2,000 sessions, 180 venues, 5 days, 190,000 participants …

By Zenda Ofir - August 20, 2025 - 5. Evaluation as Practice

  Imagine a beautiful Norwegian coastal town where, over five days, more than 2,000 discussions, debates and cultural sessions cram 180 venues ...
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Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 7. A Collective Navigation System for this time of Polycrisis

By Zenda Ofir - June 8, 2025 - 5. Evaluation as Practice

In this second last post in this series I, like others, argue that it is not enough that the field evaluation simply ...
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Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 6. Evaluating yesterday’s world for tomorrow’s challenges?

By Zenda Ofir - May 29, 2025 - 1. The Big Picture,  5. Evaluation as Practice

  * Why are we still evaluating yesterday's world to plan for tomorrow's challenges? Evaluation after evaluation that land on my desk ...
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Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 5. The Liminal space of Not-Yet Futures

By Zenda Ofir - May 25, 2025 - 2. Change, transformation and evaluation,  5. Evaluation as Practice

 Mention 'polycrisis', and people's eyes glaze over - intimidated by its complexity and a sense of powerlessness. What if, instead, we consider ...
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Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 4. It has always been political

By Zenda Ofir - May 15, 2025 - 5. Evaluation as Practice

Evaluation has never been neutral. Throughout history, the act of assessing has served as both instrument of control and catalyst for justice. ...
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Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 3. The tributaries that make up our field

By Zenda Ofir - May 13, 2025 - 5. Evaluation as Practice

Evaluation does not flow from a single source. Like a mighty river fed by countless tributaries, today's evaluation practice draws from streams ...
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Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 2. How did we get here?

By Zenda Ofir - May 6, 2025 - 5. Evaluation as Practice

  In my previous post I imagined the ancient evolution of evaluation as a journey across uncharted waters - aquifers, canals, streams ...
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Evaluation’s Journey towards the future, Part 1: Ancient tributaries

By Zenda Ofir - April 10, 2025 - 5. Evaluation as Practice

As we chart the future, the earliest beginnings of evaluation will continue to shape the field. This is something we need to ...
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Arendalsuka: Democracy in 2,000 sessions, 180 venues, 5 days, 190,000 participants …

By Zenda Ofir - August 20, 2025 - 5. Evaluation as Practice

  Imagine a beautiful Norwegian coastal town where, over five days, more than 2,000 discussions, debates and cultural sessions cram 180 venues ...
Read More →

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

By Zenda Ofir - June 8, 2025 - 5. Evaluation as Practice

In this second last post in this series I, like others, argue that it is not enough that the field evaluation simply ...
Read More →

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

By Zenda Ofir - May 29, 2025 - 1. The Big Picture,  5. Evaluation as Practice

  * Why are we still evaluating yesterday's world to plan for tomorrow's challenges? Evaluation after evaluation that land on my desk ...
Read More →

Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 5. The Liminal space of Not-Yet Futures

By Zenda Ofir - May 25, 2025 - 2. Change, transformation and evaluation,  5. Evaluation as Practice

 Mention 'polycrisis', and people's eyes glaze over - intimidated by its complexity and a sense of powerlessness. What if, instead, we consider ...
Read More →

Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 4. It has always been political

By Zenda Ofir - May 15, 2025 - 5. Evaluation as Practice

Evaluation has never been neutral. Throughout history, the act of assessing has served as both instrument of control and catalyst for justice. ...
Read More →

Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 3. The tributaries that make up our field

By Zenda Ofir - May 13, 2025 - 5. Evaluation as Practice

Evaluation does not flow from a single source. Like a mighty river fed by countless tributaries, today's evaluation practice draws from streams ...
Read More →

Evaluation’s Journey towards the Future, Part 2. How did we get here?

By Zenda Ofir - May 6, 2025 - 5. Evaluation as Practice

  In my previous post I imagined the ancient evolution of evaluation as a journey across uncharted waters - aquifers, canals, streams ...
Read More →

Evaluation’s Journey towards the future, Part 1: Ancient tributaries

By Zenda Ofir - April 10, 2025 - 5. Evaluation as Practice

As we chart the future, the earliest beginnings of evaluation will continue to shape the field. This is something we need to ...
Read More →

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