Evaluation Archives - EVALUATION FOR DEVELOPMENT

Learning from China’s transformation. Part 3 – Seeing through others’ eyes

May 9, 2019 Zenda Ofir 1

**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 out of ... Read more »

Learning from China’s transformation. Part 2 – Why NOT China? Towards an ‘ecological civilization’.

April 16, 2019 Zenda Ofir 0

**10 min read** As evaluators we cannot afford to get caught up in narratives – usually devoid of nuance – that aim to create negative mental models of a certain society. This second and also the third post in this ... Read more »

Learning from China’s transformation. Part 1 – Why China?

April 14, 2019 Zenda Ofir 5

Evaluators have an imperative to learn from success. Today we are fortunate: Those of us working in development or evaluation can learn from one of the greatest transformational development success stories of all time. For the first time in history ... Read more »

Guest Post – The Efficiency Criterion. Can we make better use of it?

April 12, 2019 Michaela Raab & Jasmin Rocha 0

**6 min read** This guest post was written by Michaela Raab and Jasmin Rocha, both based in Berlin, Germany. The OECD/DAC criteria have been under review and debate since 2018. As Zenda Ofir explained in her widely discussed blog series, ... Read more »

Leslie Goodyear’s Top Tips for YEEs

April 8, 2019 Leslie Goodyear 1

**4 min read** I met Leslie more than a decade ago when we served together on the Board of the American Evaluation Association (AEA). We had so much fun together with a great group of Board members. I loved Leslie’s ... Read more »

Jo Puri’s Top Tips for YEEs. So, you want to be an evaluator?

March 28, 2019 Jyotsna Puri 2

I first met Jo when she was still at 3ie. We had an interesting ‘difference of opinion’ exchange over lunch! Already then, she impressed me with her sharp mind and passion for good evaluation. Now that she is Head of ... Read more »

Fabiola Amariles’ beyond Top Tips for YEEs: Reflections on Attitudes

March 26, 2019 Fabiola Amariles 8

**4min** I have come to known Fabiola through our serving on the steering committee of the South to South Evaluation (S2SE) initiative, an effort to promote and advance evaluation based on perspectives and experiences in the Global South. She is ... Read more »

Evaluation for Transformation 4. The one big mindset change we need in 2019.

January 3, 2019 Zenda Ofir 4

**5 min read** In its very essence, the concept of evaluation is beautiful, I argued long ago in one of my first blog posts. Evaluation is also in principle powerful, more so than scientific research. Just like science, it aims ... Read more »