**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, …
Towards Transformation, 3. A grand narrative for evaluation in this era Read More
As the powerful gather in Davos this week, it is a good time to reflect on the WEF’s excellent Global Risks Report 2018. The report reminds us that as evaluators we have to engage with the larger context …
**10 min read** In my previous post I started to make the case for the evaluation of transformative change and transformative development in a way that recognises the differences between what we call the Global South and Global …
The DAC criteria, Part 8. Global South, Global North 2 Read More
My last two blog posts addressed the issue of Grand Challenges in evaluation. A complementary idea: A type of ‘Grand Challenge’ for the profession (or perhaps rather, a smallish yet Important Challenge) is to make sure that outdated …
Here is a concise and useful (I hope!) briefing by EVALSDGs on the value proposition of evaluation for the SDG era. In my previous post I highlighted the first “Call to Action” that flowed from my analysis of lessons …
We are all somehow aware that we are on the cusp of dramatic change in society. A series of revolutionary technology-driven changes are set to have a very fundamental effect on how we live, work, relax and relate …
Evaluation is entering an exciting period – one that will challenge us all to think in new ways and to focus on new things. This blog post is the first in a series aimed at highlighting some of …