**9 min read** I re-post this post – originally published on Evidence Matters of EvalPartners – as illustration of an integrated approach to determining and understanding individual capacity development and empowerment, using theory-based evaluation as well as a …
Diamonds for AWARD: Evaluation and the quest for African Women Science Leaders Read More
**6 min read** Evaluative practice needs to focus on three interconnected, overlapping priorities if we want to help lead action towards a transformed world. I like to call them ‘COVID-Safe’, ‘COVID-Ready’ and ‘COVID-Informed’ Evaluation. COVID-Safe Evaluation: Coping in …
COVID-19, Part 5. COVID-safe, COVID-ready and COVID-informed evaluation Read More
**4 min read** “We won’t get back to normal because normal was the problem.” – Graffiti in Santiago, Chile It is great to see evaluators leaping into action with advice on how to adjust practice to cope with …
**4 min read** It is a pleasure to have Ahmed Aboubacrine as guest blogger on the interesting and pertinent issue of how to think about ‘failure’ from different perspectives. Our paths have crossed many times at evaluation conferences …
Guest post: Learning from Failure. Lessons for Evaluators and Organisations Read More
Yuen Yuen Ang’s study of China’s exceptional escape from its poverty trap in just 3-4 decades is significant and useful because it shatters conventional wisdom about how development happens. Complementing the notion of directed improvisation, she highlights a …
Learning from China’s Transformation, Part 6. Co-evolution – a ‘first principle’. Read More
**8 min read** This series of blog posts highlights lessons from one of the greatest transformative development success stories ever. It is also an extraordinary example of the deliberate application of complex adaptive systems concepts in political-economic or …
China’s Transformation, Part 5. Directed improvisation Read More
**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 …
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 …
Jo Puri’s Top YEE Tips: So, you want to be an evaluator? Read More