“No Lines”. For Blue Marble Evaluation.
**5 min read** “Between me and not-me there is surely a line, a clear distinction, or so it seems. But, now that I look, where is that line?” Donella Meadows, 1987. Blue Marble Evaluation. It is good to …
SDGs
Leaving no-one behind?
**8 min read** I re-post this post – originally published on Evaluating Sustainable Development Goals. “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” “It is well for the …
COVID-19, Part 5. COVID-safe, COVID-ready and COVID-informed evaluation
**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 …
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Guest post: Integrated framework for the evaluation of Agenda 2030 in LAC
In 2019 I will have more guest posts aimed at informing or debating evaluation issues of importance – with an emphasis on the Global South. This is the first. Sustainable development consists of satisfying the needs of the …
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Towards Transformation, 2. Interactions between the SDGs
**10 min read** If you read this year only one set of papers useful for SDG related evaluation, let it be this ISC/Nilsson et al. series on the interactions between the SDGs, developed between 2016 and 2018, as …
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Evaluation and the SDGs, Part 1
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 …
An evaluation agenda for our time
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 …
Seven lessons for the SDG era
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 …