Value and Values
“What went wrong with woke?” The problem of measurement and influence.
How twisted narratives and simplistic measures can destroy a major effort to do good. What does this mean for evaluation / MEL? ...
Read More I re-post this post - originally published on Evaluating Sustainable Development Goals. "To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but ...
Read More We need Mission Thinking, Moonshot Thinking, and Mission-Oriented Evaluation if we are to ensure evaluation is fit for purpose for this era. ...
Read More Guest post: Evidence use in Africa
This post introduces a book of great relevance in the fields of evaluation, governance and evidence use. Mine Pabari from Kenya and ...
Read More “Labour” Day? The undervaluing of lives and labour in the Global South
This is an expanded version - especially in terms of key messages for evaluation professionals - of a post that I wrote ...
Read More Lost in the loss of travelling the world
My life is a tapestry of memories. Woven together to make up the fabric of my life. Like African fabrics, my memories ...
Read More COVID-19, Part 6. Extraordinary benefits
A dispassionate observer of Planet Earth from far away could well be pleased with this global crisis faced by all of humanity. ...
Read More COVID-19, Part 4. Accelerating
**9 min read** Do you agree with the following five observations? If so, the time is right for evaluation professionals to align. ...
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