**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 […]
Leaving no-one behind? Read More
**8 min read** We need Mission Thinking, Moonshot Thinking, and Mission-Oriented Evaluation if we are to ensure evaluation is fit for purpose for this era. The thought occurred to me as I was reading the latest book by
Mission-oriented Evaluation Read More
**5 min read** This post introduces a book of great relevance in the fields of evaluation, governance and evidence use. Mine Pabari from Kenya and I met more than 15 years ago when we both worked as consultant
Guest post: Evidence use in Africa Read More
**5 min read** This is an expanded version – especially in terms of key messages for evaluation professionals – of a post that I wrote as part of a series this week for US Labour Day. Do you
“Labour” Day? The undervaluing of lives and labour in the Global South Read More
This post was first published on Medium. My life is a tapestry of memories. Woven together to make up the fabric of my life. Like African fabrics, my memories come in a riot of colours – never boring,
Lost in the loss of travelling the world Read More
**7 min read** A dispassionate observer of Planet Earth from far away could well be pleased with this global crisis faced by all of humanity. The suffering of those hardest hit, in particular those individuals and societies already
COVID-19, Part 6. Extraordinary benefits Read More
**9 min read** Do you agree with the following five observations? If so, the time is right for evaluation professionals to align. By ‘align’ I do not mean coordination or doing away with healthy competition. I refer to
COVID-19, Part 4. Accelerating 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
COVID-19, Part 3. Adapting Read More