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? ...
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Leaving no-one behind?

I re-post this post - originally published on Evaluating Sustainable Development Goals. "To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but ...
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Mission-oriented Evaluation

We need Mission Thinking, Moonshot Thinking, and Mission-Oriented Evaluation if we are to ensure evaluation is fit for purpose for this era. ...
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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 ...
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“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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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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