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This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Is there a competitor or colleague that does something you admire? Is there a small pang of jealousy or envy in how another firm does what it does? Rather than lament it, embrace it. We can channel our impressions of others into benefit […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Many transformation efforts fail because they focus on what people say they want, not what holds their attention and are attracted toward. This is the role of attractors. We’ve written about attractors before and how to map them, however in this post we […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. The Power of Why Children learn a lot and quickly because they are curious. Children don’t stop asking questions, yet as adults we often do. The Five Why’s is a popular, simple, and powerful means to create that childhood sense of wonder and […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is now” – The Internet. The above quote points to two key truths about change-making: It’s always possible to create a new start and starting matters. If you […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. If you are looking to generate a sense of what your planned service looks like in practice why not draw it out? Filmmakers know the importance of the process of storyboarding. A storyboard is simply a visual representation of what you expect might […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. An interesting thing happened to Emma Raducanu, the teen tennis star who came from being ranked 150th in the World to winning the U.S. Open in 2021, in the first tournament she competed in since that win: she lost in straight sets. Raducanu […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. What does it mean to undertake a developmental evaluation (DE)? DE is simply another way to say evaluation for learning and innovation. That’s really all it is in practice, although anyone looking to do DE might want to look a little closer to […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. A mind map is a powerful, simple organizing tool that features a lot of information on a single page. We use mind maps and other visual tools to communicate relationships between ideas, people, project components and topics with our clients and partners. We […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Self-knowledge is a great asset, however the reason we often hire an external consultant is because we know a part of ourself so well that it becomes difficult to see other parts of who we are. We obviously have a bias toward the […]

This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. If you’ve ever taught a course on an applied subject matter you’ve probably considered introducing case studies. Case studies are systematic accounts of an activity and aim to provide evidence to illustrate or support an example of something. This might be to show […]