This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. When I lead workshops, one of my favorite types of activities involves using half-finished cartoons. Sometimes I print out the cartoons as handouts, or I put them up on a slide and ask the participants to pull out a pen and paper. Then […]
Not Politics
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I didn’t want to send a regular email today. If you are feeling anything like I am feeling, you probably have enough on your mind. So I decided to just do something completely and totally random. I created some stream of conscience cartoons […]
Halloween Cartoons 2020 Edition
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Happy weirdo 2020 Halloween everyone! Mask Wearing Monster Which one is really the monster? Also, it’s hard to remember to cover the nose when drawing cartoon characters with masks. A boo is an output Not sure how many output/outcome cartoons a single illustrator […]
Evaluator Inspired Cartoons
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. The majority of what I would consider to be my best cartoons have always been the products of simple collaboration. Here is how it works. I talk to another evaluator and ask them if there is anything they are struggling with or if […]
The 2020 Election: A Little Context
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I am a little stressed out. In the US, voting in the general election has begun. My wife and I dropped our ballots off at the post office yesterday. It’s not that I don’t think we have good shot of voting Trump out […]
Evaluation is a dangerous profession.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Evaluation is a dangerous profession. Not dangerous as in it requires hard hats or tethers. But dangerous in that it questions realities most would rather ignore. Traditions that are so deeply entrenched within organizational structures that merely hinting at their instability can lead […]
Independent Consulting in the COVID Era
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. So I’m launching a new course today: Independent Consulting Jumpstart. It’s a blended course, the first part is a collection of self-paced activities split into 4 modules (business goals, market finding, pricing, and marketing). The second part is a live group coaching sprint […]
Unwritten Outcomes
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Evaluation as a profession is built around the rational. So what about the things that seemingly defy logic? So this is sort of a cartoon illustrated philosophical brain dump week. I’ve been diving deep into my public library’s audio book collection and thinking […]
The Power of Cartoons
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. This week I decided to take a dive into the world of cartoonists. Aside from my childhood love of the funny pages (especially Peanuts, Garfield, and The Far Side) I wouldn’t say I had ever been that much of a cartoon connoisseur. Cartooning […]
I have a book now! Introducing Evaluation Illustrated
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Seriously, it’s now on Amazon. You can buy it! So yeah, I have a book. I guess, technically, I’ve had a book since August 27. That’s when I put it up on Amazon. It’s just, nobody knew about it and I didn’t share […]