This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. This week’s post was written by Khalil Bitar. Khalil is an evaluator and M&E specialist who has been a leading voice in the EvalYouth global movement. He was also the founder and first president of the Palestinian Evaluation Association (launched in 2013). I […]
Evaluation Blogging
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Dear Evaluator, I think you should blog. Partially for selfish reasons. The social world is undergoing fundamental changes that will shape our collective future. As an evaluator you are positioned to observe those changes first hand. And I want to hear what you […]
Evaluation Subcontracting Business Model
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Have you ever noticed how the large well-known consulting firms seem to consistently get the biggest contracts. How is a small business even supposed to compete? Maybe you’re not. But if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. In this post: Why the big […]
The Hotel Bar of Evaluation Communities
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. The last few weeks…a recap. Launched a new evaluation networking group (Awkward Evaluation Networking). Had our first virtual get together (went well, looking forward to the next one). Planned the second virtual get together (today, Wednesday, June 9 at 3PM). This afternoon at […]
Evaluation People
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. What makes a person an evaluator? Is it the job they do? Is it the training they received in grad school? Is it through membership in a big professional association like AEA? Is it because they’ve taken enough courses and paid enough money […]
Awkward Evaluation Networking
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. So I’m planning a new evaluation networking series. Skip down the page for more info. Not sure if you’ve noticed, but COVID has done a number on our networking events. Yes, we’ve been having virtual replacement events. But many of those are in […]
Rejecting the Null
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Today’s graphic novella is inspired by the concept of rejecting the null. I created a cartoon about the null hypothesis almost a decade ago. I still find the concept really useful in thinking about evaluation. There is incredible power and importance in the […]
Schrodinger’s Outcome
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Today’s post is a little evaluation graphic novella inspired by Schrödinger’s cat. No cats, real or fictional, were harmed while creating this post. I’ll drop a plain text version at the bottom. Plain Text Version Schrodinger’s Outcome Imagine a nonprofit program. Let’s say […]
What are Social Objects? [Behind the Cartoon Podcast]
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. So I decided to try out podcasting. Today’s first ever episode is about Social Objects. Why? Because it basically covers the theory behind my cartooning. Show Notes: Just in case the embed above is not working, you can find the podcast by clicking […]
How do people read reports and just what is an F Pattern?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. When I talk about report design there is always one message I make sure to deliver. People scan reports before they read reports (if they end up reading them at all). But what does that mean really? That’s what this post is about. […]