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 […]
Thinking like a sociologist.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Just like evaluation, sociology found me. I started undergrad majoring in biological resources engineering. At the time I was a lazy student lacking motivation. And because those two things don’t mix well, I almost dropped out of school after freshman year. Luckily, I […]
Telling good stories, with or without data.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I don’t know how to feel when I see “data storytelling”. Being an illustrator, data analyst and designer, I have been asked a time or two to teach a workshop on data storytelling. And I know what the requester is looking for when […]
Choosing the right images for reports, presentations, and blog posts.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. You already know that images are important. Without visuals there is no way we would be able to process the vast amount of information that we are now exposed to on a daily basis. An image is a trail marker, a waypoint. It’s […]