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 […]
Why this evaluator is for abolition.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. I am writing in response to Chris’ Evaluation as Protest blog. I appreciate the blog’s call to action and hope the examples of concrete actions shared will inspire evaluators to imagine something different and to take action. While reading the blog, I noticed […]
Evaluation, Compassion Fatigue, and Health Inequity
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Doing something is a good start. But it’s not enough. As evaluators we deal with all sorts of programs and activities that were launched out of a need to do something. Programs that keep on doing something, or something else, or something ineffective, […]
DataViz for Anti-Racism [Free Course]
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. No new cartoons or lengthy blog post this week. Instead I launched a course. It only has one module now, but I have plans for more. And did I mention it was free? Register Here What you will learn Not everything that is […]
Rules for Privileged Straight White Males – Andrea’s Rewrite
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. This post was originally written by Andrea Guerrero- Guajardo as a direct response to Michael Quinn Patton’s blog post “Rules for Privileged Straight White Males.” It was published to Google Docs on June 6, 2020 as a personal blog post and shared on EvalTalk […]
Evaluation as Protest
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Ahmaud Arbery. Sean Reed. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. George Floyd. When does this racial terror end? For the past three months, our communities have been inundated with painful stories and images of Black people targeted, harassed, arrested, and killed by police and racist vigilantes. […]
So what is evaluation anyway?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Post originally published as a collection of 13 evaluation cartoons on March 25, 2014. Updated with way more context on May 27, 2020. When you search “What is Evaluation?” on Google, you get the kinds of responses you might expect. The Wikipedia page…if […]