This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. If only we had known we were vastly underprepared for a global pandemic… I say that tongue-in-cheek. Of course we knew. President after president was briefed with data and evidence showing the potential devastation a pandemic could have on our global society. In […]
Evaluation Mindset: Imagining a Destination
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. There are all sorts of purposeful goal-driven people and organizations. Intent on following a path towards a destination that is clear in their minds. They might have even put the destination down on paper, charting the course and knowing the way forward. But […]
The Evaluation Mindset: Not Your Data
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. In 2018, 87 years after it was completed, Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon was released to the public. Reading the book today the story of Cudjo Lewis feels completely relevant to our contemporary times. It is heartbreaking, illuminating, and honest. In the way she […]
The Evaluation Mindset: Methods and Frameworks
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Methods and frameworks are how we turn our professional actions and philosophies into practical strategies. Once formed, they can be shared and shaped by other hands. They can evolve and grow. They can sometimes take on a life of their own. Methods and […]
The Evaluation Mindset: Evaluation in a Crisis
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. This post is a day late as recent events hit me with blogger’s block. I didn’t want to just write another post, seemingly oblivious to the very real global pandemic that is on everyone’s mind. But I didn’t just want to add to […]
The Evaluation Mindset: The Role of the Evaluator
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. “Let’s take a shortcut back to the car.” I was 19 and hiking through the woods with one my best friends. We were both eagle scouts, and had spent much of our young lives wandering through the woods. The area we were exploring […]
The Evaluation Mindset: Charting a Course
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Describing how a process works is valuable for two reasons. It forces you to make sure you know how it works. Then it forces you to take the reader through the same sequence of ideas and deductions that made the process clear to […]
The Evaluation Mindset: Actions and Consequences
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. When I started getting into data visualization design, human centered design, and user experience design I had this hope that a better understanding of design methodologies would ultimately help me to become a better evaluator. But I had the causal direction flipped. What […]
Content Strategy Spotlight – AEA365.org
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. There is not just one way to build a digital community, or rather, leverage the web to support an existing community. When many organization’s design communities of practice they tend to focus on hosting a series of webinars, developing a forum, or building […]
The Gig Economy Business Plan
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. An illustrated guide to business planning for freelancers, consultants, and other professionals hoping to trade hours for dollars. Inspired by my friend Kendra, who asked me to write down our conversation and share it with others. Not quite a business, not quite a […]