This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. We have all taken TONS of surveys in our lifetime. We get surveys when we make an online purchase, when we speak with a customer service agent, when we want to get a free gift card, and even when we go to the […]
Reflections on the Intersection of Evaluation and Emergent Learning
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. How I applied emergent learning tools to connect evaluation, learning, and strategy Photo by PhotoMIX Company from Pexels All too often evaluation, learning, and strategy are disconnected. How many times have you been involved in an evaluation that’s meticulously collecting data to answer questions that […]
Comment on Dealing with my first journal article rejection by Rajendra
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at danawanzer.com Nicely put….. Rejection of any kind hurts a lot…… But if we take it positively, it gives us a lot of force to surge ahead….. Nothing matches that force. Having said that, I read it somewhere, ‘Awaiting Score’, ‘Awaiting Recommendation’, ‘Awaiting final decision’ […]
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 […]
7 Tips for Better Data Visualizations
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. Data visualization is an effective approach for improved data comprehension. Seeing the data presented in a clear, concise fashion drives your overall message home much better than cluttered tables. In this article I outline seven simple tips that will help to improve […]
How to Overcome your FEAR of Evaluation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. What are you most afraid of? For me, it definitely heights. For my husband, its bees or anything that buzzes or remotely sounds like a bee. For some nonprofit and community leaders, what they fear most is evaluation. Sometimes, there are good reasons […]
Solopreneurship on the EvaluLand Podcast
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. In 2016, I met evaluator extraordinaire Dana Wanzer at a national conference. We’d originally connected on Twitter and this was our first-time meeting in person. Side note: If you’re on the fence about joining social media… Social media can be the first step […]
Innovation Talent Inventories
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Faced with a situation or opportunity that demands you try something new or change what your organization does, the type of knowledge, skills, and experience required is often different than what is used to maintain the status quo. One of the most overlooked […]
Start the School Year By Hearing from Stakeholders
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at engagewithdata.com. Growing up in New Jersey, the day after Labor Day always marked the start of a new school year … and the day I finally got to wear the new outfit I had carefully planned and crack open my new, pristine notebooks. If […]
Innovation Implementation Index
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. What does it truly mean to say that you are an innovative organization? One of the simplest, most powerful measures is implementation. How many innovative initiatives have you launched and put into the world? There are arguments why the QWERTY keyboard is inferior […]