This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. Hello fellow evaluators! My name is Ann Price and I am President of Community Evaluation Solutions (CES), based in Georgia. This year’s conference theme, Paths to the Future of Evaluation: Contribution, Leadership, Renewal resonates with me. I am often called upon to speak […]
a river never worries
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at camman-evaluation.com. Photo by Tyson Dudley on Unsplash. Today I was asked to design a meeting outline for a hypothetical scenario in which a group of people needed to winnow down an ambitious list of topics for inclusion in a strategic plan. This was part […]
Evaluation as a Bridging Profession
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at danawanzer.com This blog is largely inspired by some recent conversations with colleagues (read below), the theme of the Canadian Evaluation Society’s 2019 conference of Bridges, and the blog post by Jade Malone about “un-boxing” evaluation in reference to the theme of the Australian Evaluation […]
getting intimate
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at camman-evaluation.com. Have you ever had that experience of being really seen? Paid attention to in that deep way where the other person notices things about you that no one else ever seems to, maybe even sees things in you that you didn’t know were […]
Saying Goodbye is not easy: Emily’s Reflections on her time at CES
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. Baby’s First Job If you have met me or read my last blog post, you know that I consider myself an introvert (Go Team ISTJ!). My introversion let me stew in my comfort zone for a few years before I decided to branch […]
Re-Imagining Visual Journalism: Illustrations of Malofiej 2019
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at katherinehaugh.com/. Hi friends! I spent this past week in Pamplona, Spain at Malofiej 2019, an annual gathering of illustrators, journalists, and data scientists. I’m leaving the conference feeling inspired by all of the incredibly kind and incredibly talented people I met. Some of my overarching take-aways include: […]
Evaluation Is A Gift
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at camman-evaluation.com. Blogging is hard. I’m not sure why I find it such a struggle, though I know I’m not the only one who does. I marvel at the folks who seem to be able to write quickly, eloquently, and insightfully (I can usually manage […]
sensitizing (dis)comfort
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at camman-evaluation.com. There’s a really great device that Michael Quinn Patton offers for use in developmental evaluation called ‘sensitizing concepts’. He’s borrowed it from qualitative research methods as a way of providing guidance to inquiry in complexity. Here’s a definition he gives in his qualitative […]
I have a complex relationship with my back
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at camman-evaluation.com. Photo by Charles 🇵🇭 on Unsplash. I hurt my back last week. This is not news. I’ve been hurting my back since 2013. About six months after I finished grad school, toward the end of my work-day, I noticed that my […]
Winter Doldrums and the New Year
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at communityevaluationsolutions.com. Not sure what the weather is like where you are, but here in Georgia, its raining. AGAIN! I think it has been raining for 6 weeks straight. We are on track to have the second rainiest season Georgia has ever had so I […]