This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. When undertaking strategic planning for organizations operating in the complex space of health and human services, how do you account for creating meaningful ways to learn and adapt? Developmental Evaluation is how. Developmental Evaluation is a means to provide evaluative insight to guide […]
Evaluabilidad vs. Preparación: Diagnósticos Clave en Cooperación
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at triplead.blog. Evaluabilidad vs. Preparación para la implementación: dos diagnósticos clave en cooperación En el mundo de la cooperación internacional, actuar rápido no siempre significa actuar bien. Entre presiones por mostrar resultados, ciclos políticos cortos y fondos condicionados, muchas organizaciones tropiezan con dos errores comunes: […]
Beyond Performative Dissemination
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Your report is NOT the problem. This is probably not the argument you would expect to hear from someone who has spent the better part of a decade teaching people how to design better reports, tell better data stories, and create better charts. […]
Diferencias Clave entre Evaluaciones de Emergencia y Desarrollo
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at triplead.blog. Las evaluaciones son herramientas esenciales para mejorar la calidad, eficacia y rendición de cuentas de las intervenciones. Pero no todas las evaluaciones son iguales. Las evaluaciones de emergencia y las evaluaciones de desarrollo comparten fundamentos comunes, pero divergen profundamente en propósito, enfoque, principios […]
Show MORE Points in Time On Your Graph!!!
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. If you have TONS of points over time… show tons of data in your graph! Too often, I see organizations show just a single point in time. A single number is meaningless. We need at least two numbers — preferably three, four, or […]
Carlos Barboza: BEST in the World at Dataviz Best Practices + Elite Excel Skills
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. I’ve been following Carlos for years. I fan-girled at his workshop at the Global Excel Summit in London: Later, I asked him for a 10-minute interview to talk about some of his favorite Excel vizzes. We accidentally talked for almost 2 hours (!!) […]
Nada más práctico que una buena teoría
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at triplead.blog. Este no es un texto para leer pasivamente mientras se toma un café. Es una provocación amable, pero directa, al pensamiento evaluador. En Nada más práctico que una buena teoría, Carol Weiss nos recuerda algo fundamental: toda intervención —por muy técnica o neutral […]
Evaluación con propósito: el legado vivo de Carol H. Weiss
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at triplead.blog. Carol H. Weiss (1927–2013) nos dejó un legado que sigue guiando a generaciones de evaluador@s. Su pensamiento crítico, su rigor y su humanidad siguen vivos en cada evaluación que busca transformar con sentido. En un momento en el que la rendición de cuentas, […]
Logic Model and Theory of Change Cartoons.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. One thing you should know about program evaluators is that they like their logic models and theories of change. Over last 13ish years I’ve drawn over 25 comics on the subject. And as long as I keep cartooning, I’ll likely create a bunch […]
Try This: Redefine Your Metrics
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Try this activity and let me know how it goes. Whether your goal is weight loss or muscle gain, the first thing we tend to measure is the number on the scale. But if you want a more accurate view of your progress, […]