This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. “Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating” These are words that came from comedy icon, John Cleese. Head to YouTube if you want to watch one of his talks on creativity, and the source of this quote. The quote […]
Inspiration Week Highlights
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at medium.com/innovationnetwork. Written by Rebecca Perlmutter, Innovation Network Senior Associate Inspired by our friends at CEI, who begin every January with two weeks of independent study, we decided to pilot a similar week for the first of week of January. The purpose of the week […]
Choosing Your Community Partners Wisely
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. While building a partnership with other organizations, engaging the right participants is crucial to facilitating a process that’s mutually beneficial. Your organization knows the key community players who are doing the same work, whose work is adjacent to yours, or whose work is […]
How to Visualize Population Projections with Small Multiples Population Pyramids
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. A few months ago, one of my favorite students brought this graph to Office Hours: (These aren’t the exact numbers, age ranges, or years. But you get the idea.) She already knew how to make population pyramids in Excel. Population pyramids require Level […]
5 Baby Steps to Better Reports
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. A couple of years ago I put out a book called the Reporting Revolution. And while I still believe just about everything I wrote in that book, I know many of you are not actually looking to start a revolution. You just want […]
Ask Nicole: The #1 Misconception About Meeting Facilitators
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at nicoleclarkconsulting.com. Have a question you’d like to be featured? Let me know. Let’s get straight into it ! The #1 misconception about meeting facilitators is that they are responsible for generating buy-in to your organization’s call to action. Let’s say you want to build […]
New Infographic: Monitoring vs. Evaluation
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: Eval Academy just released a new infographic: Monitoring vs. Evaluation Who’s it for? This infographic is for anyone looking to learn more about the difference between monitoring and evaluation. What’s the purpose? The Monitoring vs. Evaluation […]
Is your team, report deficient?
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. Long, boring, dusty-shelf reports might be a problem, but it’s rarely the biggest problem most data teams face. When teams decide to start tackling their report design problems, that’s where they start. They think that if they can turn their long, boring, dusty-shelf […]
Three Things Evaluators Can Learn from Psychologists
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: Different professions have unique strengths and skills! Recognizing these provides us as evaluators with a great opportunity to learn from other professions to enhance our own work. February is National Psychology Month here in Canada, and […]
Enhance Meeting Note-Taking Efficiency with Our Latest Template
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. This article is rated as: You may have a program steering committee or an evaluation advisory committee meeting coming up and want to ensure you can track the discussion and any action items. These strategic and planning-type meetings are notorious for […]