This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at evalacademy.com. Methods such as interviews and focus groups can be an excellent way to collect qualitative data for your evaluation. Check out our previous article on how to conduct interviews. However, there are lots of methods for making sense of qualitative data. These include […]
What Type of Dashboard Do We Need? 4 Types to Consider + Diagram to Download
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. What type of dashboard do we need for our project? I want to talk about something that’s a little controversial in the dashboard space: There are 4 types of dashboards, all of which are correct. You might need one type. Or, you might […]
Unpacking Change
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. Change through design is the fundamental feature of innovation. This page and the innovation toolkit that it’s a part of are one of the ways we seek to share our experience of innovation. Innovation is very natural, but also something we can learn. […]
Design Thinking Practice: Designing for What’s Next
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. What does it mean to take Design Thinking and actually apply it in the world? This was the subject of a series of webinars hosted by the Tamarack Institute for Community Engagement. The webinars featured Co-CEO Liz Weaver speaking with Cense Ltd. President […]
How to User Test a Report, Toolkit, or Dashboard (a.k.a. usability testing)
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. How do you know if a report, toolkit, or data dashboard works? If you’re like most organizations, you probably copyedit your reports and have multiple people read them through. But how often do you actually put your reports into your users’ hands? Today’s […]
Ask Nicole: Be Honest About Your Organizational Culture
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. If there’s anything I’ve hated about a consulting project, it most likely stems from the organization I worked with, and less about the actual project. In some ways, the process of securing […]
How to Plan for Your Next Dashboard [Lea Pica’s Present Beyond Measure Podcast]
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. You’ve been asked to make a dashboard—now what?! Dashboard is a tricky term; it means different things to different people. In this article, you’ll learn how to: choose between various dashboard types (static or interactive, single or series); and deal with common dashboard […]
Third Position Strategy
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at cense.ca. When we are in a complex situation with much going on dividing our experience into halves is not often useful. How often have you encountered an either/or situation where neither option is particularly attractive? Thinking in triads is far more useful for understanding […]
How to fall into evaluation – a cartoon post.
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at freshspectrum.com. So what does it mean to “fall into evaluation?” That’s today’s cartoon post inspiration from Ann Price via Twitter. @clysy Hey Chris, have you created a cartoon for the often used phrase, “I just kind of fell into evaluation?” — Ann Price (she, […]
Dashboard Don’ts: My 10 Worst Mistakes from Past Projects
This is an Eval Central archive copy, find the original at depictdatastudio.com. Are you working on a dashboard at your workplace? Maybe you’re making a brand-new dashboard? Maybe you’re revamping an existing dashboard to bring it up to speed? Maybe you don’t have a dashboard yet, and you’re wondering if you need one? In this […]