Empowerment Evaluation: Canadian Evaluation Society – Empowerment Evaluation Workshop

The Canadian Evaluation SocietyThe Canadian Evaluation Society invited Dr. David Fetterman to conduct an empowerment evaluation workshop.  He was also invited to present a talk about the approach and sign his latest book titled, Empowerment … [Continue reading]

freshspectrum: Cartooning Tom Murphy, 7 illustrations on development

Outside of my 9 to 5, the topic I get asked about the most is social media.  So much so that I’ve started designing and writing a companion blog to this one just to cover the topic.  If you’re interested I’ll have more info about … [Continue reading]

intelligent measurement: Surveys for communicators

Increasingly communicators need the ability to evaluate their activities – being able to design and set-up online surveys is a key tool for communicators for soliciting feedback and interacting with audiences.  Here are the slides from a … [Continue reading]

Development that Works: Traffic jams

In 1966, the incredible Julio Cortazar published a short story called ‘The Southern Thruway’. An accident happens in a lazy summer afternoon and traffic grinds to a halt. Nothing moves. Everybody waits. One by one people get out of their cars to … [Continue reading]

BetterEvaluation blogs: 52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 24: Choosing methods to describe activities, results and context

How many methods do you usually see in evaluation reports as having been used to collect data? Chances are you’ll see project document review, key information interviews, surveys of some kind, and perhaps group interviews with intended … [Continue reading]

Evaluspheric Perceptions: What NOT to Present

A couple of weeks ago I had the honor of teaching and learning at the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Summer Evaluation Institute in Atlanta, GA. I taught a course entitled “It’s Not the Plan, It’s the Planning: Strategies for … [Continue reading]