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Seven Reasons for Outrage. And why anger is not the answer.

Seven Reasons for Outrage. And why anger is not the answer.

From broken multilateralism to rising authoritarianism, there are powerful reasons for outrage in our hyperconnected world. But anger alone will not serve us. This post names seven structural failures demanding our attention — and argues for channelling outrage into purposeful action.

Guest post. Drawing from Complexity Science to do Evaluation: Knowledge to Drive Operational Decisions

Guest post. Drawing from Complexity Science to do Evaluation: Knowledge to Drive Operational Decisions

"I am going to analyse the data with statistics". "I am going to apply statistical thinking to

The Power(lessness) of Evaluation: The case of Afghanistan

The Power(lessness) of Evaluation: The case of Afghanistan

More than 60 evaluation reports over 13 years by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR): a perfect example of evaluation’s power, and its powerlessness. The damage done — hundreds of thousands of lives and trillions of dollars — when evaluation evidence is ignored.

“No Lines”. For Blue Marble Evaluation.

“No Lines”. For Blue Marble Evaluation.

"Between me and not-me there is surely a line, a clear distinction, or so it seems. But, now

Leaving no-one behind?

Leaving no-one behind?

I re-post this post - originally published on Evaluating Sustainable Development Goals. "To accomplish great things, we must not

Diamonds for AWARD: Evaluation and the quest for African Women Science Leaders

Diamonds for AWARD: Evaluation and the quest for African Women Science Leaders

I re-post this post - originally published on Evidence Matters of EvalPartners - as illustration of an integrated approach to determining

The Non-sense of Evaluating 'Development'

The Non-sense of Evaluating 'Development'

I am re-posting here a blog post I wrote in 2017 (Part 5 in my DAC Evaluation Criteria series)

The DAC Criteria Guidance 2021

The DAC Criteria Guidance 2021

The guidance is an important step. The updated criteria have even more easy-to-ignore demands stacked under each one.

Mission-oriented Evaluation

Mission-oriented Evaluation

We need Mission Thinking, Moonshot Thinking, and Mission-Oriented Evaluation if we are to ensure evaluation is fit for purpose

Guest post: Evidence use in Africa

Guest post: Evidence use in Africa

This post introduces a book of great relevance in the fields of evaluation, governance and evidence use. Mine Pabari from