Transformation-Focused Evaluation

Where evaluation meets transformation amid the increasing uncertainty, complexity and turbulence that define the polycrisis era. Posts here explore transformation-focused evaluation (TFE) using the the Four Lenses framework – evaluation OF, FOR, AS and IN transformation; TFE Principles; the H2+ qualities that help us understand how to design, implement and evaluate for transformation; the Three Horizons approach; and other ways of making evaluation genuinely fit for transformative ambitions.

The DAC criteria, Part 2. Why change?

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Given the good contributions of the DAC criteria noted in Part 1 of this series, let us now turn to why they need to be rethought. Based on my experience, I draw the following conclusions about requirements for evaluation criteria suitable for (sustainable) development contexts. We need a set of

The DAC criteria, Part 1. The positives

Transformation-Focused Evaluation

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The highly influential DAC evaluation criteria need to be revised. Some say reformed. What will modernised evaluation criteria for development look like? On what basis would we establish such criteria? How will we ensure that they suit different contexts, yet compel evaluation commissioners and evaluators to focus on what matters