The many discussions I have recently had about the effort that is now in place to get to DAC evaluation criteria 2.0 have prompted me to write a few more posts in this series. It will also be a bridge between the earlier series and my new posts on
It will be unwise only to 'fix' in an ad hoc manner the weaknesses in the composition and application of the current set of DAC criteria. We need to consider carefully on what conceptual basis we select and define our criteria for the evaluation of interventions, or portfolios
This blog post is about how to measure research quality when viewing research from a systems perspective. We all work with 'evidence'. This is often based on research, either by ourselves or others. Research is also crucial for a knowledge economy, and its role in society is as
My last two blog posts addressed the issue of Grand Challenges in evaluation. A complementary idea: A type of 'Grand Challenge' for the profession (or perhaps rather, a smallish yet Important Challenge) is to make sure that outdated ideas die so that the field of evaluation can move
In 15 years I have not conducted a single evaluation where I did not ask many questions about the reasons why things were working well, or not so well – and triangulating from different perspectives and sources of information.
Here is a concise and useful (I hope!) briefing by EVALSDGs on the value proposition of evaluation for the SDG era. In my previous post I highlighted the first "Call to Action" that flowed from my analysis of lessons for the global evaluation community based on MDG experiences.
In one of my recent posts I wrote about the pervasive influence of power on development, and the imperative to deal with it in our evaluations. Here I want to address the evaluation of "empowerment" - the support given to individuals in their efforts to empower themselves. In development
The Fourth Industrial Revolution? Klaus Schwab provides an intriguing analysis of the context within which the ambitions expressed in the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs have to be realised. He discusses the many potential benefits of the Fourth Industrial Revolution as well as the many real risks. He foresees very
Evaluation is entering an exciting period - one that will challenge us all to think in new ways and to focus on new things. This blog post is the first in a series aimed at highlighting some of the most interesting considerations for evaluation in an era where the Sustainable Development
I have come to the conclusion that nearly everything in life is influenced by power. Yet we almost never evaluate for it. It is difficult to be powerless and happy. The type and extent of the power we want will differ from person to person, depending on our circumstances and
