Does it work? It’s an easy question to answer when talking about the blender you picked up at a neighbor’s garage sale. The question’s just a bit tougher to answer when asked by a funding agency trying to save the world through a comprehensive intervention. “Does it Work?” is the kind of question that fuels […]
LinkedIn and Foundations
The idea for this cartoon came from an exchange I had with another evaluator. It's fun when robots make mistakes, like suggesting you join a group because a word can have more than one definition.
How doodles have freed my mind: guest post by Allison Titcomb
The following guest post was written (and doodled) by Allison Titcomb of ALTA Consulting, LLC. You can also find her on Twitter. Reflections on Reflective Process (or How doodles have freed my mind) Hallie Preskill gave a presentation at AEA a few years ago about reflective practice in evaluation. She noted how we can be […]
Power Point is not the null
Like everyone else, I love to hate on some Power Point. But it’s not the null. The presentation null is not the tech but the format and style of most Power Points. Presentations that are built in many little chunks and regurgitated in much the same way. Bullet points are just a by-product of the […]
Instigate: InnoNet Kung Fu
To Instigate: to goad or urge forward I like it when people add their voices to the constant online conversation. I love it when people bring out the voice of others. I got a chance to hang out with a few of the InnoNet alternatives in Minneapolis. They’re a small nonprofit shop with only a […]
The tension at the beginning of every evaluation
This cartoon is a tension attacker. It’s not designed to judge. It’s designed to spark. If you’re on the program side, you have to believe the program works. If it didn’t, why are you committing so much of yourself. You likely have your own evidence to support that notion. From the evaluation side, you need […]