So 2018 happened. It was a year full of change, connections and reconnections and clarity. I am grateful for the space and support from family, friends and colleagues for what was for me an exciting and, at moments, intense year.
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Jara recently contributed a chapter ("Stars in Our Eyes: What Happens When Things Are Too Good to be True”) to Evaluation Failures: 22 Tales of Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned.
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Recently the American Evaluation Association released an updated version of their Guiding Principles. This got me thinking about what it takes for change to happen. How long will it take for the guiding principles to take root?
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“I think it is more important for leaders to think evaluatively than for an organization to conduct evaluations.” Read more from Dr. Kelly Hannum →
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It’s been a while since we posted but that does not mean we have not been busy. EEI has traveled from St. Louis, MO to Vancouver, BC exploring ways in which foundations and their partners can bring evaluative practice in alignment with their values and intentions around equity. Read on for more.
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With education designed for all levels of evaluators and more than 3,000 evaluation colleagues from across the globe in attendance, Evaluation 2018 is a learning opportunity that you won’t want to miss.
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Curiosity is an essential mindset for learning. Curiosity expresses itself in questions. Questions direct attention. Suspending certainty makes the space to listen in, to think out loud with others, to discover new perspectives. If I am going to keep growing—in my work, in my practice and in my relationships—I have to be able to hold the tension between knowing and not knowing, between some mastery and some beginner’s mind, between certainty and inquiry.
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A dame that knows the ropes isn't likely to get tied up. - Mae West
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"I can walk into many rooms, see many sides, and I know in my bones that kindness, generosity and empathy are our greatest connectors."
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