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American Evaluation Association 2020 Annual Conference (Virtual)
AEA Annual Evaluation Conference
7 Strategies to improve evaluation use and influence - Part 2

This is the second of a two-part blog on strategies to support the use of evaluation, building on a session the BetterEvaluation team facilitated at the American Evaluation Association conference last year. While the session focused particularly on strategies to use after an evaluation report has been produced, it is important to address use before and during an evaluation.
7 Strategies to improve evaluation use and influence - Part 1

What can be done to support the use of evaluation? How can evaluators, evaluation managers and others involved in or affected by evaluations support the constructive use of findings and evaluation processes?
AEA Evaluation Conference 2018: Speaking Truth to Power
Asking the Right Questions for Program Evaluations - AEA eStudy
What would an evaluation conference look like if it was run by people who know and care about presenting information to support use? (hint - that should be us)

All too often conferences fail to make good use of the experience and knowledge of people attending, with most time spent presenting prepared material that could be better delivered other ways, and not enough time spent on discussions and active learning. With closing dates for two evaluation conferences fast approaching (the Australasian Evaluation Society and the American Evaluation Association), could you propose something more useful, that would demonstrate how much we know and care about communicating and using information?