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Filter search resultsWhat is a complex system and how is it different?
This video presentation from Chris Wood, Michael Quinn Patton and Ben Ramalingam for USAID looks at complex systems and how they are different from the norm.ResourceHow do these conceptions of complexity help us think and act?
This is Part 2 of a three part series of video lectures conducted by USAID on complexity.ResourceWhat are the implications/opportunities for development practice?
This is Part 3 of a three part series of video lectures conducted by USAID on complexity.ResourceWhat makes a popular science video on YouTube
This article by Dustin Welbourne and Will J Grant in The Conversation discusses ways to make a video about science popular and effective in its communication, highlighting a number of key features that are demonstrated through embedded examResourceUn-boxing evaluation through developmental and agile approaches
Guest author Nerida Buckley discusses how un-boxing evaluation can benefit from looking at practices from developmental and agile approaches.BlogBeyond the evaluation box – Social innovation with Ingrid Burkett
This blog is the sixth in our series about un-boxing evaluation – the theme of aes19 in Sydney.Blog52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 45: Participatory Video for M&E - unpacking how change happened
It is time for another blog series on BetterEvaluation, and this time we will be exploring the uses of video in evaluation.Blog52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 46: An ethnography of evaluation - learning about evaluation from the inside using video
Conveying the complexities of the evaluation process isn’t easy, but video is one way to tackle the challenge. Quimera is a film company which was contracted to record the process of evaluaBlog52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 47: using video to communicate evaluation findings
In the last in our series of blogs on using video in evaluation, Glenn O'Neil joins us to discuss how you can use video to communicate your evaluation findings.BlogPathways to professionalisation - Part 1: Professionalisation within the context of the AES
In part 1 of this two-part blog series, greet Peersman and Patricia Rogers introduce the ‘Pathways to advance professionalisation within the context of the AES’ project and report.BlogPathways to professionalisation - Part 2: Options for professionalisation
In the previous blog in this series, greet Peersman and Patricia Rogers introduced the ‘Pathways to advance professionalisation within the context of the AES’ project and report.BlogAES 2018 conference reflections: Power, values, and food
In this guest blog, Fran Demetriou (Lirata Consulting and volunteer M&E advisor for the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre’s Mentoring Program) shares her reflections from the recent Australasian Evaluation Society (AES)'s 2018 conference,BlogWhat does it mean to ‘un-box’ evaluation?
This guest blog by Jade Maloney is the first in a series about un-boxing evaluation – the theme of aes19 in Sydney, Australia.BlogUn-boxing NGO evaluation
This blog is the fourth in our series about un-boxing evaluation – the theme of aes19 in Sydney, Australia.BlogWhat 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 aBlogThe Art of Assessing the Impact of Advocacy Work
This paper explores the complex and changing nature of advocacy work, arguing that in many cases standardized forms of Monitoring & Evaluation/ Impact Analysis (M&E/IA) are likely to be inappropriate, as they will probablyResourceThe rubric revolution
Three linked presentations from Jane Davidson, Nan Wehipeihana & Kate McKegg explaining how rubrics can be used to ensure evaluations validly answer evaluative questions.Resource