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“Genuine evaluation” snippets from across the globe
What does the term “genuine evaluation” mean to the rest of the planet, including those who don’t identify as “evaluators”? We’ve collated a few snippets from our Google Alerts file to give a picture that is sometimes humorous, sometimes actually … Continue reading
Posted in About/Definition
Tagged balance, comparisons, failure, international aid, IT, learning, outcomes, politics, product evaluation, service evaluation
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Business leaders learning from ‘stuff ups’
In response to an earlier post, Caroline Heider asked the million-dollar question: How does one develop .. a culture [of reflective or evaluative thinking] when it is not intrinsic or when incentives exist to share information only about success/the positive … Continue reading
Learning from failures – the case of oil spills
How well have different oil companies, drilling companies, and countries learned from oil spill disasters in the past? In this video, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddox highlights the eerie similarities between the huge Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 1979 and the deja vu version happening as we speak.
How well have different governments learned from oil spill failures and incorporated those learnings into regulations? Some governments have clearly learned MUCH better than others. How well have oil and drilling companies learned how to effectively manage spills like this in the absence of an existing relief well? The know-how apparently exists but isn’t being used properly – for some rather unbelievable reasons. Continue reading
Posted in Business & industry, Learning from failure
Tagged failure, learning, oil spills
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