Launch of Developmental Evaluation - Washington DC Wed 7/21

Posted by on July 20th, 2010

Fad or real progress? Useful concept or distracting buzzword? Michael Patton ‘s new book “Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use” goes beyond the theory and the jargon to present many, many examples that show the practicality and value of complexity approaches to evaluation.

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July 20th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Evaluation Theory | 2 comments

The Friday Funny: Long-range weather forecasting in the U.S.

Posted by on May 21st, 2010

In anticipation of both Patricia’s report back on the complexity and evaluation conference in Utrecht, The Netherlands – and after some interesting discussions today on causation and indigenous concepts in evaluation (at the anzea regional symposium in Auckland), this seemed a good time to recycle this all-time classic. It was (as far as I know) originally posted on EVALTALK in 2002 by Meg Gawler (original source unknown), and illustrates beautifully the systems concept of reinforcing loops ….

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May 21st, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Friday Funnies | Leave a comment