Published inEvalTechAI for Evaluation: a way out of the bullshit?Amid all the excitement and panicking about how ChatGPT could take evaluators’ jobs, here is why I’m excited: I’m excited about AI…Sep 18, 2023Sep 18, 2023
Published inEvalTechSo you want a new M&E softwareThis post is for you — if you are juggling a dozen different reports and spreadsheets for every project. This post is for you — if you…Sep 8, 20211Sep 8, 20211
Published inEvalTechDesign thinking for lovable M&E, part 1: what’s your problem?People don’t like doing M&E. Not all people, obviously. But some people. And they probably have good reasons for that. If you are trying to…Sep 5, 2021Sep 5, 2021
Published inEvalTechYour non-profit has the M&E blues? Boost the mood with design thinkingWhen I meet new people in the non-profit sector and say I’m a Monitoring and Evaluation person, they often react like this:Sep 5, 2021Sep 5, 2021
Published inEvalTechWhy your agency doesn’t learn from data (and how it might)There are two things about “learning” which everyone in the social impact sector agrees on:Jul 10, 2021Jul 10, 2021
Published inIslands of SustainabilityWhy small islands need stronger democracies to fight climate changeDo human societies have a better chance at surviving and beating climate change as democracies or as autocratic states?Dec 6, 2019Dec 6, 2019
Published inEvalTechM&E: Stuck in “Digital transformation” or ready for “Digital by default”?or: Why I am fantasising about standardisation and algorithms.Nov 7, 2019Nov 7, 2019
Published inIslands of Sustainability“The first climate resilient nation”: the meaning of big made-up words in real power strugglesThis is a post about power and climate change, which is actually part of a small series. You can read the first post here. Synopsis: the…Aug 13, 2018Aug 13, 2018
Published inIslands of Sustainability“The first climate resilient nation” — why Dominica’s ambition is tough, but achievableDominica is a tiny island state in the eastern Caribbean (not knowing that is almost excusable). Think green hills, glass-clear waterfalls…Aug 13, 2018Aug 13, 2018
Published inIslands of SustainabilityBeyond big words: Filling “climate resilience” on Dominica with meaningThis is the third post in a little series. It’s about climate change, disasters, and an island’s quest for hurricane resilience.Aug 13, 2018Aug 13, 2018