Sonja WienckeinEvalTechAI 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…8 min read·Sep 18, 2023----
Sonja WienckeinEvalTechSo 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…4 min read·Sep 8, 2021--1--1
Sonja WienckeinEvalTechDesign 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…7 min read·Sep 5, 2021----
Sonja WienckeinEvalTechYour 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:7 min read·Sep 5, 2021----
Sonja WienckeinEvalTechWhy 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:11 min read·Jul 10, 2021----
Sonja WienckeinIslands 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?10 min read·Dec 6, 2019----
Sonja WienckeinEvalTechM&E: Stuck in “Digital transformation” or ready for “Digital by default”?or: Why I am fantasising about standardisation and algorithms.6 min read·Nov 7, 2019----
Sonja WienckeinIslands 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…7 min read·Aug 13, 2018----
Sonja WienckeinIslands 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…3 min read·Aug 13, 2018----
Sonja WienckeinIslands 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.6 min read·Aug 13, 2018----