This post is an update to a post I did some time ago. I am adding to it based on some conversations I recently had at the annual meeting of the Canadian Evaluation Society. The topic I’m dealing with is the development of “Evaluation” through the lens of evolutionary biology. There are two related issues: … Continue reading Using an evolutionary biology view to connect the intellectual development of evaluation and the development of the evaluation community
Simple, Complicated, Complex and Chaotic VS. Complexity Science. Jonny finally resolved his confusion
Simple, Complicated, Complex and Chaotic VS. Complexity Science. Jonny finally resolved his confusion
A rolling conversation about the “Agreement x Certainty” space.
ECLIPS (Evaluation Communities of Learning, Inquiry, and Practice about Systems) is a project sponsored by the National Science Foundation to improve the evaluation programs that support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). The project is housed at InSites. Beverly Parsons is the PI. I am on the advisory board. Recently I and some of the … Continue reading A rolling conversation about the “Agreement x Certainty” space.
What is the relationship between path dependence and system stability? With explanation of why I care.
What is the relationship between path dependence and system stability?
Power Law Versus Symmetrical Distributions — Implications for Policy Recommendations
I’d bet that when people look at the results of an evaluation they think in terms of normal, or at least symmetrical distributions. They do not envision power law
Understanding sustainability – systems as a framework, thermodynamics as a metaphor
Understanding sustainability – systems as a framework, thermodynamics as a metaphor
Michael Bamberger has provided a case of unintended consequences: How a school breakfast program became a community nutrition program
How a school breakfast program became a community nutrition program
Follow-up to AEA Think Tank session: Identifying Unintended Consequences of Development Programs
Follow-up to AEA Think Tank session: Identifying Unintended Consequences of Development Programs
AEA 2012 Workshop on logic models – Pre-conference email trail with participants.
Prior to presenting my workshop this year I conducted an email conversation with participates. The technology was crude. I sent out email and asked people to hit “reply all”. Below are the (mostly unedited) comments. My responses to the participates are in CAPS. The workshop slides can be downloaded from my digital scrapbook, aka http://www.jamorell.com/. … Continue reading AEA 2012 Workshop on logic models – Pre-conference email trail with participants.
Kim Norris’ comment on Jam’s original Evaltalk post about population ecology and program sustainability
Please also look at publications by W.E. Grant. He and his colleagues apply population ecology concepts to a wide range of issues, from sustainability to applied philosophy. For my doctorate we did exactly what you describe, in particular, looking at ways that environmental trends influenced likelihood of ameliorating results vs chaotic or downward spiraling results … Continue reading Kim Norris’ comment on Jam’s original Evaltalk post about population ecology and program sustainability
Evaluation Uncertainty 