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Category Archives: Practical Ways to use Complexity to do Evaluation
Case Study Example: Drawing on Complexity to do Hands-on Evaluation
In 2016 I developed a case for a workshop I did at the Canadian Evaluation Society on the use of complexity in evaluation. I was doing some archeology and unearthed it. It offers pretty rich opportunity to think about complex … Continue reading
Depicting Complexity in 2-D
There is an interesting discussion going on in the Linked-In discussion group of the European Evaluation Society with respect to a question someone asked: How do linear models address the complexity in which we work? I can’t help but to … Continue reading
Drawing on Complexity to do Hands-on Evaluation (Part 3) – Turning the Wrench
This is the third of three blog posts I am writing to help me understand how “complexity” can be used in evaluation. Continue reading
Drawing on Complexity to do Hands-on Evaluation (Part 2) – Complexity in Program Operation, Simplicity in Program Design
This is the second of three blog posts I am writing to help me understand how “complexity” can be used in evaluation. Continue reading
Drawing on Complexity to do Hands-on Evaluation (Part 1) – Complexity in Evaluation and in Studies in Complexity
This is the first of three blog posts I am writing to help me understand how “complexity” can be used in evaluation. Continue reading
Three Coming Blog Posts on Applying Complexity Behavior in Evaluation
During each of the first three weeks in January I will be publishing a blog post on how complexity can be applied in evaluation. They are not ready yet, but they are close. Below is the common introduction that I … Continue reading
Complexity is about stability and predictability
Complexity is about stability and predictability. Ban the butterfly! Continue reading
