One of the things that has come out of the complexity debate has been the relevance or not of organisational strategies. Having a strategic plan is important. Important for getting the whole organisation to move in the same direction, for getting funding, for communicating with stakeholders, for regulatory purposes….. Just not always Read more…
In two other recent blogs I’ve mentioned beneficiary feedback loops and implied they are a good thing and important for designing meaningful interventions. They are, but let’s look at them more closely. When I talk about feedback loops I am not talking about consulting focus groups and the end of the Read more…
I see a lot of tenders and evaluations that are stressing either qualitative or quantitative based approaches. As if in a backlash against the more complex evaluations that have been seen in the past five years or so. I do sympathise with a desire for simplicity in evaluation that can Read more…