Discussion

• AES Conference Day 3

  Jane Davidson was the key note speaker on final morning of the conference. Her talk was on ‘Extreme genuine evaluation makeovers". She and Patricia Rogers ...

• AES Conference Day 2

  The second day of the conference brought more interesting food for thought. The morning keynote speaker was Tom Schwandt. Currently an academic at the University ...

• AES Conference (Wellington, NZ, Day 1 -2)

  It is exciting to be back again at the annual AES Conference. It is fantastic to listen to new ideas from some exciting thinkers in ...

• Rigorous Evaluation Practice that Embraces Complexity

  I was invited to speak at a Conference last week in the Netherlands that was exploring rigorous evaluation practice that embraces complexity. The inspiration for ...

• Using theory of change to map out development outcomes versus aid outcomes

  I have been grappling with the challenges of using theory of change in development programs in ways that are useful for the project team and clearly ...

• What is intervention logic?

  What is theory of change? What is program logic? ‘Intervention logic' is the term commonly used in New Zealand for program logic. I have been musing ...

• Iterative intervention logic in the mental health sector

  I have been doing some fascinating work with a mental health service provider in New Zealand. What's interesting about it is the way they are ...

• What is an objective?

  Definition: For me objectives are program/ project promises - and are a relative term They are a set of outcomes (ideally) that the organisation promises to ...

• Theory of change model versus program logic and does it matter?

  There is no doubt that these terms are being used interchangeably, but some people do see them as different things. It seems I have my own ...

• Reflections of a First Timer: AES Conference

  by Kym Witney-Soanes, Senior Consultant Being a first timer at the AES conference my goal was simple - to immerse myself in the bath of evaluation! ...