Discover key insights from the 2024 AEA Conference on amplifying voices in evaluation, covering participant engagement, technology integration, and strategies for building trust. This article highlights practical takeaways to enhance inclusivity and impact in evaluation practices.

Discover why good program design is the secret for impactful evaluations! This article reveals how clear objectives and strong leadership can elevate your evaluation game, ensuring you deliver actionable insights. While great design isn’t mandatory, it’s a game changer that sets the stage for success.

Tired of reading irrelevant online content to find valuable resources on evaluation? This article explores strategies for navigating the vast sea of online information. Discover how to streamline your search and access the insights that drive professional growth and success in evaluation.

A real-world example of Indigenous evaluation that embraces the whole story and respects Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing.

Early in your career, it can be hard to know what field you want to work in, let alone feel confident in finding a job. If you’re thinking that you might want to become an evaluator, or you’re a newish evaluator looking for a job, read on to see what we, at Three Hive Consulting, look for when hiring.

In this article, we delve into the worlds of evaluation and psychology, exploring the invaluable lessons evaluators can learn from their psychology counterparts. From mastering communication and active listening techniques to embracing interdisciplinary collaboration and refining documentation practices, discover three top tips that will elevate your evaluation game.

Check out the top 10 articles + top 10 resources of 2023 from Eval Academy!

As one of the Canadian Evaluation Society’s core competencies, self-reflection is powerful tool in bridging the gap between theoretical understanding and practical implementation. This article explores the importance of self-reflection in the work of evaluators, provides suggestions on practicing self-reflection, and discusses the benefits of engaging in the practice.

The article reviews the podcast "Indigenous Insights: An Evaluation Podcast" hosted by Gladys Rowe, which explores Indigenous evaluation perspectives. Rowe, a member of Fox Lake Cree Nation, shares experiences through storytelling, promoting reflection and learning. The podcast highlights Indigenous community-centered evaluation, featuring discussions with experts about their experiences.

While traditional data collection methods like surveys, interviews, focus groups, and document reviews are well-known in evaluation, there are also innovative approaches like participatory and arts-based methods. One such method is Photovoice. While it might be daunting to embrace new techniques, it's important to recognize the value of methods like Photovoice in expanding our toolkit and enhancing evaluation practices.

Being knowledgeable about Implementation Science can only make our evaluation work stronger.

Whether it’s by building capacity through the evaluation process or by developing realistic, actionable recommendations, evaluation plays an important part in making a difference on both a small and a grand scale!

As a program manager or project lead, you may find yourself needing an evaluator. How do you get that evaluator oriented to the project? What information do they need? Let’s walk through it.

Curious to know what other tools can support your evaluation consultancy? This article, written by Three Hive Consulting Co-Founder Kristy Madsen, will save you the hours of research and provide you with a list of tools to help run your evaluation consultancy.

The evaluation profession is not immune to structural racism - but what can we do about it? Caldwell and Bledsoe propose systemic changes to our professional organizations in evaluation to help unravel these systems of oppression.

This blog post explores augmented and virtual reality and how evaluators can use this technology. If you don’t know what VR is then keep reading – you may find some ideas for transforming your evaluation practice.

Unfortunately, I didn’t make it to AEA’s annual evaluation conference this year (I chose a Mai Tai on the beaches of Maui instead). However, one of the wonderful things about the Internet is that I was able to feel like I was part of the conference by following #eval19 on Twitter. So what was my one big takeaway through the Twitter lens? Of course, it came from the evaluation guru himself, Michael Quinn Patton (MQP) – “Evaluating transformation means transforming evaluation.”