Our thoughts on all things MEL, systems thinking, systems change, celebration and joys
It’s Been Quiet: Reflections from a Small Evaluation Consultancy
Our reflections on the recent slowdown in consulting work, including what we think the drivers are and our response strategies
Cultivating Change by Numbers
A summary of Cultivating Change’s work since 2020! We’ve worked on 46 projects for 35 organisations, across many different types of monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) tasks and different topics.
Turning spirals into conversations: Why every evaluator needs a critical friend
A good critical friend turns spirals into conversations that actually lead somewhere. They help you progress your work, sharpen your thinking, and bring a new perspective, sometimes when you don't even realise you need it
Empowering Change Observers: The Role of Social Science Citizens and Impact Logs
Applying the principles of citizen science to social change - capturing ‘instances of impact’ as they arise in ’
Practising what we preach: our reflection and learning for 2022
How we reflect and learn from our practice, including feedback from clients we’ve worked with in 2022. Putting into practice what we preach!
Celebrating Evaluation
Sharing and celebrating evaluation findings with food, wine and good times