Putting Principles in Practice
A good principle can be a source of inspiration and guidance for action and accountability if we know how to develop it.
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Systems and Evaluative Thinking
Systems and evaluative thinking are at the core of Principles-Focused Evaluation, and using both can help us think and act better.
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Systems and Complexity: Implications for Evaluation
This second in a series on Principles-Focused Evaluation (PFE) draws our attention to the concepts of systems and complexity and
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When Strategy Solutions Are Hidden in Plain Sight
The COVID-19 pandemic and its effects provide a perfect example of similarity and difference in strategy, outcome, and impact. Are
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Monitoring, Principles and Impotent Strategy
Without connecting monitoring of our programs with our principles and strategy, we are simply creating impotency in our organizations. The
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Doing Nothing: An Innovation Paradox
Strategy in chaos is like whitewater rafting — it needs stillness among the motion. Sometimes the best transformation and boldest action is doing nothing.
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Design for Chaos
Massive change often prompts fear, confusion, and a sense of chaos. How we manage and mitigate this is all about
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