Genuine Evaluation

Dataviz queen Dr. Stephanie Evergreen recently keynoted - no, ROCKED! - the 2014 ANZEA conference in Wellington, New Zealand. Jane Davidson talks to her about becoming a southern hemisphere evaluation rockstar at long last - and finds out what's the latest on qualitative dataviz!This short (6 minute) podcast is the first of a series of four from Jane and Stephanie:The 2014 ANZEA conference - and what's new in qualitative datavizAwesome reporting (the stuff that gets to the point and conveys it brilliantly)From "eek" to "Awesome!" - expert help to totally transform your evaluation reportingWorkshops & sessions at EES & AEA - and why Obama's slides totally need an overhaul!Stay tuned to the Genuine Evaluation podcast channel to hear all four!

Jane Davidson interviews our first African American President! Yes, it's Professor Rodney Hopson, president of the American Evaluation Association, talking about his conference theme for this year Evaluation in Complex Ecologies, what that means, and what he'd like us to think about in Minnesota.

Jane Davidson interviews Drs. Tererai Trent, Mary Crave, & Kerry Zaleski about their forthcoming AEA workshop:Reality Counts: Participatory methods for engaging vulnerable and under-represented persons in monitoring and evaluation This is a new offering in the fantastic line-up of AEA professional development workshops. Perfect for those needing to work with vulnerable populations in developed or developing countries. The approach and methods focus on "whose reality counts" - getting the engagement right to ensure the capture of community and participant values so that they help define what a "valuable outcome" or a "good solution" would look like in their reality.

Looking for fresh ideas for commissioning evaluation? Dr. Jane Davidson, director of Real Evaluation and co-blogger with Professor Patricia Rogers on the lively and informative Genuine Evaluation blog, interviews Rire Scotney of Open Road Consulting about her experiences commissioning evaluation as a central government client.