Welcome to FreshSpectrum!
My name is Chris Lysy, I help organizations build better evaluation systems.
But my goal for this website is to make practical evaluation knowledge accessible to the hundreds of thousands of evaluators and evaluation ‘home cooks’ worldwide.
FreshSpectrum FAQ
Is this blog written for me?
Yes, if you have an interest in evaluation or design. I write for evaluators and the many people who do evaluation work but don’t call themselves evaluators.
What do you focus on?
Making evaluation more accessible and useful. I create guides, tutorials, and comics that explain evaluation concepts in plain language that anyone can understand and apply.
Do you consult?
Yes, I help organizations build better evaluation systems. You can learn more on my consulting services page.
Can I use your comics?
I put them under Attribution Non-Commercial Creative Commons license. For commercial use, check out my Evaluation Cartoons post for details.
How often do you publish new content?
I aim for weekly evaluation guides and regular tutorials. Join the newsletter to get notified about new resources, upcoming webinars, and practical evaluation tools.
How do I get in touch?
Visit my contact page for email, LinkedIn, and scheduling options. I’m always interested in hearing how people are using these resources in their work.
FreshSpectrum’s Evolution
Fifteen years ago, this website was just my personal blog, a place where I could share my thoughts on evaluation, data, and design. But then I started drawing cartoons.
Flash forward in time and this simple blog has become one of the most visited evaluation resource sites in the world. In just the last year FreshSpectrum has been visited by 155K+ people across 217 countries (including 1K in 22 different countries). I have a newsletter that reaches thousands and my comics appear in prominent textbooks, courses, and presentations all across the globe.
I have a masters in sociology and I’ve been a researcher and evaluator for 20 years. But it’s not just my expertise that keeps people visiting. There is a hunger for practical evaluation guidance.
People are tired of long complicated PDFs. Not just the evaluation home cooks, but also the professional evaluators who have lots of education and decades of experience. Just because we can read jargon filled articles written at a post graduate level doesn’t mean it’s what we want.
Just want to get in touch?
Here are three ways:
- We can connect on LinkedIn
- You can send me an email: chris@freshspectrum.com
- You can schedule a free 30 minute chat over Zoom: calendly.com/clysy/30min