The scatterplot is one of my favorite graph types. So how do you create one in Canva? Just an FYI – Canva acquired Flourish in 2022. A couple of years later you can see some small changes in some of Canva’s graph designs. But for the most part, I find it better and smoother to […]
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My Cartoon Illustration Process – Realist Evaluation Comics
Back in 2017 I was commissioned by the RAMESES II project (funded by *NIHR) to draw a series of cartoons on realist evaluation. They have been made available for royalty-free use at ramesesproject.org, along with a collection of other realist evaluation resources. In this blog post I want to take you through my cartoon illustration […]
Evaluation versus Monitoring
Today’s post started as a comic request and turned into a Q&A. Here is the question that came to me from Randi Knox. I’m looking for a comic to communicate the difference between program monitoring vs program evaluation. I didn’t see anything specific to this in your existing materials. I was wondering if you’d be […]
Canva Templates – Inspired by the Nature Conservancy
Trying out a new series this week. The idea is simple, I find some inspiration and then use that inspiration to create a set of Canva report page templates. If you keep your eyes open, design inspiration is literally everywhere. Mailers, posters, text books, magazines, websites, and social media are just a handful of potential […]
Evaluation Ethics Fails, 8 illustrations
I’m sick this week, so instead of writing something new, I thought I republish something valuable from 11 years ago. This cartoon was inspired through a conversation with my good friend Ann K. Emery. This was back when Ann was a full time evaluator and before the launch of her super successful training academy and […]
Building Your Creativity Toolkit
“Creativity is not a talent. It is a way of operating” These are words that came from comedy icon, John Cleese. Head to YouTube if you want to watch one of his talks on creativity, and the source of this quote. The quote itself has really stuck with me over the years as I have […]