So what does it mean to “fall into evaluation?” That’s today’s cartoon post inspiration from Ann Price via Twitter. There are lots of social scientists working as evaluators. Unless you’re in academia it’s hard to be something like a Sociologist professionally. Practical fields like program evaluation and contract research offer a good career path for […]
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UX Evaluation and Creative Reporting Webinars [Free Replays]
In early December I was given the opportunity to join The Youth Research and Evaluation eXchange (YouthREX) for a couple of Zoom webinars. And, if you’re interested, the replays for both are now live and free to watch. User Experience (UX) Evaluation I’ve embedded below, but you can also watch/download the slides for this webinar […]
Inform, Engage, Inspire, with data visualization.
Are you the kind of person who likes to nitpick other people’s charts? I’m really not. I wasn’t there when they decided to use that chart. I don’t know what factored into their decision. As far as their intended audience, I don’t know if anybody actually cares what chart gets chosen. So when a conversation […]
Who cares? And why engaging reports are not always important or even necessary.
So just the other day here in North Carolina, it was in the 70s. Short sleeve weather for sure. Then the rains came and the temperature dropped into the 30s over the course of hours. Enough for the rain to turn into snow, but not cold enough for it to stick to the ground. I […]
What you do is important.
I had a really hard year back in 2017. It was filled with the loss of close family which left a lingering mark on both my personal and professional lives. The couple years that followed saw my business falling apart and then a promising new job ending with a layoff. And by the end of […]
Never Released 2020 Holiday Cartoons
I drew most of these cartoons in 2020 (one in 2019) but I’m not sure I ever shared. I certainly never created a blog post. Honestly, last year around this time, I think I was just a little bit burnt out. And it shows in some of the cartoons. Presents are Outputs This is a […]