Today’s post is a little evaluation graphic novella inspired by Schrödinger’s cat. No cats, real or fictional, were harmed while creating this post. I’ll drop a plain text version at the bottom. Plain Text Version Schrodinger’s Outcome Imagine a nonprofit program. Let’s say a food pantry. The food pantry was created to provide free emergency […]
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What are Social Objects? [Behind the Cartoon Podcast]
So I decided to try out podcasting. Today’s first ever episode is about Social Objects. Why? Because it basically covers the theory behind my cartooning. Show Notes: Just in case the embed above is not working, you can find the podcast by clicking here. Social Objects: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know! (2007 blog post […]
Why this evaluator is for abolition.
This post was originally published in July of 2020. After this week’s police killing of Daunte Wright I was trying to find words for a new blog post. But I found rereading Aisha’s post on Police & Prison Abolition more valuable than I anything I could have written right now. -Chris I am writing in […]
How do people read reports and just what is an F Pattern?
When I talk about report design there is always one message I make sure to deliver. People scan reports before they read reports (if they end up reading them at all). But what does that mean really? That’s what this post is about. We’ll walk through a couple of common reading patterns identified through eyetracking […]
How to build an online community of practice (8 Tips)
For a little over a year I have had the pleasure of designing and facilitating a specific public health program focused evaluation community of practice. I have had a great partner in this work and have learned a lot about virtual community building. Today’s post highlights just some of the tips I have learned through […]
How to Create Power Point Infographic Templates Using Canva
In the research and evaluation worlds where I tend to do most of my work, Microsoft Office reigns supreme. I have nothing against Word, PowerPoint, or Excel. But I just find some other tools are just easier to use for certain tasks (such as creating infographics). And while that’s fine when working independent, so much […]