This week I decided to take a dive into the world of cartoonists. Aside from my childhood love of the funny pages (especially Peanuts, Garfield, and The Far Side) I wouldn’t say I had ever been that much of a cartoon connoisseur. Cartooning in my past was more a diversion than anything else, and that […]
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I have a book now! Introducing Evaluation Illustrated
So yeah, I have a book. I guess, technically, I’ve had a book since August 27. That’s when I put it up on Amazon. It’s just, nobody knew about it and I didn’t share it with anyone until I could have a copy in my hands. It’s 114 of my favorite evaluation cartoons, in paperback. […]
Thinking like a sociologist.
Just like evaluation, sociology found me. I started undergrad majoring in biological resources engineering. At the time I was a lazy student lacking motivation. And because those two things don’t mix well, I almost dropped out of school after freshman year. Luckily, I was able to change course. And after a few more major switches, […]
Telling good stories, with or without data.
I don’t know how to feel when I see “data storytelling”. Being an illustrator, data analyst and designer, I have been asked a time or two to teach a workshop on data storytelling. And I know what the requester is looking for when they ask (they want their employees to stop writing super boring generic-chart-filled […]
Choosing the right images for reports, presentations, and blog posts.
You already know that images are important. Without visuals there is no way we would be able to process the vast amount of information that we are now exposed to on a daily basis. An image is a trail marker, a waypoint. It’s a preview of what’s to come, to help you decide before you […]
Evaluation, Compassion Fatigue, and Health Inequity
Doing something is a good start. But it’s not enough. As evaluators we deal with all sorts of programs and activities that were launched out of a need to do something. Programs that keep on doing something, or something else, or something ineffective, or something effective, or something counterproductive, or something amazing, or nothing. And […]