The majority of what I would consider to be my best cartoons have always been the products of simple collaboration. Here is how it works. I talk to another evaluator and ask them if there is anything they are struggling with or if there are any complicated things they are having a hard time describing […]
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The 2020 Election: A Little Context
I am a little stressed out. In the US, voting in the general election has begun. My wife and I dropped our ballots off at the post office yesterday. It’s not that I don’t think we have good shot of voting Trump out office, I think we do. But after the events of 4 years […]
Independent Consulting in the COVID Era
So I’m launching a new course today: Independent Consulting Jumpstart. It’s a blended course, the first part is a collection of self-paced activities split into 4 modules (business goals, market finding, pricing, and marketing). The second part is a live group coaching sprint (a series of 4 calls), the first call of the series will […]
Unwritten Outcomes
Evaluation as a profession is built around the rational. So what about the things that seemingly defy logic? So this is sort of a cartoon illustrated philosophical brain dump week. I’ve been diving deep into my public library’s audio book collection and thinking a lot about rationality. If you don’t want to think, just skim […]
The Power of Cartoons
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 […]
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. […]