Each morning, before I even put on the coffee, I check my pdf archive. Then I go to work, start up my computer, and immediately check my work pdf archive. Then I keep it on all day, sitting in the background letting me know when I have new pdfs to access. Of course I need […]
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In defense of the 200 page report
So I’ve heard a lot of disdain for long reports over the years. They’re easy targets and get picked on often (even I take a shot every now and again). But here’s a secret. I actually kind of like them (shhhhh, don’t tell anyone). It’s not for the reading, I can barely even make it through a […]
A PDF Interactive Logic Model
So the interactive logic model post was a big hit. I kept getting a similar question, so I decided to create a short follow-up. Here goes…I used icons from thenounproject, sketched it all out in Adobe Illustrator, and created the interactive prototype using Invision. But… Interactivity can be accomplished a bajillion and one ways. Some of […]
Creating a hand drawn interactive dashboard for evaluation planning
It’s too bad we can’t create nice little interactive dashboards to support all of our work. You know, as a way to kind of pull everything together and make our team’s (and client’s) lives just a little bit simpler. Especially in those early planning days, where we see lots of little iterations. Wouldn’t that be […]
Creating a Visual Interactive Logic Model
A logic model, or theory of change, is one of the most common forms of visualization you’ll find in any evaluation report. They can be critical in helping a program or project think through the underlying logic of how it’s supposed to work. But when it comes time to share or disseminate the diagram, that’s where […]
The Pragmatic Dreamer
Thank you for all the lovely comments/emails. So many of you said you wanted to hang it up on the wall I decided to make something a little more wall friendly. You can now get the poem/cartoon as a poster, print, or journal. On the plane ride home from Evaluation 2015 I got inspired to […]