FreshSpectrum - Practical Evaluation, Design, and Communications
Your go-to source for accessible evaluation guidance, plus comics!
Since 2014 I have drawn thousands of comics on topics related to evaluation, research, data, data visualization, design, and communications. While many of my blog posts include individual comics, this page features some of my favorite comic collections. If you have questions about using my comics/cartoons (I use the terms interchangeably) you can find more information on my cartoon FAQ page.
Summary: While evaluation asks "did this work and why," Benefits Realisation tracks whether specific organizational wins (like cost savings or better employee retention) actually happened as planned. …
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One thing you should know about program evaluators is that they like their logic models and theories of change. Over last 13ish years I've drawn over 25 comics on the subject. And as long as I …
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When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. When life gives you absurdity, make cartoons. Going to be taking a little break from the data design and Canva blog posts for a little while. Not …
Don't Panic. When I was a kid, I remember really enjoying The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. It was my kind of weird and short enough that kid me actually read the whole thing. In many of …
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This week's post was written by Chantal Hoff. Chantal is an epidemiologist by training, who works as an evaluator and Senior Consultant at Data+Soul Research. You can learn more about Chantal on …
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Welcome to episode 003 of my cartoon Q&A series. Technology and the web have really changed what it means to be a modern data professional. The way forward is mostly uncharted. Through these …
