How to shift your organization away from Report Factory and towards a strong Insight Ecosystem. I. Moving Beyond Performative Dissemination I believe that most evaluation teams write reports …
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Hi, I'm Chris Lysy
I have a masters in sociology and have been a researcher and evaluator for over 20 years. But everything I know about modern dissemination comes more from writing hundreds of blog posts and drawing/sharing thousands of comics over the last 15 years. Let me teach you what I've learned.


Practical Methods
A good modern dissemination strategy is just a series of smaller steps. So if you’re serious about turning insights into action, it really is the little things that matter.
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Two-Step Templates for Everyday Reports
By Chris Lysy
Most people design their everyday reports, briefs, and knowledge products the wrong way. Not because they're bad at design. Because they're trying to write and design at the same time. It's a …
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How to Disseminate (in 2026)
By Chris Lysy
Welcome person who wants to share something with others. I created this guide because I disliked pretty much every resource I could find about dissemination. I think they teach you the wrong way to …

Theory of Use
By Chris Lysy
Never before in history have we had so many tools and channels we could use to deliver research and evaluation insights directly to people who could actually use them. And yet, most organizations …

Systemic Report Failure: The Content Gap
By Chris Lysy
Systemic report failure is when structures, formats, and habits consistently prevent reports and other resources from reaching the right people in ways they can actually use. In evaluation and …
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Broken Resource Theory
By Chris Lysy
So I'm an information designer with a quantitative background who doesn't care that much about charts and graphs. I used to to care a lot, and you will find some guidance on this site about chart …

My Books
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Compelling Qualitative Data Visualization
A practical guide to illustrating qualitative reports.
The Reporting Revolution 2nd Edition
Because reporting should be more than checking a box.
Consulting
There’s a missing step between what your team produces and what your audiences actually use. I help evaluation and research teams close that gap — by diagnosing what’s getting in the way, then building the resources that make insights land.






