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A Developmental Evaluation Companion - By Jamie Gamble, Kate McKegg and Mark Cabaj

18 Jun 2021

The purpose of A Developmental Evaluation Companion is the same as that of the original 8 / 70 DE primer — to introduce the concept to those who seek change, and to the evaluators, the A Developmental critical friends and reality testers, who are their partners in that journey. [...] Pre-formative DE is being used to guide innovation The participants of an innovation lab use DE development of a processes from the very earliest stage, to inform the development and growth of a potentially broad- including the creation of new organizations portfolio of activities designed to generate impact, scalable and initiatives. [...] Given the diversity of individuals In 2019, I started leading a small DE team and organizations involved in the project, the for Grassland 2.0, a collaborative group group decided to draft a set of shared principles of agricultural producers, researchers and to bridge the wide range of backgrounds, public and private sector leaders. [...] gaps in involvement in the process, and bring The external version is intended to support new drafts to key touchpoints of stakeholders communication about the project and quickly for feedback and approval (e.g., administrative illustrate the values of the group and their team meetings, management team meetings approach to the project. [...] This includes the capabilities and values stance of evaluators, the readiness of those involved to be evaluative and adaptive, and managing the process of a DE.
Pages
70
Published in
Canada

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