Is there a competitor or colleague that does something you admire? Is there a small pang of jealousy or envy in how another firm does what it does? Rather than lament it, embrace it. We can channel our impressions of others into benefit if we transform our envy or observations into actions. This is a …
In this third in a series on Developmental Evaluation traps, we look at the trap of the pivot. You’ve probably heard someone talk about innovation and ‘pivoting’ or changing the plan’s direction. The term pivot comes from the Lean Startup methodology and is often found in Agile and other product development systems that rely on short-burst, iterative cycles that …
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A dashboard system is a way of tracking project activities across a range of different lines of inquiry. This is of particular benefit to those interested in developmental evaluation. Developmental evaluation (DE) is an approach to evaluating programs with an innovation focus and can be used as a means of generating data to support strategy …
Wouldn’t you love to know how you customers, clients, constituents or colleagues think about an issue of importance so that you can use their position to help inform design of your services or validate the choices already made? For those looking for this kind of data they are probably thinking of using a survey of …
