Evaluation 1

We should be evaluating our ability/capacity/hope, rather than our past performance.

People are convinced evaluation is worthwhile but don't know how to use it.

We need to stop evaluating practice and start evaluating potential.

How can you bring evaluation to "scale" so it is useful as a measure for community?

Organizational direction results from the intersect between audit/obligatory/rules and assumptions/guidelines.

Organizations have incredible inertia.

1. What exactly are we trying to accomplish?
2. How will we assess progress?
3. How will we know when we get there?
4. How will we respond to the areas where we don't meet goals?
5. What's the best way to proceed?

Evaluations are measured by

• utility - are they useful
• feasibility
• validity, accuracy
• propriety