Welcome to the new beta site for Blue Marble Evaluation. The site went live in early November 2019 and we are piloting it through the Spring of 2020.
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Principles
To deal with the complexities of global issues and problems we need principles to guide us, not a rule book to tie us down.
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Global Thinking Principle
Apply whole Earth, big picture thinking to all aspects of systems change.
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Anthropocene as Context Principle
Know and face the realities of the Anthropocene and act accordingly.
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Transformative Engagement Principle
Engage consistent with the magnitude, direction, and speed of transformations needed and envisioned.
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Integration Principle
Integrate the overarching and operating Blue Marble principles in the design, engagement with, and evaluation of systems change and transformation initiatives.
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Principles
Global Thinking Principle
Anthropocene as Context Principle
Transformative Engagement Principle
Integration Principle
Think Globally, Act Globally and Evaluate Globally.
Blue Marble Evaluation is a global initiative focused on training the next generation of evaluators to Think Globally, Act Globally and Evaluate Globally. It was launched by Utilization-Focused Evaluation in the Fall of 2015 with a generous pilot grant from the Faster Forward Fund in partnership with World Savvy and continues with support from the McKnight Foundation.
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The role of institutions for transformation in the global South
This webinar will explore what strong institutions would mean based on a study of African research institutions. The webinar will explore the decolonisation of research as a proxy for decolonising development more broadly in addressing the challenges we face collectively.
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OECD DAC Criteria
The DAC Network on Development Evaluation recently approved an updated set of definitions and principles for use for its evaluation criteria.
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Identifying and living into your Personal Principles - What it truly means to have skin in the game
In this webinar, Nora Murphy Johnson applies the Blue Marble Perspective to our personal development as blue marble evaluators.
