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As part of Youth in Evaluation Week, this event will bring together perspectives, stories and lessons from our collaboration working on the Food Systems Summit to explore how intergenerational evaluation can be informed by, and inform, the principles of Blue Marble Evaluation. In particular, we will explore the following principles and questions:  Cross-silos Principle: Connect across sectors and issues. How can intergenerational evaluation contribute to an expanded definition of what working across silos means for Blue Marble evaluation?  Yin-yang Principle: Harmonize conceptual opposites…

Join us as we explore the new directions for Utilization-Focused Evaluation through Blue Marble Evaluation. These monthly gatherings will be less one-way webinars and more conversations, case examples, fishbowl-style consulting and opportunities to learn and connect. Gatherings will take place on the Third Thursday of the month at 9am CST / 3pm UTC. Click here to register.

Blue Marble Evaluation colleagues who are attending the American Evaluation Association Conference in New Orleans in November 2022 are invited to join us for a "Birds of a Feather" session on Friday November 11th at lunchtime.  This gathering will provide an opportunity for those interested or engaged in evaluation for global systems change to explore what it means to be a Blue Marble Evaluator (BME). We will discuss evaluation competencies and share stories, strategies, and solutions to this approach where evaluation influences and is used as BME becomes part of the intervention through…

This webinar is part of a monthly series offered by Utilization-Focused Evaluation in partnership with Blue Marble Evaluation. The publication of the new 5th edition of Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides an opportunity to revisit the interconnection between Blue Marble Evaluation and Utilization-Focused Evaluation. In essence, Blue Marble evaluations should be utilization-focused so Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides the overarching framework for Blue Marble Evaluation. During this final webinar of the year, we will be digging into the ninth and tenth operating principles of U-FE…

This webinar is part of a monthly series offered by Utilization-Focused Evaluation in partnership with Blue Marble Evaluation. The publication of the new 5th edition of Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides an opportunity to revisit the interconnection between Blue Marble Evaluation and Utilization-Focused Evaluation. In essence, Blue Marble evaluations should be utilization-focused so Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides the overarching framework for Blue Marble Evaluation. This month, we will be digging into the seventh and eight operating principles of U-FE: Principle 7: Strategize…

This webinar is part of a monthly series offered by Utilization-Focused Evaluation in partnership with Blue Marble Evaluation. The publication of the new 5th edition of Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides an opportunity to revisit the interconnection between Blue Marble Evaluation and Utilization-Focused Evaluation. In essence, Blue Marble evaluations should be utilization-focused so Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides the overarching framework for Blue Marble Evaluation. This month, we will be digging into the sixth operating principle of U-FE - Engage Users: Be Active–Reactive–…

Description: Blue Marble refers to the iconic image of the Earth from space without borders or boundaries, a whole Earth perspective. Blue Marble Evaluation consists of principles and criteria for evaluating transformational initiatives aimed at a more equitable and sustainable world. We humans are using our planet’s resources, and polluting and warming it, in ways that are unsustainable. Many people, organizations, and networks are working to ensure the future is more sustainable and equitable. Blue Marble evaluators enter the fray by helping design, implement, and evaluate transformational…

This webinar is part of a monthly series offered by Utilization-Focused Evaluation in partnership with Blue Marble Evaluation. The publication of the new 5th edition of Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides an opportunity to revisit the interconnection between Blue Marble Evaluation and Utilization-Focused Evaluation. In essence, Blue Marble evaluations should be utilization-focused so Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides the overarching framework for Blue Marble Evaluation. This month, we will be digging into the fifth operating principle of U-FE - Prioritize: Make attention to use the…

This webinar is part of a monthly series offered by Utilization-Focused Evaluation in partnership with Blue Marble Evaluation. The publication of the new 5th edition of Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides an opportunity to revisit the interconnection between Blue Marble Evaluation and Utilization-Focused Evaluation. In essence, Blue Marble evaluations should be utilization-focused so Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides the overarching framework for Blue Marble Evaluation. This month, we will be digging into the fourth operating principle of U-FE: Align. This principle calls us to…

This webinar is part of a monthly series offered by Utilization-Focused Evaluation in partnership with Blue Marble Evaluation. The publication of the new 5th edition of Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides an opportunity to revisit the interconnection between Blue Marble Evaluation and Utilization-Focused Evaluation. In essence, Blue Marble evaluations should be utilization-focused so Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides the overarching framework for Blue Marble Evaluation. This month, we will be digging into the third operating principle of U-FE: Customize. This principle calls us to…