Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.6.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Blue Marble Evaluation ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://bluemarbleeval.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Resources](https://bluemarbleeval.org/resources/) - [2024 Earth Day Evaluation Declaration](https://bluemarbleeval.org/earth-day-evaluation-declaration/) - Background and ContextIn October 2019, at the conclusion of the Third International Conference on Evaluating Environment and Development', participants unanimously adopted a "Global Declaration on Evaluation for Transformational Change." On the occasion of the 4th Conference on Evaluating Environment and Development in March, 2024, in Washington, DC, the Conference participants reviewed an updated and expanded - [Food Systems Summit Synthesis Deep Dive Reports](https://bluemarbleeval.org/food-systems-summit-synthesis-deep-dive-reports/) - Blue Marble Evaluation (BME) teams have been working to synthesize themes across the hundreds of Independent Dialogues, resulting in the following reports: Interim Synthesis Report 1: Based on the initial 17 feedback forms, presents a generative and illustrative set of emerging themes. Interim Synthesis Report 2: More than 100 Independent Dialogues have produced 10 guiding themes. Final Synthesis - [Contribute to a global statement on the future of evaluation ](https://bluemarbleeval.org/contribute-to-a-global-statement-on-the-future-of-evaluation/) - The Prague Declaration on Evaluation for Transformational Change was unanimously adopted on 4 October 2019 by the assembled participants of the Conference on Evaluation for Transformative Change, which gathered the 2019 IDEAS Global Assembly and the Third International Conference on Evaluating Environment and Development. This Declaration included strong support for further work on transformational evaluation, to - [Evaluation in the SDGs Era: Adapting "Developmental Evaluation" in the Japanese Context](https://bluemarbleeval.org/evaluation-in-the-sdgs-era-adapting-developmental-evaluation-in-the-japanese-context/) - The book “Evaluation in the SDGs era: A dynamics for value extraction and social/individual transformation” (tentative title; written in Japanese) is going to be published from Tsukuba-Shobo in December 2021. Prior to publication, we would like to reconsider about evaluation in the SDGs era with Dr. Michael Patton, who contributed a chapter with a full - [Developmental Evaluation Course](https://bluemarbleeval.org/developmental-evaluation-course/) - Developmental Evaluation is directly connected to Blue Marble Evaluation. In this hand-on course, we'll explore this powerful technique for helping social innovators – especially those working in complex or uncertain environments – learn and adapt their design as it is being developed. This newly-developed course is your chance to learn from thought-leaders in this emerging - [Evaluation Criteria for Transformation: A Blue Marble Evaluation Perspective](https://bluemarbleeval.org/evaluation-criteria-for-transformation-a-blue-marble-evaluation-perspective/) - Climate change and the global emergency changes everything. The global mandate heard everywhere now is TRANSFORMATION. Business-as-usual criteria (like the revised DAC Network on Development Evaluation evaluation criteria) are not adequate for evaluating transformation. Based on Blue Marble Evaluation premises and principles, this webinar will introduce and discuss six criteria for evaluating transformation. The purpose is not - [Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking and Blue Marble Evaluation: Exploring the Synergies for Systems Transformation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/buddhist-and-taoist-systems-thinking-and-blue-marble-evaluation-exploring-the-synergies-for-systems-transformation/) - In the context of the Anthropocene, organizations today struggle in finding a balance between maximizing profits and generating value for their stakeholders, the environment and the society at large. Josep M. Coll’s new book Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking: the natural path to sustainable transformation (Routledge) explores a radical new conception of business and management. It is - [June 2021 Newsletter](https://bluemarbleeval.org/june-2021-newsletter/) - As we look ahead to the June solstice, we are taking a breather from producing new content over the summer months (here in the northern hemisphere) to do some work on our network structure and the support we offer to our members. We will return with new webinars and programming in September. In the meantime, - [Establishing a Blue Marble Evaluation Hub in Southern Africa](https://bluemarbleeval.org/establishing-a-blue-marble-evaluation-hub-in-southern-africa/) - Are you a development practitioner, academic or donor interested in the design and implementation of programmes that serve people and the planet, that contribute to global programmes while implementing locally? Are you an evaluator working in southern Africa and interested in understanding how interventions are contributing to change in complex and dynamic contexts and keen - [Learning as you go: Becoming part of the solution as a Blue Marble Evaluator navigating the pandemic](https://bluemarbleeval.org/learning-as-you-go-becoming-part-of-the-solution-as-a-blue-marble-evaluator-navigating-the-pandemic/) - What are we learning in this pandemic? We are seeing that individuals matter: individual actions have reverberating consequences. We are also seeing that systems matter: how systems act to address the pandemic and protect peoples have dire consequences for the individuals that live in society and for the rest of us around the blue marble. Various levels of governments - [Relational Systems Thinking](https://bluemarbleeval.org/relational-systems-thinking/) - This webinar was a celebration of the 1 year anniversary of the Transformation Systems Mapping & Analysis Working group and highlighted the work of the hosts of our 13th workstream - Decolonizing Systems Mapping. Turtle Island Institute (TII) is a global Indigenous social innovation think & do tank, a teaching lodge. Over the past couple of years TII - [Fostering an Intergenerational Approach to Transforming Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/fostering-an-intergenerational-approach-to-transforming-evaluation/) - In this webinar, we heard from several young and emerging evaluators and leaders from the EvalYouth Global Network about the ways they are embedding BME principles into their work, both as a network and as individual evaluators. EvalYouth is a global, multi-stakeholder partnership/network that supports and promotes young and emerging evaluators (YEEs) and youth-led accountability around the world. The - [Remote Developmental Evaluation: A Guide for Funders and Practitioners](https://bluemarbleeval.org/remote-developmental-evaluation-a-guide-for-funders-and-practitioners/) - Developmental Evaluation (DE) seeks to enhance programs by strengthening innovation and adaptation, in part through physically embedding evaluators within projects. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced a shift to remote work, encouraging DE implementers to do what they do best — innovate and adapt — to continue remotely. In response, USAID/Indonesia commissioned Social Impact to prepare a Guide - [Principles-Driven Responsive Philanthropy: Building Bridges Across Communities for Peace, Prosperity and Planet](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles-driven-responsive-philanthropy-building-bridges-across-communities-for-peace-prosperity-and-planet/) - This webinar provides an in-depth look at how one foundation applied the Blue Marble Evaluation principles to their work. GHR Foundation, an independent foundation based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, exists to be of service to people and their limitless potential for good. In 2016, the global call from Pope Francis to “build bridges, not walls” - [Blue Marble Evaluation: Year in Review](https://bluemarbleeval.org/blue-marble-evaluation-year-in-review/) - In this last webinar of 2020, Michael, Glenn and Pablo look back at the year 2020 and reflect on what we have learned about Blue Marble Evaluation's application in this rapidly changing world. Click here to watch a recording of this webinar. Principle 1: Global Thinking, Principle 2: Anthropocene as Context, Principle 10: Bricolage Methods - [Blue Marble Evaluation First Anniversary](https://bluemarbleeval.org/blue-marble-evaluation-first-anniversary/) - Click here to watch a recording of our one-year anniversary sunrise ceremony, featuring a prayer for our Earth by Nicole Bowman and contributions and stories from members from around the globe. Principle 1: Global Thinking, Principle 2: Anthropocene as Context, Principle 5: Transboundary Engagement, Principle 6: GLOCAL, Principle 12: Skin-in-the-Game - [Igniting and Sustaining Community-led Transformation: Tostan's Proven Approach](https://bluemarbleeval.org/igniting-and-sustaining-community-led-transformation-tostans-proven-approach/) - This webinar is now complete. Please click here to access a recording. Ms. Bonometti has also written a follow-up blog post answering some of the questions posed during this webinar. Click here to read that post. For this webinar, we will be joined by Tostan CEO Elena Bonometti to learn how a grassroots, human-rights based nonformal education program has sparked deeply transformational social - [Thresholds of Transformation: How r3.0 Defines “Progress”](https://bluemarbleeval.org/thresholds-of-transformation-how-r3-0-defines-progress/) - This webinar is now complete. Click here to access a recording of this webinar. Summary: r3.0 (Redesign for Resilience and Regeneration) just hosted its 7th International Conference in September, and so in this webinar, they present a round-up of activity from it. The Program structure revolves around four thematic pairings that align with r3.0’s Work Ecosystem and its vision of the elements - [Evaluation Facilitation principles meet Blue Marble Evaluation principles: Professional Development to be World Savvy in a Virtual World](https://bluemarbleeval.org/evaluation-facilitation-principles-meet-blue-marble-evaluation-principles-professional-development-to-be-world-savvy-in-a-virtual-world/) - This webinar is now complete. Click here to listen to a recording of this webinar. Click here to view the chat log from the webinar. Learn how two professional development and capability-building trainers, Glenn Page and Michael Quinn Patton, are adapting to the online environment. Two principles-focused evaluation approaches interconnect as Glenn will focus on how to apply the principles of Blue Marble - [Design for Global Transformation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/design-for-global-transformation/) - This webinar is now complete. You can view the recording here. Greg Watson is the Director of Policy and Systems Design at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics. His work currently focuses on community food systems and an initiative to improve global systems literacy. Greg has spent over 40 years learning to understand systems thinking as inspired - [Transforming the Financial Sector With an Eye to Blue Marble Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/transforming-the-financial-sector-with-an-eye-to-blue-marble-evaluation/) - This webinar has concluded. Click here to access the webinar recording. Presenters: Steve Lydenberg, William Burckart & Mirtha Kastrapeli Hosted by Glenn Page This webinar will explore the work of TIIP and their vision for engaging Blue Marble Evaluators to help transform the financial sector - with an eye to Large Asset Ownership. TIIP was founded in 2015 by Steve Lydenberg—co-founder of the first - [BME Book Club - Chapter 7 Discussion - Crossing Silos for Environmental Justice](https://bluemarbleeval.org/bme-book-club-chapter-7-discussion-crossing-silos-for-environmental-justice/) - Join us for this special edition of our Blue Marble Evaluation Book Club. This month, we will look at the Cross-Silos principle, presented in Chapter 7 of the book, Blue Marble Evaluation: Premises and Principles. In particular, we will explore the intersection between the movements for social justice and environmental sustainability with a look at environmental justice. We - [Bioregioning: Ancient wisdom that has come of age](https://bluemarbleeval.org/bioregioning-ancient-wisdom-that-has-come-of-age/) - Click here to watch a recording of this webinar. Presenters: Isabel Carlisle & Eduard Mueller Hosted by Glenn Page & Michael Quinn Patton Future resilience of our communities across the globe is a whole-systems challenge in the face of whole systems change (climate change being one of those lead systems). This webinar focused on two scales of transformation, - [Transforming Small Scale Fisheries with a Blue Marble Lens: the Case of West Africa](https://bluemarbleeval.org/transforming-small-scale-fisheries-with-a-blue-marble-lens-the-case-of-west-africa/) - Small scale, wild capture fisheries provide employment, food, and livelihoods for tens of millions of people globally. Listen as we introduce Kofi Agbogah Executive Director of of Hen Mopano in Ghana and Dr. Alasdair Harris Executive Director of Blue Ventures as they discuss truly innovative and integrative programs. - [The role of institutions for transformation in the global South](https://bluemarbleeval.org/the-role-of-institutions-for-transformation-in-the-global-south/) - Summary: To quote a researcher from a recent study of institutions in Africa, "How is Africa ever going to develop if it doesn't have its own set of very strong institutions?" If we are going to collectively address global challenges, strong national partners are essential. A continuing failure to address this gap in many parts of the world will - [Special Blue Marble Book Club Webinar - Transformation: What It Means, Why It Matters](https://bluemarbleeval.org/special-blue-marble-book-club-webinar-transformation-what-it-means-why-it-matters/) - The Blue Marble Evaluation book club sponsored a special webinar on Chapter 3 of the book, which focuses on the Transformation Engagement Principle. In this webinar, distinguished philosopher Elizabeth Minnich joined Michael Quinn Patton for a dialogue about the nature and meaning of transformation. She is the author of Transforming Knowledge. She and Michael co-edited a book last year entitled THOUGHT WORK: - [CECAN Webinar: The Practice of Blue Marble Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/cecan-webinar-the-practice-of-blue-marble-evaluation/) - The great acceleration of human activities over the past 10, 50, 100 years has changed the very nature of life support for all species who live together on this big “blue marble” we call planet Earth. As we navigate into the Anthropocene, with system-wide turbulence emerging all around us, we recognize the dire need for - [March 2021 Newsletter](https://bluemarbleeval.org/march-2021-newsletter/) - Last week, we passed the one-year mark of COVID-19 being declared by WHO as a global pandemic. Blue Marble Evaluation calls us to zoom in on the local impact of this milestone and zoom out to see the global trends and impact. We see that there are disparities both within and between countries in how the COVID-19 vaccine is being distributed, just - [Identifying and living into your Personal Principles - What it truly means to have skin in the game](https://bluemarbleeval.org/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. Because people and systems are interrelated and interdependent, global systems transformation will not happen without individual inner transformation. But what does that mean? And how do we chart our own individual transformation journeys? Hint: It starts with seeing - [An elusive BME ideal: Harmonizing South/North interests, worldviews and frameworks](https://bluemarbleeval.org/an-elusive-bme-ideal-harmonizing-south-north-interests-worldviews-and-frameworks/) - Description: World-savvy, glocally-orientated evaluators have to be adept at working across all sorts of silos and boundaries. Over the past 3-4 decades, North-South cooperation in the ‘aid’ or philanthropy sectors has been an important focus for evaluation; much less so South-South, North-North or triangular cooperation. Despite some recent shifts, significant differences remain between the ‘Global South’ - [Transforming Food Systems with Beacons of Hope](https://bluemarbleeval.org/transforming-food-systems-with-beacons-of-hope/) - Summary: Around the world, an extensive network of people and initiatives are transforming food systems. Beacons of Hope: Accelerating Food Systems Transformation is a project by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food that aims to amplify the power and potential of transforming food systems to address critical global issues such as climate change, biodiversity, equity, - [Blue Marble Evaluation Book Launch Webinar](https://bluemarbleeval.org/blue-marble-evaluation-book-launch-webinar/) - Join us to hear from Michael Quinn Patton, founder of Blue Marble Evaluation and author of the newly released book of the same name. He will walk through the structure of the book and dig into some of its content. We will also offer a guided tour of the new Blue Marble Evaluation website. Click - [Praxis Makes Perfect? Transcending Textbooks to Learning Evaluation Experientially and in Cultural Contexts](https://bluemarbleeval.org/praxis-makes-perfect-transcending-textbooks-to-learning-evaluation-experientially-and-in-cultural-contexts/) - This article provides aspiring Blue Marble Evaluators with an alternative framework for thinking about professional development outside of “formal” and “scholarly” learning spaces. Particularly relevant in the context of the anthropocene, the article offers experiential learning in the field and within cultural contexts as a much-needed professional design component for developing responsive, effective, and transformative - [How does the commissioning process hinder the uptake of complexity-appropriate evaluation?](https://bluemarbleeval.org/how-does-the-commissioning-process-hinder-the-uptake-of-complexity-appropriate-evaluation/) - This paper investigates the role of evaluation commissioning in hindering the take-up of complexity-appropriate evaluation methods, using findings from interviews with 19 UK evaluation commissioners and contractors. We find, against a backdrop of a need to ‘do more with less’ and frustration with some traditional approaches, the commissioning process is perceived to hinder adoption of - [Evaluation Criteria for Evaluating Transformation: Implications for the Coronavirus Pandemic and the Global Climate Emergency](https://bluemarbleeval.org/evaluation-criteria-for-evaluating-transformation-implications-for-the-coronavirus-pandemic-and-the-global-climate-emergency/) - Fundamental systems transformations are needed to address the global emergency brought on by climate change and related global trends, including the COVID-19 pandemic, which, together, pose existential threats to the future of humanity. Transformation has become the clarion call on the global stage. Evaluating transformation requires criteria. The revised Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development/Development - [Relational Systems Thinking: That’s How Change Is Going to Come, from Our Earth Mother](https://bluemarbleeval.org/relational-systems-thinking-thats-how-change-is-going-to-come-from-our-earth-mother/) - This article explores the notion of the need to decolonize systems thinking and awareness. Taking a specifically Indigenous approach to both knowledge creation and knowledge sharing, the authors look at awareness based systems change via a Haudenosaunee (Mohawk) two row visual code. The authors explore the sacred space between Indigenous and non-Indigenous ways of thinking - [The Anthropocene epoch: scientists declare dawn of human influenced age.](https://bluemarbleeval.org/the-anthropocene-epoch-scientists-declare-dawn-of-human-influenced-age/) - By Damian Carrington The Guardian 2016 Experts say human impact on Earth so profound that Holocene must give way to epoch defined by nuclear tests, plastic pollution and domesticated chicken. In this article, the author describes how the current epoch recently became known as the Anthropocene. - [Evaluation and the Challenge of Our Time - AEA Panel Follow-up Conversation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/evaluation-and-the-challenge-of-our-time-aea-panel-follow-up-conversation/) - This webinar is now complete. Click here to access a recording This webinar will provide a space for panelists from a recent AEA session on the climate crisis to continue the conversation and answer questions. The urgency of climate change presents an opportunity for action by evaluators on what is arguably the most pressing challenge we face not just - [Slave labor in the amazon has been linked to suppliers of Lowe’s and Walmart](https://bluemarbleeval.org/slave-labor-in-the-amazon-has-been-linked-to-suppliers-of-lowes-and-walmart/) - By André Campos Pacific Standard, 2017 "Products derived from timber extracted by workers living in conditions analogous to slave labor in Brazil are connected to a complex business network linked to the United States market— possibly reaching the shelves of large retailers and being used in renovation of landmarks — according to a new investigation conducted by Brazilian - [How far dare an evaluator go toward saving the world?](https://bluemarbleeval.org/how-far-dare-an-evaluator-go-toward-saving-the-world/) - By Bob Stake American Journal of Evaluation - Volume: 25 issue: 1, page(s): 103-107 - Sage (2004) In this article, Bob Stake explores the idea of skin in the game and asserts that no two evaluators would likely produce the exact same evaluation design and report. He then suggests a new standard for the field - [Book Review: Blue Marble Premises and Principles](https://bluemarbleeval.org/book-review-blue-marble-premises-and-principles/) - By Robert Picciotto, University of Auckland, New Zealand American Journal of Evaluation, 2020 Summary: Michael Quinn Patton’s Blue Marble Evaluation is a forward-looking, path-breaking, and timely contribution to evaluation theory and practice. The title of the book evokes the Blue Marble shot—a photograph of the whole earth taken by the Apollo 17 astronauts in 1972. The preface of - [Utilization-Focused Evaluation as the Overarching Framework for Blue Marble Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/utilization-focused-evaluation-as-the-overarching-framework-for-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 blog summarizes how we address the interconnection in the new book. Intergenerational - [A Blue Marble Moment](https://bluemarbleeval.org/a-blue-marble-moment/) - Under a massive and slowly spinning earthen globe in the SSE Hydro in Glasgow Scotland, I joined a meditation circle of 12 people led by two monks from Plum Village Monastery in France. The Monastery, founded by Thich Nhat Han, has become a spiritual lifeline for several of the leaders of CoP26. This makes sense when you consider - [September 2021 Newsletter](https://bluemarbleeval.org/september-2021-newsletter/) - Equinox Edition Welcome Back! As we begin to see signs of fall in the northern hemisphere and prepare to welcome spring in the south, we are happy to be back in action! It's been a few months since we sent out a newsletter, but we are making up for it with an email chock full of goodies. - [A Clarion Call for Food Systems Transformation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/a-clarion-call-for-food-systems-transformation/) - As part of preparation and building momentum for the 2021 UN Food Systems Summit more than 900 Independent Dialogues have taken place around the world. These Summit Dialogues aim to offer a seat at the table to all interested stakeholders, giving them an opportunity to debate, collaborate, and provide input into deliberations on the future of food. Conveners of - [Independent Dialogues Leading to the UN Food Systems Summit](https://bluemarbleeval.org/independent-dialogues-leading-to-the-un-food-systems-summit/) - The Blue Marble Evaluation Network (BME) has been commissioned to synthesize the reports of Independent Dialogues as part of preparation for the UN Food Systems Summit in September. Through June more than 700 Independent Dialogues have been registered. It is helpful to locate the contributions of the Independent Dialogues in relation to the other workstreams of preparation and planning for the - [“No Lines”. For Blue Marble Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/no-lines-for-blue-marble-evaluation/) - Blog originally posted on https://zendaofir.com/no-lines-for-blue-marble-evaluation/. Reposted with permission. “Between me and not-me there is surely a line, a clear distinction, or so it seems. But, now that I look, where is that line?” Donella Meadows, 1987. Blue Marble Evaluation. It is good to have been engaged in it from the beginning, and to be on its Advisory - [May 2021 Newsletter](https://bluemarbleeval.org/may-2021-newsletter/) - On May 15th, the United Nations recognizes the International Day of Families. Blue Marble Evaluation is not just a network or an evaluation approach, we are a family of over 570 people committed to transforming evaluation to evaluate transformation. If you have not yet become a member of the Blue Marble Evaluation family, we hope you - [April 2021 Newsletter](https://bluemarbleeval.org/april-2021-newsletter/) - This month, we are happy to introduce you to Blue Marble Evaluation's new Global Advisory Council. This group will be supporting our network as we work to build the capacity of Blue Marble Evaluators and build demand for Blue Marble Evaluation globally. We are also celebrating the 1 year anniversary of the Transformation Systems Mapping and Analysis Group, formed - [The 2021 World Food Systems Summit & BME](https://bluemarbleeval.org/the-2021-world-food-systems-summit-bme/) - In 2021, UN Secretary-General António Guterres will convene a Food Systems Summit as part of the Decade of Action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The Summit aims to support transformation of the way the world produces, consumes and thinks about food. It aims to be inclusive by bringing together scientists, policy makers, business leaders, farmers, indigenous people, - [February 2021 Newsletter](https://bluemarbleeval.org/february-2021-newsletter/) - February is full of celebrations and observances: Black History Month, Lunar Year, Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras to name just a few. We started the month with another song from MQP to the tune of Season's of Love and have been thinking a lot about love and how important it is to our skin in the game principle. As the poet, bell hooks reminds - [Nature as a Stakeholder - A love story](https://bluemarbleeval.org/nature-as-a-stakeholder-a-love-story/) - From our Gulf of Maine Blue Marble Hub in Portland Maine, we have a Love Story about Nature. In today's world, the dominant worldview is one where humans have control over nature. What if our love for the abundance that nature provides can be translated as legal status as a living being, not a bundle of - [January 2021 Newsletter](https://bluemarbleeval.org/january-2021-newsletter/) - Happy New Year! We spent much of last year introducing Blue Marble Evaluation to our members and friends. Now that we have built a foundation together, we plan to offer a number of opportunities for you to deepen your engagement with one another and with the principles of BME. Read on for more information about what is - [A Guest Post from Elena Bonometti following our Conversation with Tostan](https://bluemarbleeval.org/a-guest-post-from-elena-bonometti-following-our-conversation-with-tostan/) - Founded in 1991, Tostan is best known for its outstanding contributions to the movement for the abandonment of female genital cutting and child marriage in Africa. Tostan is widely recognized as a leader in building community well-being grounded in human rights. Tostan realizes its mission of empowering African communities to bring about sustainable development and - [Perspectives on Precedents: Viewing 2020 in a Larger Historical, Cultural, and Political Context](https://bluemarbleeval.org/perspectives-on-precedents-viewing-2020-in-a-larger-historical-cultural-and-political-context/) - Kim van der Woerd and Michael Quinn Patton worked together in 2016 as part of a team that created the Evaluation for Social Change and Transformational Learning Program at Simon Fraser University. This interactive blog illustrates and updates the kinds of conversations that framed the generation of that program MQP: This is the time of year when - [Lessons about evaluating responses to the pandemic: Insights from the World Food Program Developmental Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/lessons-about-evaluating-responses-to-the-pandemic-insights-from-the-world-food-program-developmental-evaluation/) - Blue Marble Evaluation Context The first overarching Blue Marble Evaluation principle is the Global Thinking Principle: Apply whole-Earth big-picture thinking to all aspects of systems change. The World Food Programme (WFP) epitomizes that principle. The pandemic, as a global challenge, requires Global Thinking. In evaluating WFP’s response to the pandemic, global thinking is critical. Working - [Rethinking systems thinking: from a perspective of Chinese philosophy and sustainable development](https://bluemarbleeval.org/rethinking-systems-thinking-from-a-perspective-of-chinese-philosophy-and-sustainable-development/) - By Xu guangqing (2005) Abstract: As we know, the approach of systems thinking is fundamentally different from that of traditional forms of analysis. Traditional analysis focuses on the separating the individual pieces of what is being studied. Systems thinking, contrast, focuses on how the thing being studied interacts with other constituents of the system. Chinese - [2020 in Words: Insights into the Trajectory of Humanity on the Blue Marble](https://bluemarbleeval.org/2020-in-words-insights-into-the-trajectory-of-humanity-on-the-blue-marble/) - "Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going.” - Rita Mae Brown, American feminist writer At the end of each year the Oxford English Dictionary selects a word of the year. The selection is both retrospective, chosen because of dramatically increased use in both - [Global Villagers: The Rise of Transnational Communities](https://bluemarbleeval.org/global-villagers-the-rise-of-transnational-communities/) - By A. Portes Published by The American Prospect A new breed of immigrant community is breaking down national borders and confounding traditional notions of citizenship. - [Evaluation in the SDGs Era - SDGs時代の評価: 価値を引き出し、変容を促す営み (SDGs時代のESDと社会的レジリエンス研究叢書 5) ](https://bluemarbleeval.org/evaluation-in-the-sdgs-era/) - By 米原 あき (著, 編集), 佐藤 真久 (著, 編集), 長尾 眞文 (著, 編集) 本書では、「SDGs時代の評価─価値を引き出し、変容を促す営み」と題して、筆者らのミクロ実践からマクロ政策までの幅広い知見のもとで、SDGs時代の評価に関わる考察が行われてきた。各章のキーワードは、『SDGs時代における評価概念のシフト』、『評価における社会変容と個人変容の連動』、『国際協力の協働パートナーシップ』、『通域的な学び』、『発展的評価』、『ブルーマーブル評価』であった。そして、これらの論考には、価値をめぐる協働と学びの取り組みがあり、価値の問い直し、価値の意味づけ、価値の共創の取り組みへの主体的なコミットメントが見られる。 Book available on Amazon Year 2022 Principle 1: Global Thinking, Principle 3: Transformative Engagement, Principle 6: GLOCAL - [A Developmental Evaluation Companion](https://bluemarbleeval.org/a-developmental-evaluation-companion/) - By Jamie Gamble, Kate McKegg, Mark Cabaj The McConnell Foundation (2021) A Developmental Evaluation Companion introduces the concept to changemakers, and to the evaluators, critical friends and reality testers, who are their partners in that change journey. The book provides an overview of the essential elements of Developmental Evaluation (DE) to create some coherence, not to - [Braiding Sweetgrass](https://bluemarbleeval.org/braiding-sweetgrass/) - By Robin Wall Kimmerer Milkweed Publications (2015) Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, a mother, and a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings—asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass—offer us gifts and lessons, even if we’ve forgotten how to hear their voices. In a rich braid of reflections that range - [Michael Quinn Patton Receives EvalYouth Transformative Evaluator Award](https://bluemarbleeval.org/michael-quinn-patton-receives-evalyouth-transformative-evaluator-award/) - In conjunction with the one-year anniversary of the publication of Blue Marble Evaluation and creation of the Blue Marble Evaluation Network, we are pleased to announce that Michael Quinn Patton has been awarded the EvalYouth Transformative Evaluator Award. This new award recognizes his substantial contributions toward transforming evaluation to ensure the field’s usefulness and relevance in creating - [TRUST on the leading edge of survival](https://bluemarbleeval.org/trust-on-the-leading-edge-of-survival/) - In January, before the pandemic, I offered a blog on Moving at the Speed of Trust: The Role of Blue Marble Evaluation. This is an updated review of how attention to trust has evolved during this turbulent year. In that new year’s blog I wrote: Trust matters for transformation. The Blue Marble theory of transformation hypothesizes - [Food and Agriculture Systems: A Blue Marble Evaluation Perspective](https://bluemarbleeval.org/food-and-agriculture-systems-a-blue-marble-evaluation-perspective/) - In writing about transformation in Blue Marble Evaluation, I quoted Million Belay, coordinator of the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, who said: “At last there is a realization that change, fundamental change in the way we are living, is needed.” I met Million at an international conference on Transformation hosted by the University of Dundee in 2017. - [Reflection on Curves: Pandemic curves, climate curves, social justice curves, and humanity’s learning curve](https://bluemarbleeval.org/reflection-on-curves-pandemic-curves-climate-curves-social-justice-curves-and-humanitys-learning-curve/) - It seems like a long, long time ago when the clarion call for managing the coronavirus pandemic was flattening the curve, but it was only seven months ago. I predicted at the time that the widely communicated and highly effective graphic disseminated by CDC (2020) would become the world’s most famous, influential, and recognizable graphic visualization. - [Blue Marble Evaluation UX Study](https://bluemarbleeval.org/blue-marble-evaluation-ux-study/) - The Blue Marble Evaluation website went live in November 2019, with the goal of building a diverse global community of evaluators and evaluation users committed to the principles of Blue Marble Evaluation. Over the last nine months, we have been working to create an online space that provides useful information to promote and implement Blue Marble Evaluation as - [Transformation Systems Mapping & Analysis WorkGroup Update](https://bluemarbleeval.org/transformation-systems-mapping-analysis-workgroup-update/) - The Transformations Systems Mapping and Analysis Working Group (TSM&A WG) is well under way! With over 100 people representing 23 countries, we have created 10 workstreams within the working group on a variety of topics. Each Workstream feature Conveners and Fellows and several held their first convenings over the past few weeks: the Scorecards workstream - [Systems Transformation Mapping & Analysis WorkGroup is Launching](https://bluemarbleeval.org/systems-transformation-mapping-analysis-workgroup-is-launching/) - The cross network Working Group focused on building the field of Transformations Systems Mapping & Analysis - has launched with over 80 members representing 22 countries has launched with great enthusiasm. There are 13 different “workstreams” that cover a wide range of thematic areas. Each workstream has a “Convener” and “Fellow” so keep an eye - [Evaluation in the Face of the Climate Emergency: Observations & Synthesis](https://bluemarbleeval.org/evaluation-in-the-face-of-the-climate-emergency-observations-synthesis/) - Guest Blue Marble Evaluation blog from Scott C. Chaplowe, a dedicated evaluation professional with over 20 years’ experience working with civic, public and private organizations seeking sustainable solutions for social and environmental challenges. His academic training is in geography (UCLA), with a focus on human and natural resource management. He has been influenced by the sub-disciplines - [Aftermath of the 50th Anniversary of the Blue Marble (Earth) Day](https://bluemarbleeval.org/aftermath-of-the-50th-anniversary-of-the-blue-marble-earth-day/) - Despite not being able to be held in person, the swell of online activity around International Mother Earth Day this year, the movement’s 50th anniversary, demonstrates just how much we are connected to one another – no matter where on earth we are. Now, more than ever, this landmark event calls on us to think and act systemically - [75th Birthday Tribute to MQP](https://bluemarbleeval.org/75th-birthday-tribute-to-mqp/) - In honor of Blue Marble Evaluation's founder, Michael Quinn Patton's 75th Birthday on September 5, 2020, we invited some of his colleagues, friends and family to sing along to "Sweet MQP" to the tune of Sweet Caroline, by Neil Diamond, one of Michael's favorite songs. We also invited members and friends to sing Happy Birthday to - [Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day by Zooming Out and Zooming In](https://bluemarbleeval.org/celebrate-the-50th-anniversary-of-earth-day-by-zooming-out-and-zooming-in/) - With lockdowns and stay home orders spanning the globe to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, we've all been spending an awful lot of time on Zoom these days. I know I have. Even my 2 and 6 year olds have. And now the language of "zoomed out" has become commonplace. I think we are all feeling - [APEA Webinar Follow-up: Further Implications of the Global Health Emergency for Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/apea-webinar-follow-up-further-implications-of-the-global-health-emergency-for-evaluation/) - On April 21, 2020, the Asia Pacific Evaluation Association hosted a webinar where they asked Michael Quinn Patton to explore the implications of the novel coronavirus for evaluation. The recording of the webinar can be found here. The webinar generated lively discussion among participants. Below are some of the questions and comments shared in the chat during the - [Evaluation Implications of the Coronavirus Global Health Pandemic Emergency](https://bluemarbleeval.org/evaluation-implications-of-the-coronavirus-global-health-pandemic-emergency/) - I've been doing evaluations and writing about the evaluation profession for nearly 50 years. For the last decade, I've been writing about evaluation under conditions of complexity (Developmental Evaluation) and global systems transformations (Blue Marble Evaluation). I've been getting queries from colleagues young and old, novice evaluators and long-time practitioners, asking how I'm making sense - [Evaluation Criteria for Transformation Webinar Q&A](https://bluemarbleeval.org/evaluation-criteria-for-transformation-webinar-qa/) - Webinar Recording available here. Click here to read a summary blog about webinar with resource links. CHAT QUESTIONS and FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS (in red) and PARTICIPANTS’ COMMENTS, WITH MQP RESPONSES Questions (in red) grouped together. There are many questions so I’ll try to keep responses short. This is an ongoing dialogue. Will the PowerPoint be available? MQP: The - [Evaluation Criteria for Transformation Webinar Summary](https://bluemarbleeval.org/evaluation-criteria-for-transformation-webinar-summary/) - Webinar Recording available here. Webinar FAQ responses available here. PowerPoint: The presentation is a work in progress, so the PowerPoint is a work in progress. The webinar recording is available but the PP is not ready for dissemination. I’m working on an article that will be published later this year. That will have the full, polished presentation. But that - [Blue Marble Evaluation Featured at Esri Geodesign Conference](https://bluemarbleeval.org/blue-marble-evaluation-featured-at-esri-geodesign-conference/) - In August of last summer, in Portland Maine, I wanted to know if people were interested in the idea of transformations systems mapping and analysis. So, I brought together leaders in Blue Marble Evaluation as well as experts in systems mapping for a design charrette on this topic - and to see if anybody cared, - [The Interconnection Between the Global and the Personal: A Blue Marble Perspective](https://bluemarbleeval.org/the-interconnection-between-the-global-and-the-personal-a-blue-marble-perspective/) - At the end of February, as part of a speaking engagement on Blue Marble Evaluation in Charlotte, North Carolina, I had the opportunity to meet with a group of community leaders, activists, and scholars to discuss how we collectively and individually approach the climate emergency in our own work and our lives. The group included - [Transformation Systems Mapping & Analysis Group](https://bluemarbleeval.org/transformation-systems-mapping-analysis-group/) - One of the best methods for understanding transformations systems is the process of mapping them. There are a wide range of methods but there have been few attempts to document all current mapping methods and to understand when to use one type of mapping methods vs. another and more importantly to determine how to integrate - [The Global Alliance for the Future of Food Makes History with Formal Adoption of a Theory of Transformation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/the-global-alliance-for-the-future-of-food-makes-history-with-formal-adoption-of-a-theory-of-transformation/) - The third overarching Blue Marble Evaluation principles concerns transformational engagement: Engage and evaluate consistent with the magnitude, direction, and speed of transformations needed and envisioned. That leads to the Blue Marble Theory of Transformation operating principle: Design and evaluate transformation based on an evidence-supported theory of transformation. For the last 25 years, design, planning and evaluation have - [Blue Marble Evaluation Book Club](https://bluemarbleeval.org/blue-marble-evaluation-book-club/) - Have you started reading Michael's new book, Blue Marble Evaluation: Premises and Principles yet? If not, this is great motivation to read it alongside other fellow BME members! If so, perhaps you have questions and thoughts you'd like to share with Michael and others? In either case, we invite you to join the BME Book club, which kicks off - [Blue Marble Evaluation: Thinking in Transformational Ways at a Time When We Urgently Need To](https://bluemarbleeval.org/blue-marble-evaluation-thinking-in-transformational-ways-at-a-time-when-we-urgently-need-to/) - This article by McKnight Foundation International program director Jane Maland Cady was originally published by the Global Alliance for the Future of Food and adapted here with permission. Summary: The McKnight Foundation has supported the first of the Blue Marble Evaluation innovators — from Michael Quinn Patton and the World Savvy team, to the evaluators embedded in the Global - [Moving at the Speed of Trust: The Role of Blue Marble Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/moving-at-the-speed-of-trust-the-role-of-blue-marble-evaluation/) - Trust matters for transformation. The Blue Marble theory of transformation hypothesizes that transformation requires multiple actors, networks, organizations, movements, and individuals actively finding common ground thereby magnifying their separate efforts collectively to create critical mass and tipping points. A theory of transformation integrates and aligns multiple theories of change. One important constituent theory of change in support - [Michael Recognized as Guilford Press Author of the Month for Blue Marble Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/michael-recognized-as-guilford-press-author-of-the-month-for-blue-marble-evaluation/) - Michael Quinn Patton was recognized by Guilford Press, the publisher of Blue Marble Evaluation: Premises and Principles, as the December 2019 author of the month. In his interview, Michael shares, "Blue Marble refers to the iconic image of the Earth from space without borders or boundaries, a whole Earth perspective. Many people, organizations, and networks are - [Anthropocene: A very short introduction](https://bluemarbleeval.org/anthropocene-a-very-short-introduction/) - By Erle C. Ellis Published by Oxford University Press, 2018 This Very Short Introduction explains the science behind the Anthropocene and the many proposals about when to mark its beginning. Ellis offers an insightful discussion of our role in shaping the planet, and how this will influence our future on many fronts. - [Climate Emergency from a Blue Marble Evaluation Perspective](https://bluemarbleeval.org/climate-emergency-from-a-blue-marble-evaluation-perspective/) - The 2019 Oxford Dictionary word of the year is "climate emergency." The word of the year is both retrospective, chosen because of dramatically increased use in both published and social media, but also prospective, for calling attention to the word of the year tends to increase its use. "Climate emergency is defined as ‘a situation in which urgent action - [Reflections from the World's First Blue Marble Evaluator](https://bluemarbleeval.org/reflections-from-the-worlds-first-blue-marble-evaluator/) - This reflection is an excerpt from the book, Blue Marble Evaluation: Premises and Principles: Being the first-ever Blue Marble Evaluator and doing so with the Global Alliance for the Future of Food is an honor. I could tell you a million things about this, but for now I want to share two personal views that - [Wicked Solutions: A systems approach to complex problems](https://bluemarbleeval.org/wicked-solutions-a-systems-approach-to-complex-problems/) - By Bob Williams and Sjon van ‘t Hof 2014 Wicked problems are complex, ill-structured, human problem situations. This book will help you design an inquiry and intervention in such messy, wicked situations. Access e-book. - [Blue Marble Evaluation: Premises & Principles](https://bluemarbleeval.org/blue-marble-evaluation-premises-principles/) - By Michael Quinn Patton Published by Guilford Press, 2019 As a transdisciplinary profession, evaluation has much to offer to global change interventions that work toward a sustainable future across national boundaries, sectors, and issues. This book introduces Blue Marble evaluation, which provides a framework for developing, adapting, and evaluating major systems change initiatives involving complex - [Globalization and Culture](https://bluemarbleeval.org/globalization-and-culture/) - By Jan Nederveen Pieterse Published by Rowman & Littlefield (2019) Now updated with new chapters on culture and on populism, this seminal text disputes the view that we are experiencing a “clash of civilizations” as well as the idea that globalization leads to cultural homogenization. Instead, Jan Nederveen Pieterse argues that we are witnessing the - [In the Light of Justice, The Rise of Human Rights in Native America](https://bluemarbleeval.org/in-the-light-of-justice-the-rise-of-human-rights-in-native-america/) - By Walter Echo-Hawk Published by Fulcrum Publishing (2013) In 2007 the United Nations approved the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. United States endorsement in 2010 ushered in a new era of Indian law and policy. This book highlights steps that the United States, as well as other nations, must take to - [Social Innovation Generation: Fostering a Canadian Ecosystem for Systems Change](https://bluemarbleeval.org/social-innovation-generation-fostering-a-canadian-ecosystem-for-systems-change/) - By Geraldine Cahill & Kelsey Spitz Published by J.W. McConnell Family Foundation (2017) Access book The partnership, Social Innovation Generation (SiG), was founded in 2007 with a mission to create a culture of continuous social innovation in Canada. It was born to serve the people changing the very way society works — the people who - [Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life](https://bluemarbleeval.org/skin-in-the-game-hidden-asymmetries-in-daily-life/) - By Naseim Nicholas Taleb Published by Penguin Random House, 2018 Taleb challenges many of our long-held beliefs about risk and reward, politics and religion, finance and personal responsibility. In his most provocative and practical book yet, one of the foremost thinkers of our time redefines what it means to understand the world, succeed in a - [Visionary Evaluation for a Sustainable Equitable Future](https://bluemarbleeval.org/visionary-evaluation-for-a-sustainable-equitable-future/) - By Beverly Parsons, Lovely Dhillon and Matthew Keene (2019) Published by Information Age Publishing Utilizing a creative storytelling approach, Visionary Evaluation for a Sustainable, Equitable Future brings forward the centrality of values in conjunction with the role of evaluation in building a future of well-being for people, nature, and planet. Visionary Evaluatives are guided by - [A systems view of life: a unifying vision](https://bluemarbleeval.org/a-systems-view-of-life-a-unifying-vision/) - By F. Capra and L. Luisi (2014) Publisher: Cambridge University Press This volume integrates the ideas, models, and theories underlying the systems view of life into a single coherent framework. Taking a broad sweep through history and across scientific disciplines, the authors examine the appearance of key concepts such as autopoiesis, dissipative structures, social networks, - [Dealing with complexity in development evaluation: a practical approach](https://bluemarbleeval.org/dealing-with-complexity-in-development-evaluation-a-practical-approach/) - By Bamberger, M., Vaessen, J., Raimondo E. Publisher: Sage Recognizing that complexity calls for innovative, conceptual, and methodological solutions, this unique book offers practical guidance to policymakers, managers, and evaluation practitioners on how to design and implement complexity-responsive evaluations that can be undertaken in the real world of time, budget, data, and political constraints. Introductory chapters - [Organizations working together: Coordination in interorganizational networks](https://bluemarbleeval.org/organizations-working-together-coordination-in-interorganizational-networks-2/) - By Catherine Alter and Jerald Hage Publisher: Sage Organizational cooperation, collaboration and networking are increasingly being seen as the most effective ways of achieving goals. In this volume, the authors describe the various kinds of organizational collaborations currently taking place in the public and private sectors, and the influence these experiments have on - [The Globalization Reader](https://bluemarbleeval.org/the-globalization-reader/) - Authors: Frank Lechner and John Boli WIley An introduction to the issues surrounding the complex and controversial realities of today's interconnected world. Since its initial publication, The Globalization Reader has been lauded for its comprehensive coverage of the issues surrounding globalization. Now in its sixth edition, the Reader has been thoroughly revised and updated and - [World System Analysis](https://bluemarbleeval.org/world-system-analysis/) - By Immanuel Wallerstein Duke University Press In World-Systems Analysis, Immanuel Wallerstein provides a concise and accessible introduction to the comprehensive approach that he pioneered thirty years ago to understanding the history and development of the modern world. Since Wallerstein first developed world-systems analysis, it has become a widely utilized methodology within the historical social sciences - [The World System and the Earth System](https://bluemarbleeval.org/the-world-system-and-the-earth-system/) - Edited by Alf Hornberg and Carole Crumley In this benchmark volume top scholars come together to present state-of-the-art research and pursue a more rigorous framework for understanding and studying the linkages between social and ecological systems. Contributors from a wide spectrum of disciplines, including archaeology, anthropology, geography, ecology, palaeo-science, geology, sociology, and history, present and - [Worlds Apart, Measuring International and Global Inequality](https://bluemarbleeval.org/worlds-apart-measuring-international-and-global-inequality/) - By Branko Milanovic Princeton University Press We are used to thinking about inequality within countries — about rich Americans versus poor Americans, for instance. But what about inequality between all citizens of the world? Worlds Apart addresses just how to measure global inequality among individuals, and shows that inequality is shaped by complex forces often working in different directions. - [Evidence for Impact Webinar: Developmental Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/evidence-for-impact-webinar-developmental-evaluation/) - This webinar by Social Impact explores the essential principles of developmental evaluation (DE) and how funders adapt them to in a variety of scenarios and contexts. As DE gains traction, people are implementing them in different ways and taking full advantage of DE’s commitment to flexibility. But how much flexibility it too much? What is - [Principes du Blue Marble (French/Francais)](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principes-du-blue-marble/) - Click to download PDF Authors Andrealisa Belzer and Seyba Cissokho - [Principios Blue-Marble](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principios-blue-marble/) - Click here to download a pdf. - [A Social Equity Assessment Tool (SEAT) for Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/a-social-equity-assessment-tool-seat-for-evaluation/) - The paper discusses the lack of a methodological tool for equity assessment in the evaluation field. It highlights the historical neglect of equity and social justice in some of the most widely and globally utilized evaluation criteria, including the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Evaluation Criteria, and its implications for the evaluation field’s equity assessment - [Draft Map of a Road Transect in the Gulf of Maine](https://bluemarbleeval.org/draft-map-of-a-road-transect-in-the-gulf-of-maine/) - Roads of the T-Transect II Transformations Systems Workstreams: Gulf of Maine - [ESRI Story Map Introduction to the Working Group](https://bluemarbleeval.org/esri-story-map-introduction-to-the-working-group/) - Check out an in-depth ESRI Story Map introducing the Working Group here! Transformations Systems Workstreams Academic Pathways and Careers Collaboratory, Gulf of Maine, Indicators, Scorecards, Dashboards, LatinAfrique XChange, Mapping the inner dimensions, Systems Thinkers Mapping Who's Involved, Transformations Systems Mapping Tool Kit, Transformative Capacities for Navigating Crisis, Unifying Framework, WG Integration - Inclusion, Generosity, Story & Flow, What Is Transformation? - [Regenerate Costa Rica + Blue Marble Baseline = Learning by Doing](https://bluemarbleeval.org/regenerate-costa-rica-blue-marble-baseline-learning-by-doing/) - Regenerate Costa Rica is an initiative by the University for International Cooperation launched in 2018. The initiative brings together a community with multiple capacities in order to reflect, plan and activate projects that enable the country’s transition towards a regenerative paradigm. Given the realities of the anthropocene playing out across Costa Rica (one of the most - [Social Systems Map](https://bluemarbleeval.org/social-systems-map/) - This Social Systems Map represents the ecosystem developing around the Transformations Systems Mapping and Analysis Working Group. This is one of our first products, which will contribute to our development, help us to self-organize, and amplify our ability to SEE the eco-system we are creating as we evolve as a Working Group. We will continue to - [Blue Marble Geographics](https://bluemarbleeval.org/blue-marble-geographics/) - Global Mapper offers GIS technology that includes data creating, editing, rendering, and analysis tools. - [Footprint Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/footprint-evaluation/) - Footprint evaluation focuses on the ‘footprint’ that human systems make on natural systems. This requires attention to the nexus between human systems and natural systems. Footprint evaluation is grounded in the premise that all evaluations should include consideration of environmental sustainability, even when this is not a stated goal of the intervention. This is so - [Modules of the First Story of Place Course (Sep 2020-Feb 2021)](https://bluemarbleeval.org/modules-of-the-first-story-of-place-course-sep-2020-feb-2021/) - This ArcGIS Story Map Collection displays all modules that were part of the Story of Place Course held from September 2020 to February 2021. The course focuses on understanding global issues at a bioregional scale. Collection of Story Maps of Course Modules Transformations Systems Workstreams Gulf of Maine - [Blue Marble Evaluation Principles in Japanese](https://bluemarbleeval.org/blue-marble-evaluation-principles-in-japanese/) - Blue Marble Japan, Inc. aims to facilitate system transformation to realize a sustainable world. They have translated the Blue Marble Principles into Japanese. Click here to view the principles Download the principles - [Better Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/better-evaluation/) - As noted in the Bricolage Methods Principle, Blue Marble Evaluation is NOT a specific set of methods or measurements, though treating the global system as the focus of evaluation has major methodological and measurement implications. The variety of possible Blue marble evaluation situations is so vast that no predetermined set will be adequate. There can be no - [World Savvy Global Competence Matrix](https://bluemarbleeval.org/world-savvy-global-competence-matrix/) - World Savvy is a 501c3 organization based in the United States that works to build global competence in middle and high school students and educators. World Savvy's approach was an early inspiration for Blue Marble Evaluation. Their Global Competence Matrix offers insight into what core concepts, values, skills and dispositions might be relevant for Blue Marble Evaluators. - [Sustainable Development Goals](https://bluemarbleeval.org/sustainable-development-goals/) - The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015, provides a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future. At its heart are the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are an urgent call for action by all countries - developed - [United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples](https://bluemarbleeval.org/united-nations-declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples-2/) - UNDRIP is the most comprehensive international instrument on the rights of indigenous peoples. It establishes a universal framework of minimum standards for the survival, dignity and well-being of the indigenous peoples of the world and it elaborates on existing human rights standards and fundamental freedoms as they apply to the specific situation of indigenous peoples. - [Third Thursdays with BME](https://bluemarbleeval.org/third-thursdays-with-bme/) - This Blue Marble Evaluation community was formed in 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted nearly everything in our world. We have been so grateful to have this virtual community over the past three years to navigate the changing landscape of our world together. In 2023, we will host monthly community gatherings that are more - [2021 Reflections from the BME Advisory Council](https://bluemarbleeval.org/2021-reflections-from-the-bme-advisory-council/) - When we set out to create the Blue Marble Evaluation network, it is safe to say that we did not really know what we were doing. We received a lot of great advice and tremendous support from the McKnight Foundation and from many of our members and friends. We have been overwhelmed with the positive - [November 2021 Newsletter](https://bluemarbleeval.org/november-2021-newsletter/) - As 2021 draws to a close, we would like to thank you for your ongoing engagement with Blue Marble Evaluation. This network emerged out of a vision to connect evaluators around the world under a common set of principles, with the goal of transforming evaluation to ensure its relevance to global systems transformation towards equity and sustainability. - [Blue Marble Evaluation Beta!](https://bluemarbleeval.org/blue-marble-evaluation-beta/) - 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. Our goals during this phase are to streamline content, enhance usability, build out the network, and address any bugs or issues that arise. In January 2020, we'll share our - [Towards a Theory of Transformation for Complex Systems](https://bluemarbleeval.org/towards-a-theory-of-transformation-for-complex-systems/) - Culturally Responsive Evaluation & Assessment Annual Conference Symposium Chair A. Rafael Johnson (Inspire to Change, United States of America) Presentations Principles-Driven Responsive Philanthropy: Building Bridges Across Communities for Peace, Prosperity, and the Planet Nora Murphy Johnson, A. Rafael Johnson, Mark Guy, Mary Dalsin Inspire to Change, GHR Towards a Theory of Transformative Change A. Rafael Johnson, Nora Murphy Johnson, Sandra J. Agustín - [Developmental Evaluation: Systems and Complexity](https://bluemarbleeval.org/developmental-evaluation-systems-and-complexity/) - Instructor: Michael Quinn Patton, PhD Description: The field of evaluation already has a rich variety of contrasting models, competing purposes, alternatives methods, and divergent techniques that can be applied to projects and organizational innovations that vary in scope, comprehensiveness, and complexity. The challenge, then, is to match evaluation to the nature of the initiative being evaluated. This - [Transformative Engagement: Blue Marble Evaluators’ role in uncovering social structures that limit human potential](https://bluemarbleeval.org/transformative-engagement-blue-marble-evaluators-role-in-uncovering-social-structures-that-limit-human-potential/) - Several members of the BME network will be presenting the following session at the American Evaluation Conference: All over the world schools serve indigenous populations and/or immigrants from other cultures. How do we create and evaluate education systems that are responsive to diverse cultural backgrounds? How do we balance accountability measures such as standardized tests with - [A Blue Marble Lens on Evaluating Education Policy: How global ideas can be adapted to local needs](https://bluemarbleeval.org/a-blue-marble-lens-on-evaluating-education-policy-how-global-ideas-can-be-adapted-to-local-needs/) - Several members of the Blue Marble Evaluation network will be presenting at the K12 TIG Business Meeting at the American Evaluation Association Conference: When primary and secondary students perform poorly on international tests such as PISA, education policymakers often consider “borrowing” or emulating policies from more successful nations. Blue Marble Evaluation calls us to apply the - [Virtual Book Launch: 5th Edition of Utilization-Focused Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/virtual-book-launch-5th-edition-of-utilization-focused-evaluation/) - Join us to celebrate the release of the 5th edition of Utilization-Focused Evaluation (Sage). 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In essence, Blue Marble evaluations should be utilization-focused so Utilization-Focused Evaluation provides the overarching framework for - [Monthly U-FE Webinar - First Operating Principle of UFE - Contextualize](https://bluemarbleeval.org/monthly-u-fe-webinar-first-operating-principle-of-ufe-contextualize/) - 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 - [Monthly U-FE Webinar - Principle 3: Customize](https://bluemarbleeval.org/monthly-u-fe-webinar-principle-3-customize/) - 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 - [Monthly U-FE Webinar - Principle 4: Align](https://bluemarbleeval.org/monthly-u-fe-webinar-principle-4-align/) - 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 - [Monthly U-FE Webinar - Principle 5: Prioritize](https://bluemarbleeval.org/monthly-u-fe-webinar-principle-5-prioritize/) - 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 2-Day Course, The Evaluator's Institute](https://bluemarbleeval.org/blue-marble-evaluation-2-day-course-the-evaluators-institute/) - 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 - [Monthly U-FE Webinar: U-FE Operating Principle 6 - Engage Users](https://bluemarbleeval.org/monthly-u-fe-webinar-u-fe-operating-principle-6-engage-users/) - 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 - [Monthly U-FE Webinar: UFE Operating Principles 7 & 8](https://bluemarbleeval.org/monthly-u-fe-webinar-ufe-operating-principles-7-8/) - 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 - [Monthly U-FE Webinar - Principles 9 & 10](https://bluemarbleeval.org/monthly-u-fe-webinar-principles-9-10/) - 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 - Birds of a Feather Gathering](https://bluemarbleeval.org/blue-marble-evaluation-birds-of-a-feather-gathering/) - 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. 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These cases include global systems change initiatives that have included some or all of the Blue Marble Evaluation principles AND those that may be ripe for Blue - [Adapting to a Rapidly Changing Coastal Zone: Western Region of Ghana](https://bluemarbleeval.org/case-studies/adapting-to-a-rapidly-changing-coastal-zone-western-region-of-ghana/) - Adapting to a Rapidly Changing Coastal Zone: Western Region of Ghana Case Studies Adapting to a Rapidly Changing Coastal Zone: Western Region of Ghana Evaluating Agriculture Systems Change Principles-Driven Responsive Philanthropy: Building Bridges Across Communities for Peace, Prosperity and Planet Adapting to a Rapidly Changing Coastal Zone: Western Region of Ghana Evaluating Agriculture Systems Change - [Evaluating Agriculture Systems Change](https://bluemarbleeval.org/case-studies/evaluating-agriculture-systems-change/) - Evaluating Agriculture Systems Change Case Studies Adapting to a Rapidly Changing Coastal Zone: Western Region of Ghana Evaluating Agriculture Systems Change Principles-Driven Responsive Philanthropy: Building Bridges Across Communities for Peace, Prosperity and Planet Adapting to a Rapidly Changing Coastal Zone: Western Region of Ghana Evaluating Agriculture Systems Change Principles-Driven Responsive Philanthropy: Building Bridges Across Communities - [Write a Blue Marble case study](https://bluemarbleeval.org/case-studies/write-a-blue-marble-case-study/) - If you have a case that embodies the principles of Blue Marble Evaluation, we want to hear about it! 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These Workstreams may exist for several months and lead to a product and then adjourn, they may merge with other Workstreams, - [Fellows and convenors](https://bluemarbleeval.org/network/transformations-systems-working-group/fellows-and-convenors/) - Fellows and convenors Network Join the Network Members Transformations Systems Working Group Fellows and convenors Workstreams We asked our amazing first wave of Convenors and Fellows to share their bios and headshots, and this page is the result! We are so honored to be part of such a vibrant living and learning community. Names are - [Transformations Systems Working Group](https://bluemarbleeval.org/network/transformations-systems-working-group/) - Transformations Systems Working Group Network Join the Network Members Transformations Systems Working Group Fellows and convenors Workstreams This working group aims to advance the field of transformations systems mapping and analysis, and grow a culture of collaboration to address the challenges of our time. The decade of the 2020s may be one of the most - [Global Advisory Council](https://bluemarbleeval.org/global-advisory-council/) - Global Advisory Council About The Blue Marble Evaluation Global Advisory Council is composed of BME members from different regions in the world to provide strategic guidance to the network. The current group of advisors began working together in April 2021. Andrealisa Belzer is a Canadian Credentialed Evaluator with a background in Health Education and Biology. 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Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles Integrate and network evaluations to inform and energize transformation. Premise The Hage hypothesis states - [Transformational Alignment Principle](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles/operating-principles/transformational-alignment-principle/) - Transformational Alignment Principle Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles Transform evaluation to evaluate transformation. Premise Current evaluation practices, adequate for program and project evaluation, - [Transformation Fidelity Principle](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles/operating-principles/transformation-fidelity-principle/) - Transformation Fidelity Principle Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles Ensure that what is called transformation constitutes transformation. Premise Transformational change by its very definition - [Theory of transformation principle](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles/operating-principles/theory-of-transformation-principle/) - Theory of transformation principle Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles Design and evaluate transformation based on an evidence-supported Theory of Transformation. Premise A theory - [Skin in the Game](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles/operating-principles/skin-in-the-game/) - Skin in the Game Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles Acknowledge and act on your stake in how the Anthropocene unfolds. Premise When it - [World Savvy Principle](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles/operating-principles/world-savvy-principle/) - World Savvy Principle Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles Engage in ongoing learning relevant to Blue Marble principles and practices. Premise Being a World - [Bricolage Methods Principle](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles/operating-principles/bricolage-methods-principle/) - Bricolage Methods Principle Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles Conduct utilization-focused evaluations incorporating Blue Marble principles to match methods to the evaluation situation. Premise - [Yin Yang Principle](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles/operating-principles/yin-yang-principle/) - Yin-Yang Principle Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles Harmonize conceptual opposites. Premise We live a world that divides us with national borders and sector silos, fueling nationalism, - [Integration Principle](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles/operating-principles/integration-principle/) - Time Being of the Essence Principle Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles Act with a sense of urgency short-term and support resilient sustainability for - [Cross silos Principle](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles/operating-principles/cross-silos-principle/) - Cross-silos Principle Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles Connect across sectors and issues. Premise Problems are embedded in systems. To target the problem without - [GLOCAL](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles/operating-principles/glocal/) - GLOCAL Principle Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles Integrate interconnections across levels. Premise Global systems change must be contextually sensitive and grounded in the - [Transboundary Engagement](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles/operating-principles/transboundary-engagement/) - Transboundary Engagement Principle Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles Act at a global scale. Premise To address global problems, look beyond nation-state borders and - [Transformative Engagement Principle](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles/transformative-engagement-principle/) - PrinciplesTransformative Engagement Principle Engage consistent with the magnitude, direction, and speed of transformations needed and envisioned. Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles Premise Global, - [Global Thinking Principle](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles/global-thinking-principle/) - Global Thinking Principle Apply whole Earth, big picture thinking to all aspects of systems change. Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles Premise Global problems - [Anthropocene as Context Principle](https://bluemarbleeval.org/principles/integration-principle/anthropocene-as-context-principle/) - Anthropocene as Context Principle To deal with the complexities of global issues and problems we need principles to guide us, not a rule book to tie us down. Principles What are the principles? Global Thinking Principle Anthropocene as Context Principle Transformative Engagement Principle Integration Principle Operating Principles What are the principles? 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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 - [Evaluator Competencies for Global-Local (GLOCAL) Inquiry in ‘Learning as We Go’](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn/evaluator-competencies-for-global-local-glocal-inquiry-in-learning-as-we-go/) - This full-day session will take place at the Canadian Evaluation Society Conference in Quebec City. Register for CES. Session Description: Glocally competent evaluator integrate evaluative thinking across levels to support a focus on the ultimate beneficiary individuals without losing sight of the complex and interdependent systems and the global context in which they live. 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The Prime Minister of - [Earth Day Evaluation Declaration Launch](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn/earth-day-evaluation-declaration-launch/) - Earth Day 2024 offers an opportunity for evaluators worldwide to affirm our collective professional commitment to systematically include environmental, social, and economic sustainability and regeneration criteria in all evaluations. In October 2019, at the conclusion of the Third International Conference on Evaluating Environment and Development, participants unanimously adopted a “Global Declaration on Evaluation for - [BME Community Gathering - March 2023 - Glocal Competency for Learning as You Go](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn/bme-community-gathering-march-2023-glocal-competency-for-learning-as-you-go/) - Join us for our monthly BME community gathering, where we will be hearing from Keiko Kuji-Shikatani about how she thinks about the Glocal Principle in the context of her work with the Canadian Ministry of Education. 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If you would be interested in being featured in the - [BME Community Gathering - September 2023](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn/bme-community-gathering/) - Blue Marble Evaluation community gatherings are a space where we can come together as a network to explore, learn and share with one another. 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[Globalization](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/globalization/) - [Design](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/design/) - [reflective practice](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/reflective-practice/) - [mqpmusings](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/mqpmusings/) - [systems mapping](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/systems-mapping/) - [BME Book Club](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/bme-book-club/) - [Principle 2: Anthropocene as Context](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-2-anthropocene-as-context/) - [Principle 3: Transformative Engagement](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-3-transformative-engagement/) - [Principle 6: GLOCAL](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-6-glocal/) - [Collaborative Crop Research Programme](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/collaborative-crop-research-programme/) - [polycentric governance](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/polycentric-governance/) - [evaluation science](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/evaluation-science/) - [climate emergency](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/climate-emergency/) - [post-truth](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/post-truth/) - [youth quake](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/youth-quake/) - [AEA2022](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/aea2022/) - [Eval21](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/eval21/) - [Education](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/education/) - [Complexity.](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/complexity/) - [CREA](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/crea/) - [SDG](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/sdg/) - [Developmental Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/developmental-evaluation/) - [Global Competence](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/global-competence/) - [Southern Africa Hub](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/southern-africa-hub/) - [Regeneration](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/regeneration/) - [Employment](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/employment/) - [Monitoring & Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/monitoring-evaluation/) - [Adaptive Management](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/adaptive-management/) - [Eval20](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/eval20/) - [Finance](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/finance/) - [Bioregioning](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/bioregioning/) - [Oceans](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/oceans/) - [Poverty](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/poverty/) - [anti-racist evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/anti-racist-evaluation/) - [BIPOC evaluators](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/bipoc-evaluators/) - [culturally responsive evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/culturally-responsive-evaluation/) - [equity evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/equity-evaluation/) - [evaluation praxis](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/evaluation-praxis/) - [evaluator professional development](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/evaluator-professional-development/) - [Indigenous evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/indigenous-evaluation/) - [Commissioning Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/commissioning-evaluation/) - [ndigenous Knowledges](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/ndigenous-knowledges/) - [decolonizing](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/decolonizing/) - [mother earth](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/mother-earth/) - [healing](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/healing/) - [Anthopocene](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/anthopocene/) - [Culturally Responsive Indigenous Evaluation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/culturally-responsive-indigenous-evaluation/) - [Social Innovation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/social-innovation/) - [Measurement](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/measurement/) - [French](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/french/) - [Spanish](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/spanish/) - [equity](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/equity/) - [social justice](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/social-justice/) - [assessment](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/assessment/) - [tool](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/tool/) - [criteria](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/criteria/) - [Transformations Systems Working Group](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/transformations-systems-working-group/) - [Data Vizualization](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/data-vizualization/) - [Glocal](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/glocal/) - [Principle1: Global Thinking](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle1-global-thinking/) - [Principle 11: World Savvy](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-11-world-savvy/) - [Principle 1: Global Thinking](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-1-global-thinking/) - [Principle 4: Integration](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-4-integration/) - [Principle 5: Trsboundary Engagement](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-5-trsboundary-engagement/) - [Principle 7: Cross-Silos](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-7-cross-silos/) - [Principle 8: Time being of the essence](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-8-time-being-of-the-essence/) - [Principle 9: Yin-Yang](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-9-yin-yang/) - [Principle 10: Bricolage Methods](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-10-bricolage-methods/) - [Principle 12: Skin-in-the-game](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-12-skin-in-the-game/) - [Principle 13: Theory of Transformation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-13-theory-of-transformation/) - [Principle 14: Transformation Fidelity](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-14-transformation-fidelity/) - [Principle 15: Transformational Alignment](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-15-transformational-alignment/) - [Principle 16: Evaluation as Intervention](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-16-evaluation-as-intervention/) - [Story Mapping](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/story-mapping/) - [Principles](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principles/) - [Principle 4: Transboundary Engagement](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-4-transboundary-engagement/) - [Principle 5: Transboundary Engagement](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-5-transboundary-engagement/) - [Principle 3: Transformational Engagement](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-3-transformational-engagement/) - [Japanese](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/japanese/) - [Chinese Philosophy](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/chinese-philosophy/) - [Principle 9. Yin-Yang](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/principle-9-yin-yang-2/) - [Bhuddhism](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/bhuddhism/) - [Taoism](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/taoism/) - [EarthDay](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/earthday/) - [Nexus](https://bluemarbleeval.org/tag/nexus/) ## Tags - [BME Community Gatherings](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn-tags/bme-community-gatherings/) ## Speaker Category - [Speaker](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn-speaker-category/speaker/) - Speaker of schedule - [A Blue Marble perspective on intergenerational evaluation for transformation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn-speaker-category/a-blue-marble-perspective-on-intergenerational-evaluation-for-transformation/) - [BME Community Gathering - May 2023](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn-speaker-category/bme-community-gathering-may-2023/) - [The Evaluators' Institute Summer 2023](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn-speaker-category/the-evaluators-institute-summer-2023/) - [Evaluator Competencies for Global-Local (GLOCAL) Inquiry in 'Learning as We Go'](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn-speaker-category/evaluator-competencies-for-global-local-glocal-inquiry-in-learning-as-we-go/) - [Blue Marble Evaluation as Theory of Transformation](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn-speaker-category/blue-marble-evaluation-as-theory-of-transformation/) - [Glocal Evaluation Competencies for Learning As We Go - Zooming in and zooming out to connect system-level solutions to local beneficiaries](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn-speaker-category/glocal-evaluation-competencies-for-learning-as-we-go-zooming-in-and-zooming-out-to-connect-system-level-solutions-to-local-beneficiaries/) - [UFE](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn-speaker-category/ufe/) - [AEA2023](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn-speaker-category/aea2023/) - [IWD2024](https://bluemarbleeval.org/etn-speaker-category/iwd2024/)