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Apply whole-Earth, big-picture thinking to all aspects of systems change.

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Blue Marble Evaluation: Premises & Principles

This book introduces Blue Marble evaluation, which provides a framework for developing, adapting, and evaluating major systems change initiatives involving complex networks of stakeholders.
Author
Michael Quinn Patton
Year
2019

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Evaluation in the SDGs Era

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。

Author
米原 あき (著, 編集), 佐藤 真久 (著, 編集), 長尾 眞文 (著, 編集)
Year
2022

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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: 

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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 the stakes of the event well named as the “last best chance” to get it right.

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CECAN Webinar: The Practice of Blue Marble Evaluation

This presentation will focus on the practice of Blue Marble Evaluation by connecting diverse local contexts to global issues and trends.

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Evaluation and the Challenge of Our Time - EES Presentation

This presentation by Scott Chaplowe, was part of a panel with several other BME members and focused on the role of evaluation and evaluators in the face of the climate crisis. 

Author
Scott Chaplowe
Year
2021

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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.  

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Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking and Blue Marble Evaluation: Exploring the Synergies for Systems Transformation

In this webinar, the presenters outline the main ideas behind the book and explore the intersections between Blue Marble Evaluation and Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking as enablers of systems transformation

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Evaluation in the SDGs Era: Adapting "Developmental Evaluation" in the Japanese Context

This webinar is exploring the frontier of evaluation science with Dr. Patton, the former president of American Evaluation Association and the leading expert of Developmental Evaluation and Blue Marble Evaluation.

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Independent Dialogues Leading to the UN Food Systems Summit

Blue Marble Evaluation has completed its second review of more than 100 discussions out of more than 600 Independent Dialogues taking place globally found 10 common criteria for successful food systems transformation ahead of the Pre-Summit gathering in Rome.

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