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ChatGPT: Considering the Role of Artificial Intelligence in the Field of Evaluation (Part 1) by Silva Ferretti

Hello! I am Silva Ferretti, an independent consultant working mostly with development and humanitarian organizations. I am keen to understand “how change really happens” – in the practice and in complex setups. I craft my approaches to be learning-focused, participatory, fresh, creative, fun… yet deep!

By now, you have likely heard of ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence model that interacts in a conversational format. I have been playing with it for some time now. Not only am I amazed by it, I am surprised by the lack of debate regarding AI’s role in development and humanitarian program management. It is a game changer. We as a field should be looking into it NOW.

IC TIG Week: Why So Serious? Using Creative Humor to Facilitate Engagement and Skill Development in Evaluation by Emma Duer

I used to work in a pet store, but people were always asking how big I’d get (apologies to Rodney Dangerfield). Jokes aside for a moment, I am Emma Duer, Vice President of Program Evaluation at Dainis & Company, Inc. As a small independent firm, we often use our flexibility to bring maximum creativity and …

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IC TIG Week: Naming Your Evaluation Consultancy by Laura Budzyna

Hello! My name is Laura Budzyna. I’m an independent evaluation consultant, and I -just- named my business – Beyond Measure LLC – a few weeks ago. I also happen to love names – human names, that is. I’ve been lucky enough to name one human, and I’ve helped friends name a handful of others. My …

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IC TIG Week: Cruising Toward Truth by Nathan Browning

Nathan Browning here. I am an independent evaluation & research consultant. I am blessed to work with a lot of different kinds of clients. I occasionally write prose. I am cruising. I am cruising toward truth. I am cruising toward truth through Evaluation Highway. I meander across the thoroughfare, violating dashed lines, slowing to feel …

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IC TIG Week: Creatively Building a Team by Tamara Hamai, Ibiaso Adajames, Kadijah Williams, and Zachariah Rabah

We are the Hamai Consulting team, comprising two long-time team members, Tamara Hamai, Ph.D., who founded the company in 2008, and Ibiaso Adajames (Project Manager), MBA, PMP, who first joined the team in 2014, and two new team members, Kadijah Williams, MA, and Zachariah Rabah, MA, MS, who joined the team as Organizational Development Assistants …

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IC TIG Week: Iterating, Creating, and otherwise Innovating in Evaluation Practice by Norma Martínez-Rubin

Hello! I’m Norma Martínez-Rubin, a California-based independent evaluation consultant and aspiring harmonica player. I’m attracted to the practical, accessible, and marvelous. To me, creativity typically conjures musical endeavors and the dramatic and visual arts produced in the entertainment field. It’s likely we’ve all enjoyed the arts as patrons and supporters. There’s even more fun when, …

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LAWG Week: Introducing: Disempowerment Evaluation by Sarah Mason

Greetings, AEA365 readers! Liz DiLuzio here, Lead Curator of the blog. To whet our appetites for this year’s conference in beautiful New Orleans, this week’s posts come to us from the feature the perspectives of the Gulf Coast Eval Network (GCEval) members, where the uniqueness of doing evaluation in the gulf south will be on …

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LGBT TIG Week: Intersectionality in Practice by Michael G. Curtis

Hi all! My name is Michael Curtis (he/him), and I’m speaking (kind of) to you from the Evaluation, Data Integration, and Technical Assistance (EDIT) team at Northwestern University. During 2020’s LGBT TIG week, my colleagues at EDIT wrote a piece focused on how important it was for evaluators to engage with the concept of intersectionality actively …

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Community Development TIG Week: The Power of Collective Reflective Practice in Community Development Evaluation by Joy Amulya

“Diversity is having a seat at the table, inclusion is having a voice, and belonging is having a voice to be heard.” -Liz Fosslien This year Community Development (CD) TIG’s sponsored week focuses on community development evaluation and how members are addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Research shows that diversity and inclusion in the workforce …

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Community Development TIG Week: Activating Community-Based Participatory Research Methods in Immigrant Communities Impacted by High-Trauma by Ivonne Chand O’Neal and Lauren Shelton

“Diversity is having a seat at the table, inclusion is having a voice, and belonging is having a voice to be heard.” -Liz Fosslien This year Community Development (CD) TIG’s sponsored week focuses on community development evaluation and how members are addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion. Research shows that diversity and inclusion in the workforce …

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