Tag Archives: evidence-informed decision-making

I feel like an #oddeven party pooper (reducing and working are not the same)

There are two nice, evidence-informed op-ed pieces out today on Delhi’s odd-even scheme to try to reduce air pollution (here and here). The results are heartening because I didn’t have a good sense of whether a two-week window of implementing a policy — to which there were many exceptions — was long enough to potentiallyContinueContinue reading “I feel like an #oddeven party pooper (reducing and working are not the same)”

Thoughts from #evalcon on evidence uptake, capacity building

I attended a great panel today, hosted by the thintankinitiative.org and IDRC and featuring representatives from three of TTI’s cohort of think tanks. This is part of the broader global evaluation week (#evalcon) happening in Kathmandu and focused on building bridges: use of evaluation for decision making and policy influence. The notes on evidence-uptake largely comeContinueContinue reading “Thoughts from #evalcon on evidence uptake, capacity building”

Buffet of Champions: What Kind Do We Need for Impact Evaluations and Policy?

This post is also cross-posted here and here. I realize that the thesis of “we may need a new kind of champion” sounds like a rather anemic pitch for Guardians of the Galaxy. Moreover, it may lead to inflated hopes that i am going to propose that dance-offs be used more often to decide policyContinueContinue reading “Buffet of Champions: What Kind Do We Need for Impact Evaluations and Policy?”