this post is also available, lightly edited, here. i have been thinking a lot about ‘theories of change’ this week (just did some presenting on them here!). actually, i have been thinking more about ‘conceptual models,’ which was the term by which i was first introduced to the general idea (via vic strecher in conceptualContinue reading “theories of change, stakeholders, imagined beneficiaries, & stealing from product design. that is, meet ‘mary.’”
Tag Archives: monitoring
data systems strengthening
i have been saying for some time that my next moves will be into monitoring and vital registration (more specifically, a “poor richard” start-up to help countries to measure the certainties of life: (birth), death, and taxes. (if village pastors could get it done with ink and scroll in the 16th c across northern Europe, whyContinue reading “data systems strengthening”
the onion theory of communication (doing surveys)
without too much detail, i’ll just note that i spent more time in the hospital in undergrad than i would have preferred. often times, i, being highly unintelligent, would wait until things got really bad and then finally decide one night it was time to visit the ER – uncomfortable but not non-functional or incoherent.Continue reading “the onion theory of communication (doing surveys)”
back (and forward) from ‘the big push forward’ – thoughts on why evidence is political and what to do about it
i spent the beginning of the week in brighton at the ‘big push forward‘ conference, on the politics of evidence (#evpolitics) which mixed the need for venting and catharsis (about the “results agenda” and “results-based management” and “impact evaluation”) with some productive conversation, though no immediate concreteness on how the evidence from the conference would itself beContinue reading “back (and forward) from ‘the big push forward’ – thoughts on why evidence is political and what to do about it”
Heather E. Lanthorn 