What is evaluation 5.0?

We are tired of reports that collect dust on shelves. Building on four generations of evaluation, we want to incorporate new ways of collaborating and communicating into evaluation processes.

1. We look at evaluations as collective and co-creative exercises
2. We think the behaviours of evaluators and evaluated critcally influence process and outcomes
3. We include the whole chain of stakeholders, including donors
4. We turn the chain upside down: make evaluations serve local organisations so they can improve quality
5. We think the evaluationprocess has to empower the evaluated: learning takes place in the process
6. We use images (photographs & videos) as well as text as means for reflection and communication
7. We choose for constructivist methodologies and build on 4th generation, Most Significant Change and Outcome mapping methods.
8. Besides face2face meetings and paper, we use internet to support collaboration and information sharing.

Background 

Behaviour

Power of Images

What does evaluation 5.0 do?

We organise open-inscription and in-company learning events

We provide coaching and support services on evaluation and monitoring practices to organizations and individuals.

We wrote a paper for the upcoming INTRAC conference on monitoring and evaluation entitled "Fifth generation Evaluation of a HIV/AIDS prevention programme among LGTBIin 15 countries Africa and Latin America". In the paper we describe how we used constructivist evaluation methodologies to facilitate the evaluation of the International Programme of Schorer Foundation, Amsterdam generating a process that produced real learning among all involved. 

If you are interested in individual coaching, training- or advisory services, please contact us for more information

Who are we?

We are a professional capacity development evaluator, an M&E specialist experimenting with video, and a manager involved in internet and issues of diversity and gender equality. Together we have over 50 years of evaluation experience: doing evaluations, being evaluated and hiring and managing evaluators.

More about the team

Food for thought - a selection of interesting blogs an links made easily accessible:

1 - Evaluation (theory)

2 - Learning

3 - Behaviour

4 - Images

5 - Interactivity

6 - Strategy

7 - Tools

Members will find more backgound info and discussion on an ELGG behind 'Members only'. You become a member if you follow our training course or per request: contact us!

We write on a joint blog: 

evaluation5.wordpress.com

or check our individual websites:

Marlèn Arkesteijn:
www.capturingdevelopment.com 

Rosien Herweijer:
www.herweijer.wordpress.com 

Bob van der Winden:
www.bwsupport.nl         

Blog: www.bwsupport.wordpress.com

twitter: @bobwinden

Visit also our delicious library and contribute!