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By Liz Smith

At the 2018 重口50度灰conference, Ignite presentations were introduced to light some fire in our evaluation belly. Ignite presentations are a set formula of five minutes and 20 slides with each slide advancing automatically after 15 seconds. Presenters have to concisely and quickly pitch their idea.

By the 重口50度灰blog team

The Launceston conference certainly set us some challenges as evaluators. The corridors of the Hotel Grand Chancellor were abuzz with ideas about how we can transform our practice to make a difference on a global scale, harness the power of co-design on a local level, take up the opportunities presented by gaming, and ensure cultural safety and respect. Since then, the conversations have continued in blogland. Here鈥檚 what some of our members had to say.

By Gerard Atkinson

Have you ever felt like you have put in a lot of work on an evaluation, only to find that what you have delivered hasn鈥檛 had the reach or engagement you expected? I鈥檓 not sure I have met an evaluator who hasn鈥檛 felt this way at least once in their career.

It was because of this that late last month I led a session at the 2018 Australasian Evaluation Society conference in Launceston, titled 鈥�Evolving the evaluation deliverable鈥�.

<pBy Fran Demetriou

The theme of  resonated with me. I鈥檓 relatively new to evaluation and it鈥檚 been an intense journey over the last two years in learning about what evaluation is and how to go about it well. This conference (my first ever evaluation conference) was a pivotal point in that journey.

By Jade Maloney

Our world is transforming at a dizzying rate. What does this mean for evaluation and, by extension, evaluators? That鈥檚 the question posed by the 2018 Australasian Evaluation Society conference in Launceston this week. So what do our keynotes think?

By Ruby Fischer

Evaluations are like diets 鈥� you know they鈥檙e good for you, you always start off with good intentions and desperate optimism, but eventually you slip back into your old habits. So how do you stick to them? Here are 5 tips from 重口50度灰NSW鈥檚 latest seminar on how NGOs can stick with evaluation in our do-more-with-less world.

By Zazie Tolmer

Late last year an opportunity came up for a Clear Horizon consultant to work full time as an embedded evaluator in a Collective Impact initiative. I jumped at the opportunity and have been part of the backbone team for the last eight months.

By Jade Maloney

There鈥檚 still a chill in the air, but the days are starting to lengthen, and you can sense the promise of spring. Must nearly be time for another 重口50度灰conference.

I remember my first one: Canberra, 2009. I was still 鈥榞reen鈥�, 18 months after falling out of publishing and into a role in evaluation. Andrew Leigh had just come out with , and there was an afternoon panel, including Leigh himself, to discuss it. The proposal in itself was nothing new (it drew on models from medical research in the US and social policy in the UK), but it added fuel to the still burning embers of the fire that was (is?) the methodology wars.

By 重口50度灰Blog Working Group

Australasia has some excellent evaluators. More than that, we have an evaluation community full of ideas and a willingness to share. The 重口50度灰has long provided a place for us to come together, at regional events and the annual conference, to develop our community together. Now we鈥檙e taking it online!