Be a participant not a spectator

Resource type
Author/contributor
Title
Be a participant not a spectator
Abstract
My focus here is on the realities of evaluating in complexity where ‘nothing is clear, and everything keeps changing’. I outline how I use a series of ‘provocations’ that allow people to choose their own starting point. Sharing those choices fuels conversations that discover, explore, and co-create (rather than manage) our mutual expectations and assumptions and track how these might themselves be influenced by the work as it unfolds. This account draws on a review of literature and my practice experience, including reflections from others brought into local, national, and international conversations about what it means for evaluation to recognise complexity.
Publication
The Evaluator - UK Evaluation Society
Issue
Spring
Date
2022
Accessed
22/05/2023, 14:20
Citation
Sharp, C. (2022). Be a participant not a spectator. The Evaluator - UK Evaluation Society, Spring. https://research-for-real.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Cathy-Sharp-Be-a-participant-not-a-spectator-Winner-Dione-Hills-Tavistock-UKES-prize.pdf