by Stephanie Evergreen | Mar 29, 2011 | Big Picture, Blog, Uncategorized
It has been a quarter of a year since my last post. I partly was consumed by disstertating. I partly didn’t have much to say. Back in a flash!
by Stephanie Evergreen | Dec 8, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
A super weird chain of events landed this book – The Universal Traveler: A Soft-Systems Guide to: Creativity, Problem-Solving, and the Process of Reaching Goals – in my hands. It was published in 1972, so you know what this means – typewritten text,...
by Stephanie Evergreen | Dec 1, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
Yesterday’s release of the findings from the Pentagon’s study on the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell encapsulated three important lessons for evaluators regarding how we report and communicate about our work. #1 The segment on CNN was summarizes in seven words: Letting...
by Stephanie Evergreen | Oct 13, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
An anonymous sweetheart sent me a copy of Don Moyer’s Napkin Sketch Workbook in the mail yesterday. I read it in one sitting. I’m not sure if it wasn’t meant for me to review, but seeing as how this is an unsanctioned blog, let’s do it anyway....
by Stephanie Evergreen | Oct 6, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
It’s so easy to knock instances of bad graphic design in evaluation. They’re ubiquitous and, like many of you, I’m really good at it. So in the spirit of transparency (and curiosity) I dug up old flash drives to locate bad examples of graphic design...
by Stephanie Evergreen | Aug 31, 2010 | Blog, Uncategorized
Okay, people, I just endured another heartwrenching conversation about the state of slideshows in evaluation. We all get it, right? Death by Powerpoint is a common affliction. Point well taken. But if it is such common knowledge that our slideshows and our reports are...
