Rank the 9 truths of today's evaluation landscape

The field of evaluation has grown and developed tremendously over the past 25 years. However, evaluation has not evolved enough to keep up with current demands for information and insights that can truly accelerate social change. Below we lay out nine “truths” about today’s evaluation landscape along with a vision for what’s needed to strengthen this important field.

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* Choose the 3 truths that resonate most:

Demand for evaluation

Different approaches to affecting social change require different evaluation approaches

Evaluators are often invited late to the social change party

Evaluation skills have moved beyond social science

The field relies on an apprentice model of career development

There is a need for new voices and diverse perspectives in evaluation

Competition among evaluators impedes collaboration and knowledge-sharing

A single-user focus limits the benefits of evaluations

To make change, evaluation must change