Eval with Elizabeth

Have you ever found yourself sitting at your desk or on your couch, gazing out at your surroundings, wondering how you got there? That was my experience recently as I took a deep look at my living space. I see the pictures of my family, friends, and travels. I see the...

With algorithms, automation, and AI here to stay, I have been wondering what this partnership with AI might look like for consultants, clients, and colleagues. How might we leverage AI to support our data and evaluation work? Clearly I am not alone in wondering this....

Algorithms, automation, and AI (artificial intelligence). What do you think of when you hear those terms? What images come to mind? How do they feel in your body? If you’re like me, you may feel equal parts excited and concerned. Excited about the possibilities for...

In honor of EVALentine's Day, I asked ChatGPT to write a love letter to evaluation. It delivered! And while I do not agree with every point like evaluation "finding the truth" (because whose truth and ways of knowing are we inviting and elevating?), I found the...

Data represents people. It can be easy to forget that when we're being inundated by numbers, percents, charts, and tables. Adding context to these numbers and percents is one way to help partners connect with the stories and lives behind the data. Context provides...

“We need a survey” says every company everywhere these days. At least that is how it can feel to customers, clients, consumers, and consultants. Every day my inbox is inundated with surveys from colleagues, associations, banks, corporations, and physicians. The list...

Have you seen the new images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (Webb)? For the first time ever, we are able to view galaxies that have never been seen before. We have a new perspective of the world, literally. Check out the GIF below to see a comparison of the...