Sep 6, 2022
In my life and practice, nature and consulting are interconnected. My work is about emergence, and that requires me to remain grounded in my senses and the environment. I find an abundance of joy, creativity, and inspiration in nature. I do my best thinking in the... 
Nov 21, 2021
Recently, a colleague asked me how to visualize projections in Excel. Their boss needed to present information to a very fancy office. You know, the one that literally oversees the country and has an election for office every 4 years. So they needed to be accurate,... 
Oct 25, 2021
This week I was featured on Dana Wanzer’s EvaluLand podcast, where we talked about independent consulting, capacity building, and reporting. One of things we discussed was reporting successes and failures. We all have them. You can hear about a few of mine on the... 
May 13, 2021
This post was originally featured on AEA365, the daily blog of the American Evaluation Association during the Data Visualization and Reporting week. ——————– Years ago, when I first learned about data visualization, I went all... 
May 4, 2021
How many times have you written a report and heard the client respond – This is amazing! I know exactly how to use this information! We changed our processes or policies because of the findings in the report! This is an evaluator’s dream. Yet, too often we... 
Apr 6, 2021
This post is the third in a series talking about adopting inclusive and non-violent language in our work. Click the links to read Part 1 (inclusive language) and Part 2 (non-violent language). The thing about awareness is that once we know more, it becomes hard to not... 