Evaluation and Applied Research

Approaches, Methods & Skills

  • Evaluative and Strategic Insight Facilitation (a process of leveraging your groups' collective wisdom )*

  • Virtues Evaluation*

  • Assessment of Work Environments (e.g. Equity Scan, Principles Alignment)

  • Uplifting Community Power and Voice

  • Focusing on Learning

  • Custom Program Theory Design and Review: Operating Frameworks, Theory of Change and Logic Models

  • Custom Measurement Tools that Fit Purpose and Culture

  • Practical, Securely Housed Data "Containers"

  • Documentation of Collective and Participatory Processes

  • Evaluation Training for Community Youth and Adults

  • Prospective and Retrospective Assessment

  • Needs Assessment

  • Evaluation & Social Research Design

  • Data Collection Procedures and Protocols

  • Custom Data Collection Tools

  • Data Management

  • Data Analysis & Generation of Findings

  • Diverse Reporting Styles and Mechanisms


Methods & Tools

  • Evaluative Insight Facilitation*

  • Group Concept Mapping

  • One-on-one Interviews (Including structured and freeform interviews, Delphi, etc.)

  • Case Studies

  • Interactive Group Interviews and Processes (E.g.: Technology of Participation, World Cafe.)

  • Focus Group Research Design & Moderation

  • Survey Design and Administration

  • Site Observation Protocol Design and Implementation

  • Participant Observation

  • Comparison Studies

  • Secondary Analysis of Data Records and Files

*our custom tools and methods