How cognitive biases affect monitoring, evaluation and learning – and what can be done about itInsight | 4 March 2020 | Tiina PasanenCognitive biases affect everyone. Putting structures in place can mitigate them and raise the quality of analysis and decision-making in MEL. Read and comment
Getting intentional about M&E: choosing suitable approaches for adaptive programmesInsight | 7 February 2020 | Tiina PasanenThere is no one ‘right’ choice when it comes to deciding suitable monitoring and evaluation approaches and tools for adaptive programmes. Read and comment
Failing forward: how to encourage sharing of what is not working Insight | 29 January 2020 | Tiina PasanenSharing experiences of failures and how to adapt can provide opportunities for learning. ‘Fail fests’ are a possible way to go about doing this. Read and comment
Using mobile phone surveys to track resilience and post-disaster recovery: a how-to guideToolkits | January 2020 | Johannes von Engelhardt and Lindsey JonesA guide to using mobile phones in the monitoring and evaluation of resilience. Downloads
Supporting adaptive management: monitoring and evaluation tools and approachesWorking and discussion papers | December 2019 | Tiina Pasanen and Inka BarnettThis paper introduces a set of monitoring and evaluation tools and approaches, and their usefulness in supporting adaptive management in development. Downloads
Towards evidence-informed adaptive management: a roadmap for development and humanitarian organisationsWorking and discussion papers | November 2019 | Kevin Hernandez, Ben Ramalingam and Leni WildThis working paper sets out four steps for strengthening evidence-informed adaptive management in development programmes. Downloads
Why we need better data on mobile populations in cities – and how to get itInsight | 30 September 2019 | Gemma HennesseyMigrants are often hidden or invisible in official statistics, but with nearly all migrants heading for cities this can't be ignored. Read and comment
From data to decisions: how to promote evidence-based decision-making through external investments in country-led monitoring processesResearch reports and studies | August 2019 | Tiina Pasanen and Nathaniel MasonThis report for WASH Matters WaterAid is aimed at helping the design of user-centred monitoring systems and encouraging data use in decision-making. Downloads
Are we suffering from obsessive measurement disorder?Insight | 15 August 2019 | Tiina PasanenMore data doesn’t necessarily mean we make better decisions. It often means just having more data that is not used. Read and comment
