One of the biggest challenges as an evaluator is to make sure that your results go to good use. As Michael Quinn Patton once said, “The purpose of an evaluation is not to produce a report.” Rather, it is to produce learning that leads to improved outcomes. Yet, a lot of that learning is encompassed in the report. So how can you help your clients use these reports for good?

The most important thing that I have started to do is to require a written response to my evaluation reports. This was not common practice with my clients and has been a game changer. See more about my approach on my post: Enhancing Learning by Requiring Written Project Responses. Blog post on American Evaluation Association “AEA 365” blog. Full text.