11/13/2023
Come join us! Special Event with
Michael Quinn Patton “What it takes to make sense of and act on evidence.”
Wednesday, November 15 17:00 CET
Register Here: https://www.airmeet.com/e/76bb0e80-7273-11ee-98bb-5f00f1e31719
Michael Quinn Patton is one of the world’s leading practitioners and front-of-field innovators in evaluation. He has more than 50 years experience as an independent evaluator and organizational development consultant. He is the former President of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) and author of eight major evaluation books including a 5th edition of Utilization-Focused Evaluation co-authored with Charmagne Campbell-Patton.
As part of the INDEED International Policy & Practitioners’ Forum (November 15 & 16 2023 | Online) on Advancing Evidence-Based Practice & Evaluation in PVE/CVE/ De-Radicalisation and Crime Prevention, Michael has been invited to provide the Special Event Talk.
His talk will be on “What it takes to make sense of and act on evidence.”
About the Special Event Talk:
In logic modelling terms, evidence is an output. What's the evidentiary outcome? What's the evidentiary impact? What's the process for getting from evidence as output to evidence-based decision-making and action? The mechanism and process for using evidence will be the focus of this evening reflection, including the dangers of misusing evidence.
Key premises:
1. Evidence by itself is relatively useless.
2. Much evaluation evidence and reporting manifests the evil of banality.
3. Policymakers and general citizenry need training and facilitation to understand and interpret evidence thoughtfully and dialogically. 4. Rigor does not reside in methods and measurement; there are no rigorous methods.
5. The global polycrisis requires a different approach to evaluation evidence in all aspects.
Addressing the polycrisis, including extremism, requires major systems transformations. To evaluation transformation, evaluation and the traditional approach to evidence must be transformed.
Come join us for Michael’s talk and 18 sessions you can pick and choose from during the 2-day the INDEED International Policy & Practitioners’ Forum (November 15 & 16 2023 | Online) on Advancing Evidence-Based Practice & Evaluation in PVE/CVE/ De-Radicalisation and Crime Prevention.
To find out more about the Forum or to register, please visit: https://www.airmeet.com/e/76bb0e80-7273-11ee-98bb-5f00f1e31719
Short Bio: More on Michael Quinn Patton
Michael Quinn Patton is author of the 4th edition of Qualitative Research and Evaluation Methods used in universities worldwide. He has also authored books on Practical Evaluation, Creative Evaluation, and Developmental Evaluation: Applying Systems Thinking and Complexity Concepts to Enhance Innovation and Use. He co-authored a book on the dynamics of social innovation and transformation with Frances Westley and Brenda Zimmerman, entitled Getting to Maybe: How the World is Changed. He is the recipient of the Myrdal Award for Outstanding Contributions to Useful and Practical Evaluation Practice, the Azarsfeld Award for Lifelong Contributions to Evaluation Theory, and the 2017 Research on Evaluation Award, all from AEA. EvalYouth recognized him with the first Transformative Evaluator Award in 2020. He regularly conducts training for The Evaluators’ Institute and the International Program for Development Evaluation Training. He has published books on Principles-Focused Evaluation and Facilitating Evaluation: Principles in Practice. His book on evaluating global systems transformations is Blue Marble Evaluation. He has also co-edited a book entitled THOUGHT WORK: Thinking, Action, and the Fate of the World.
European Commission
European Forum for Urban Security (Efus)
ICCT - International Centre for Counter-Terrorism
The Science of P/CVE
PCDNetwork
Violence Prevention Network
ConnectFutures
RUSI - Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies
Royal Holloway, University of London
University of Helsinki
Lokale PolitieZone Rupel
Polish Platform for Homeland Security
Center for Security Studies (KEMEA)
EUCPN (European Crime Prevention Network)
RadarAdvies
Die Senatorin für Justiz und Verfassung
Pomorska Policja
Institute for Strategic Dialogue - ISD
Ελληνική Αστυνομία
IPS_Innovative Prison Systems
VUB - Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Vicesse
Deep Blue
