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Dec 17, 2020

It turns out that group meetings are mostly a terrible way to make decisions

Over the course of nearly two decades in the workplace, I’ve seen the inside of dozens of organizations and teams as an employee, consultant, or friendly collaborator. With rare exceptions, it seems, important decisions get made one of two ways. If an organization is particularly hierarchical or founder-driven, the leader…

Leadership

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It turns out that group meetings are mostly a terrible way to make decisions
It turns out that group meetings are mostly a terrible way to make decisions
Leadership

7 min read


Dec 14, 2020

Decision-Making and Accountability

Quick: what’s the best decision you’ve ever made? (I’m serious! Take a second to think about it.) . . . Now that you have an answer, think about what it was about that decision that made it a good one. Was it the impressive array of interlocking spreadsheets you amassed…

Decision Making

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Decision-Making and Accountability
Decision-Making and Accountability
Decision Making

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Sep 19, 2020

Get Social Sector Leaders to Use Evidence With This 1 Weird Trick

Okay, it’s more like a dozen not-that-weird tricks, but the point is… For a while now, I’ve been sounding the alarm about the social sector’s crisis of evidence use. To put it bluntly, the human race expends mind-boggling resources bringing studies, reports, and analyses into the world that are read…

Leadership

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Get Social Sector Leaders to Use Evidence With This 1 Weird Trick
Get Social Sector Leaders to Use Evidence With This 1 Weird Trick
Leadership

7 min read


Jul 10, 2020

Considering the Evidence Movement Through a Black Feminist Lens

The evidence-based (or if you prefer, evidence-informed/data-driven) decision-making movement is riding some rough seas these days. With the rise of populist leaders like Donald Trump and Jair Balsonaro, we are seeing a new crop of digital-age politicians around the world who view information not as a resource to be cultivated…

Nonprofit

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Decolonizing Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Decolonizing Evidence-Based Decision-Making
Nonprofit

8 min read


Apr 14, 2020

Deciding Well in Tumultuous Times

Practical advice for donors and institutions responding to COVID-19 Like many of you, I saw my world change dramatically in what seemed like the blink of an eye back in mid-March. Within a span of a long weekend, my older child’s preschool closed down for the day, then for a…

Leadership

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Deciding Well in Tumultuous Times
Deciding Well in Tumultuous Times
Leadership

19 min read


Feb 6, 2020

Book Review: Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath

I first heard of the Heath brothers (Chip and Dan) years ago when I saw Chip speak about their first two books, Made to Stick and Switch. So I was pleased to discover that they’ve written a book specifically about decision-making called Decisive. I like Decisive primarily as an introductory…

Decision Making

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Book Review: Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath
Book Review: Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath
Decision Making

4 min read


Dec 5, 2019

On Stories vs. Data

Many nonprofit leaders express discomfort with attempts to translate their work into a statistic. For them, the notion of reducing a potentially life-changing experience to a number doesn’t just feel confusing, it’s kind of insulting. …

Nonprofit

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On Stories vs. Data
On Stories vs. Data
Nonprofit

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Sep 16, 2019

Decision-Making for Impact: A Guide

The most important decision is how to decide. For about a decade now, I’ve been geeking out hard on decision-making. To be fair, my fascination comes from an honest place: I’m a walking stereotype of a reluctant decision-maker. Back when I was a teenager, I was paralyzed by challenges as…

Decision Making

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Decision-Making for Impact: A Guide
Decision-Making for Impact: A Guide
Decision Making

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Aug 30, 2019

The Crisis of Evidence Use

We aspire to let evidence drive our actions, but in practice it rarely does. In 2015, the Center for Evaluation Innovation and the Center for Effective Philanthropy surveyed evaluation and program executives at 127 US and Canadian foundations with at least $10 million in annual giving. …

Philanthropy

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The Crisis of Evidence Use
The Crisis of Evidence Use
Philanthropy

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·Jun 5, 2019

An Introduction to Decision Modeling

Despite their importance, we barely pay attention to most of the decisions we make. Fortunately, there’s a better way. Decision-making is life. Over time, our decisions carve an identity for ourselves and our organizations, and it is our decisions, more than anything else, that determine how we are remembered after…

Data Science

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An Introduction to Decision Modeling
An Introduction to Decision Modeling
Data Science

10 min read

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