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Developmental Evaluation. Working Together Initiative October 21, 2010. Overview. What is Developmental Evaluation? Applying DE to WTI Our theory of change and use to date Social Innovation Generation (University of Waterloo) professional development opportunity DE as a WTI prototype
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Developmental Evaluation Working Together Initiative October 21, 2010
Overview • What is Developmental Evaluation? • Applying DE to WTI • Our theory of change and use to date • Social Innovation Generation (University of Waterloo) professional development opportunity • DE as a WTI prototype • Discussion throughout • Next steps
What is developmental evaluation? • Relatively recent methodology • designed specifically for • conditions of complexity • Primary purpose – DE supports • innovation development to guide • adaptation to emergent and • dynamic realities in complex • environments • Complex environments for social • interventions and innovations are • those in which what to do to • solve problems is uncertain and • key stakeholders are not in • agreement about how to proceed
Positioning developmental evaluation Developmental Evaluation Pre-formative Formative Summative Stacey Agreement & Certainty Matrix
Characteristics of DE Developmental evaluation differs from traditional forms of evaluation in several key ways: • The primary focus is on adaptive learning rather than accountability to an external authority. (1) • The purpose is to provide real-time feedback and generate learnings to inform development. • The evaluator is embedded in the initiative as a member of the team. • The DE role extends well beyond data collection and analysis; the evaluator actively intervenes to shape the course of development, helping to inform decision-making and facilitate learning. • The evaluation is designed to capture system dynamics and surface innovative strategies and ideas. • The approach is flexible, with new measures and monitoring mechanisms evolving as understanding of the situation deepens and the initiative’s goals emerge (adapted from Westley, Zimmerman & Patton, 2006). • Accountability is still a key part of developmental evaluation; however, accountability priorities shift from supporting oversight to supporting learning and impact. From: DE 201: A Practitioner’s Guide to Developmental Evaluation. Elizabeth Dozois, Marc Langlois, Natasha Blanchet-Cohen. (2010). The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation and the International Institute for Child Rights and Development.
DE uses • Ongoing development in adapting to new conditions • Adapting effective general principles to a new context • Developing a rapid response • Pre-formative development of a potentially scalable innovation • Major systems change and cross-scaling among prototypes From:Quinn Patton, Michael. (2010). Developmental Evaluation: Applying Complexity Concepts to Enhance Use . New York: The Guilford Press.
DE core competency professional development opportunity • Social Innovation Generation organizing a 1 year coaching and community of practice experience • U of Waterloo on behalf of 3 foundations • Opportunity came to us via John Cawley (McConnell) Aug 31 meeting • Financial contributions from Motivate Canada and Sport Canada • Our team approach was accepted - team led by Kathy Hare, Joanne Kay, Jan Elliott and Cheryl Gorman • Focus – WTI Seine River project
DE professional development continued • Experiential learning opportunity for all of us • 1st learning call Nov 3 • Meeting with Sarah Earl – one of the Canadian DE resource team – late November • Monthly project case studies (WTI Jan 2011) • Access to online learning community • Coaching calls with Michael Quinn Patton – world expert – timing and frequency TBD • This core competency professional development opportunity accelerated our thinking of DE as a prototype
Developmental evaluation prototype Description: • Over the next year we want to increase our capacity to innovate by: • providing all WTI members with basic knowledge of developmental evaluation principles and tools so that they can embed this approach into their WTI work. • creating a DE project team that will focus on developing DE skills and become a resource to WTI as a whole. This team will develop specific tools to assist WTI in its innovation process.
DE prototype – nature of innovation, learning • Foundation for social, community and public sector innovation – increases our capacity to innovate, core competency for innovating effectively • By applying a DE approach to all other prototypes, this prototype will directly impact our ability to: • Contribute to knowledge development on the intentional use of sport and PA. • Learn across existing prototypes and inform the development of new prototypes • Provide insight into scaling prototypes • Contribute to building a model or models of “many-to-many” collaboration – innovation that spans boundaries and leverages contributions
DE prototype – shared leadership and contributions • Motivate Canada, Sport Canada - $ and staff for DE team leadership • WTI project team – DE team leadership • What would enrich the DE prototype • Commitment of WTI shared leadership table to incorporate DE principles into ongoing work • Additional participation on the DE project team (time commitment) • Financial contributions to make up the balance of the prototype costs ($5K this fiscal and $16.5K next fiscal)
