Full Description
Take a journey to 2030 where Visionary Evaluatives abound and link with one another in actively bringing about a sustainable, equitable future. Utilizing a creative storytelling approach, Visionary Evaluation for a Sustainable, Equitable Future brings forward the centrality of values in conjunction with the role of evaluation in building a future of well-being for people, nature, and planet.
Visionary Evaluatives are guided by six principles. Those principles highlight a commitment to equity and the sustainability of nature as core values. They emphasize an orientation of humility, compassion, and transparency as Visionary Evaluatives engage with others in a world of living, entangled systems with both obvious and hidden intersectionalities. They require Visionary Evaluatives to engage in deep praxis—mindful and challenging reflection on what is being learned through the intersection of values, iterative action and inquiry, theory, outcomes, and vision. A diverse group of chapter authors share their wisdom through envisioning 2030 and what it might mean to move in the world applying aspects of the Visionary Evaluative Principles.
Through Visionary Evaluation for a Sustainable, Equitable Future, you will learn about how you can contribute to a sustainable, equitable future not only in evaluations, as either users or practitioners, but also in your daily actions and lives.
Contents
Preface.
Chapter 1. Introduction: Visionary Evaluatives Co-Creating a Sustainable, Equitable Future; Editors.
Chapter 2. Visionary Evaluatives' Perspectives Part 1: A Conversation About Humans, Nature, and Technology; Editors.
Chapter 3. Visionary Evaluative Principles: Deepening Understanding; Editors.
Sector Visioning
Chapter 4. Social Protection: Reframing Toward Individual, Community, and National Well-Being; Lateefah Simon, Charlyn Harper Browne, Ryan Eller, Bo Pryor, and Justin Speegle.
Chapter 5. Nature: Connecting Well-Being and Conservation Praxis; Kent H. Redford, Carly Cook, Duan Biggs, and Glenda Eoyang.
Chapter 6. Law: Living Values in Our Legal System; Ellen Lawton and Joe Scantlebury.
Chapter 7. Business: Doing Well and Doing Good; Eric Barela and Bob Willard.
Chapter 8. Health: Building Our Power to Create Health Equity; Jeanne Ayers.
Chapter 9. Financial Investing: Valuing Social Returns; Georgette Wong.
Chapter 10. Transportation: Designing for Values-Based Mobility; Thomas Abdallah and Antoinette Quagliata.
Chapter 11. Education: Emancipating Learning; Elizabeth Kozleski.
Chapter 12. Design: Creating the Future We Want; Cameron Norman.
Chapter 13. Visionary Evaluative Inquiry: Moving From Theory to Practice; Editors.
Chapter 14. Visionary Evaluatives' Perspectives Part 2: A Conversation About Creating a Future of Well-Being; Editors.
Chapter 15. Conclusion: Living as a Visionary Evaluative; Editors.
About the Editors.
About the Contributors.
