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Were we wrong to talk about outcomes? What else is there to talk about?

Publication date: 02/02/2021 (Updated 21/11/2022)

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Principles for good evaluation: About what matters

Evaluation pathway stage: Setting outcomes and Indicators

Report of discussion event – 2 February 2021 (on Zoom)

ESS has been talking about outcomes since we came into existence in 2005. We brought together 21 friends (see annex) who mostly agree about outcomes to:

discuss what is getting in the way of an outcomes focus –the alternative narratives –and why
identify what can be done to reduce the influence of the alternative narratives, where appropriate
come up with some ideas for next steps.

Our suggested outcome for the session was that participants would have a greater understanding of how to improve a focus on outcomes. This report gives a brief summary of our discussions and set out some suggested next steps.

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Were we wrong to talk about outcomes? What else is there to talk about?

Report of discussion event – 2 February 2021 (on Zoom)

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