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With algorithms, automation, and AI here to stay, I have been wondering what this partnership with AI might look like for consultants, clients, and colleagues. How might we leverage AI to support our data and evaluation work?

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Algorithms, automation, and AI (artificial intelligence). What do you think of when you hear those terms? What images come to mind? How do they feel in your body? If you’re like me, you may feel equal parts excited and concerned. Excited about the possibilities for new discoveries and insights, and concerned about what this means for the future of evaluation consulting, data privacy, and human connection. I can enter the rabbit hole of fear pretty quickly when I don’t fully understand something, feeling the worry tighten my shoulders and shorten my breath.

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In honor of EVALentine’s Day, I asked ChatGPT to write a love letter to evaluation. It delivered! And while I do not agree with every point like “evaluation finding truth” (because whose truth and ways of knowing are we inviting and elevating?), I found the results fun and funny. So then I asked for a poem and haiku.

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Data represents people. Adding context to numbers and percents is one way to help partners connect with the stories and lives behind the data. Ultimately, context provides clarity, meaning, and insight. This blog post shares four ways to contextualize your data.

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Recently I completed a personal hiking milestone. So in true nerdy evaluation fashion, I wanted to honor my experience with a data visualization. This post shares three tips for creating engaging visuals: Incorporate icons, use color intentionally, and label directly.

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