Systemic change happens at the speed of trust, yet funders demand rigid accountability. We partner with you to resolve this friction. Rather than overhauling your system overnight, we help you gradually align your deepest values with your daily data and reporting practices.
Shifting an institutional MEL system requires a structured, paced approach. We guide you and your team through a 4-layer methodology to build coherence from your overarching paradigm down to your daily data practices:
Layer 1: Paradigm & Principles
A paradigm shift is an ongoing inquiry. We begin by raising awareness of how your current underlying mindset shapes what you choose to measure. By opening an honest conversation around the core principles of Regenerative Evaluation, we establish a shared, reflective foundation that gives guidance for our work together.
Layer 2: Frameworks & Evaluation Design
We help you evolve beyond static IOOI (Input-Output-Outcome-Impact) models without losing their core utility. Whether we introduce our open-source Impact Garden framework or simply adapt your existing logic models, the goal is to build living systems maps. This allows you to track the context, resources, and relationships that actually sustain change, right alongside your established indicators.
Layer 3: Methods & Analytical Approaches
We start by taking stock of your current data collection practices to see what is serving you and what is missing. From there, we help you meaningfully integrate qualitative and quantitative methods, developing customized internal guidelines and templates.
Layer 4: Credible Claims & Strategic Advice
In this final layer, we weave your diverse data points into a cohesive whole that serves two distinct purposes. Externally, we help you translate findings into "Credible Claims"—defensible narratives that satisfy accountability demands while highlighting systemic health. Internally, we turn that same data into actionable, evidence-backed strategic advice, equipping your team to make adaptive, justice-oriented decisions.
Gain clarity about your team’s purpose & values and how they can support your daily and strategic work.
Explore conditions & practices to increase the magic ingredient for effective teamwork: trust.
Learn communication practices and approaches for more mindful and effective feedback conversations.
Learn tools & methods to make decision-making more inclusive, efficient & empowering.
Practise setting and respecting boundaries in leadership and teamwork, and learn tools to communicate them.
Develop clarity about your purpose & values and how they can guide you as a leader.
Develop supportive practices for you and your team to deal with stress and navigate challenges.
Equip yourself for wayfinding in a VUCA world (volatile - uncertain - complex - ambiguous).
Tap into the wealth of knowledge, lived experiences and diverse perspectives that are present within every group.
Discover a regenerative approach to Theories of Change to create new insights and foster a deeper understanding of your project and work.
Learn about measurement as an opportunity to foster participation, reveal hidden potential, and to serve people and the planet.
Explore how corporations, governments, and civil society can co-create ecosystems that foster life-centered innovation.
Meetings take up a lot of our time and can drain our energy instead of contributing to meaningful collaboration. Together with you, we analyse your current meeting structure and culture to harness the potential of asynchronous and synchronous work.
An organism without sensory input is blind to change and adaptation. Constructive and precise feedback is an essential part of team communication. Considering the statement “clear is kind”, we reflect on a variety of feedback situations and processes.
Clarity on the process of decision-making can boost team collaboration. Collectively we begin to unlearn old patterns of decision-making and create space to set up and practise appropriate new tools and processes.
Gain clarity about your team’s purpose & values and how they can support your daily and strategic work.
Explore conditions & practices to increase the magic ingredient for effective teamwork: trust.
Learn communication practices and approaches for more mindful and effective feedback conversations.
Learn tools & methods to make decision-making more inclusive, efficient & empowering.
Practise setting and respecting boundaries in leadership and teamwork, and learn tools to communicate them.
Develop clarity about your purpose & values and how they can guide you as a leader.
Develop supportive practices for you and your team to deal with stress and navigate challenges.
Equip yourself for wayfinding in a VUCA world (volatile - uncertain - complex - ambiguous).
Tap into the wealth of knowledge, lived experiences and diverse perspectives that are present within every group.
Discover a regenerative approach to Theories of Change to create new insights and foster a deeper understanding of your project and work.
Learn about measurement as an opportunity to foster participation, reveal hidden potential, and to serve people and the planet.
Explore how corporations, governments, and civil society can co-create ecosystems that foster life-centered innovation.
Our approach for shifting an institutional MEL system is based on our structured, paced approach of Credible Claims in Complexity.
Every organization's context is unique. Depending on where you currently are, our partnership can take several forms:
1. Strategic audit:
A short, focused sprint to review your current frameworks and metrics, identifying immediate, low-risk opportunities to integrate regenerative practices without disrupting your ongoing reporting.
2. Guided integration:
A facilitated multi-month journey to upskill your internal MEL team, supporting them in testing and applying regenerative data practices directly on your actual, ongoing projects.
3. Learning partnership:
We act as your strategic partners to actively adapt your frameworks, align your reporting structures, and embed new models and practices into your official institutional infrastructure at a sustainable pace.
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Linda Peterhans 2024
Linda Peterhans
Programme Manager for Youth Leadership, Kofi Annan Foundation
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Dr. Renè Capote
Dr. Renè Capote
Senior Technical Expert and Co-Facilitator of the Focus Group Environmental Sustainability in Crop Production, GLOBALG.A.P.
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Elsa Henderson Impact Garden and Capacity Compass
Elsa Henderson
Co-Founder, Circle Generation
Based on our core principles to empower collaboration and solidarity we aim at a pricing that feels fair and appropriate for both parties.
Day rates apply due to the customised nature of this service.
The exact day rate is determined together with the customer, based on what feels fair and appropriate for both parties.
Ready to align your deepest values with your daily data and reporting practices?
The shift you are looking for starts with a conversation, whether you seek to actively evolve your MEL strategy or simply want a sounding board to navigate your current tensions.
Our approach for shifting an institutional MEL system is based on our structured, paced approach of Credible Claims in Complexity.
