Insights
Longer-form writing on evaluation practice, theories of change, strategy, climate and the circular economy.
Change and Climate Change
Cobalt59 worked on the evaluation of two NSW Climate Change Fund projects. It got us thinking about the nature of change — and how long humans have actually known about climate change?
Environment, Social and Governance (ESG)… and Greenwashing
Cobalt59 has just taken part in the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) program on ‘Leadership for a better world’ at the University of NSW. The program was about creating sustainable leadership — sustainable meaning not destroying the world, but still creating increasing benefits for all human society.
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Inside a Farm-Scale Green Gas Plant with Guy Hildred
Behind a set of green gates off Icknield Road, Guy Hildred runs a farm-scale anaerobic digestion (AD) plant that pumps 6 million m³ of biomethane into the UK grid each year. A walkthrough of how it works, and why some AD plants fail.
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MASTERING Theories of Change
This workshop integrates proven managerial and social change theories from other academic disciplines to bridge the gap between program logic and theory of change development. The workshop will provide participants with a comprehensive approach to developing robust theories of change for evaluations, addressing a critical gap we see in current practice.
Strategic Planning
I am about to embark on developing a four-year Strategic Plan for a company. We have six months to complete it, and my intention is to provide a monthly update on the process as a means of sharing insights and ideas on how to write an effective and powerful Strategic Plan.
Turning Waste into Energy — A Morning with Graham Thorne
Graham Thorne has been running his anaerobic digestion plant in the Suffolk countryside since 2012 — turning reject onions, chicken litter and maize silage into electricity, heat and fertiliser. We spent a grey February morning with him finding out exactly how it all works, and why he thinks the future isn't electricity at all.
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