<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[P&I]]></title><description><![CDATA[P&I]]></description><link>https://www.purposeandideas.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:28:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.purposeandideas.org/es/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[¿Y si el futuro ya está aquí... pero aún no lo vemos?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Esta entrada de blog forma parte de la serie "Cultivando las raíces del cambio: Reimaginar la estrategia y el monitoreo, evaluación y aprendizaje (MEL)". Hay momentos en nuestro trabajo en los que algo cambia. No porque se introduzca un nuevo marco o herramienta o proceso, sino porque un grupo de personas empieza a ver el sistema del que forman parte de manera diferente. Hacen una pausa. Escuchan atentamente. Descubren conexiones que no habían visto antes. Y algo se abre. Durante el último...]]></description><link>https://www.purposeandideas.org/es/post/y-si-el-futuro-ya-est%C3%A1-aqu%C3%AD-pero-a%C3%BAn-no-lo-vemos</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a629e82c2b482790d791863</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:15:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cdd0e3_79055f083ab941028953707ffe7de294~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanesa Weyrauch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What if the future is already here… but we are not yet seeing it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog post is part of the Series: Tending the Roots of Change: Re‑imagining Strategy and MEL There are moments in our work when something shifts. Not because a new framework is introduced, but because a group of people begins to see the system they are part of differently. They pause. They listen. They notice connections they had not seen before. And something opens. Over the past year, we at Purpose &#38; Ideas, jointly with LACHUB and CIPPEC, have been part of a journey supported by IDRC...]]></description><link>https://www.purposeandideas.org/post/what-if-the-future-is-already-here-but-we-are-not-yet-seeing-it</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a0b773be8a70f90633ef7e3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:39:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cdd0e3_79055f083ab941028953707ffe7de294~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanesa Weyrauch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Do We Really Value? Rethinking Evaluation from the Roots]]></title><description><![CDATA[This blog post is part of the Series: Tending the Roots of Change: Re‑imagining Strategy and MEL Framing this series of blog posts (you may skip if not interested in the background of this series) I have felt the need and the desire to write about planning, learning, and evaluation for some months now, never quite finding the right words, time, or format to do so. I studied Literature for three years at university and then changed to Social Communications, and for a long time I have expressed...]]></description><link>https://www.purposeandideas.org/post/what-do-we-really-value-rethinking-evaluation-from-the-roots</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69b2b05760bf8f6bb4ef6c87</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:30:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cdd0e3_3880afdf82fe4753a472966764f900fe~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_694,h_615,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanesa Weyrauch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is there space for creativity in evaluations? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the past year most of my work has been focused on evaluations. To be candid, I usually find them very challenging (mostly because of...]]></description><link>https://www.purposeandideas.org/post/is-there-space-for-creativity-in-evaluations</link><guid isPermaLink="false">688ba88c45ab709d6d056df5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2025 17:39:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cdd0e3_6e832e635b7a4c0f8c854764f1feb39a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanesa Weyrauch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The role of art and creativity in research and policy: how do we tell the story of what we do?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lately, I have been contemplating the importance of broadening our perspectives on how we envision the potential future of our field,...]]></description><link>https://www.purposeandideas.org/post/the-role-of-art-and-creativity-in-research-and-policy-how-do-we-tell-the-story-of-what-we-do</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6723cdcf036590cae36ca271</guid><pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 18:45:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cdd0e3_eafe9f8cb693468290c8eaf00335ea21~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanesa Weyrauch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need more Rachel Carsons ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rachel Carson revolutionized the way in which science arrived at the eyes of any curious but unexpert reader: she was convinced that...]]></description><link>https://www.purposeandideas.org/post/we-need-more-rachel-carsons</link><guid isPermaLink="false">667c4a9527b75ad43caced57</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 17:16:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cdd0e3_1802da618cee49b9a1df820dbc9e726f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_552,h_236,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanesa Weyrauch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From a pyramidal to a networked approach to evaluation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why do we use only certain types of knowledge when doing evaluation? Whose voice counts when assessing change and how do we capture this...]]></description><link>https://www.purposeandideas.org/post/what-types-of-knowledge-do-we-embrace-when-evaluating</link><guid isPermaLink="false">666adfef07b17db8f5e38dd8</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:04:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cdd0e3_108bd9fd6a1e4c0fac83acaf925d54e1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_666,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanesa Weyrauch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring context at The Science for Policy podcast ]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a gift is to have a reflective conversation on topics we care about every once in a while! Thanks to an invitation by Toby Wardman...]]></description><link>https://www.purposeandideas.org/post/exploring-context-at-the-science-for-policy-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6633adabb4f8ae3d75a14107</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 12:39:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cdd0e3_0fd7d14b7a244469b7ef0a7c36a7add4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_752,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanesa Weyrauch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Context matters, but are we prepared to build on this?]]></title><description><![CDATA[P&#38;I´s "Context matters" framework is available here. You might also want to read the conceptual paper, that presents the full framework...]]></description><link>https://www.purposeandideas.org/post/context-matters-but-are-we-prepared-to-build-on-this</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65fafc3c9361f0886aa6a9b2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:12:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cdd0e3_8cbf7373447c4c0c96cff7a70c5cd30d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanesa Weyrauch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future Search for CIPPEC 2021-2031: the ideation of a collective pathway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mid 2021: vaccinations advancing in the world, but still so many changes brought by COVID depicting completely new and uncertain personal...]]></description><link>https://www.purposeandideas.org/post/future-search-for-cippec-2021-2031-the-ideation-of-a-collective-pathway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62f286090b01c7a767832795</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 16:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2e98e3_42efa2108d594bed87fdedd4dc7dfbdf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanesa Weyrauch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge to Policy Lab: a collective way to co-create solutions for pressing policy problems   ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Confidence to handle complex problems, include multiple types of knowledge in decision-making, co-create solutions for policy problems,...]]></description><link>https://www.purposeandideas.org/post/knowledge-to-policy-lab-a-collective-way-to-co-create-solutions-for-pressing-policy-problems</link><guid isPermaLink="false">620a49b3e5273c420ec6e63d</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2022 19:16:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2e98e3_5147d1e1e51542f3a783d21399256a2f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_331,h_274,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Clara Richards</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opening up to new possibilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[[This blog post is part of the P&#38;I series where we share our personal and professional journeys and how they link to a re-thinking of P&#38;I...]]></description><link>https://www.purposeandideas.org/post/opening-up-to-new-possibilities</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6039531a48354b0041899435</guid><category><![CDATA[Innovating in organisations]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 11:11:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/2e98e3_a9ce5473b28740b69f60499aa5932aaf~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vanesa Weyrauch</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time to harvest: a new approach for P&#38;I]]></title><description><![CDATA[[This blog post is part of the P&#38;I series where we share our personal and professional journeys and how they link to a re-thinking of 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