✳flâneur — a map of the web's best reading

ABOUT | Stories of change

storytellingevaluation.co.uk · 262 words · saved by 1 readers

Since 2017, Old Fire Station, Oxford has been using the Storytelling Evaluation Methodology to evaluate the impact of its work. Instead of setting outcomes to measure against, we decided to let those we work with identify outcomes for themselves by telling us a story. What changed for them? How did it happen? Why is it important? ​ We’ve found collecting, analysing and presenting stories to be a creative and participative process, which is both meaningful and enjoyable. It has shifted evaluation from a necessary add-on, to a central part of our work and who we are. Both the stories, and the learning that has emerged from them, have been rich and insightful. They have led us to think deeply about the way we work and have even resulted in us re-writing our mission statement. ​ We’re now working with partners across Oxfordshire and beyond to change the way we evaluate projects. Read on to see how it works: As part of Marmalade, this year we launched the Meaningful Measurement Action Inqui

--> ABOUT | Stories of change top of page Storytelling Evaluation Method Since 2017, Old Fire Station, Oxford has been using the Storytelling Evaluation Method (Storytelling) to evaluate the impact of its work. Instead of setting outcomes to measure against, we decided to let those we work with identify outcomes for themselves by telling us a story. What changed for them? How did it happen? Why is it important? ​ Storytelling is a qualitative learning and evaluation approach inspired by Most Significant Change. It involves collecting stories from people about their participation in a project a

Explore this link on the map →

related reading