CECAN Fellowships - CECAN CECAN has established a Fellowship Scheme for those who wish to participate and contribute to its work. The scheme provides opportunities for those from Government and business to forge useful and las...

*CECAN Fellowship Scheme 2026* - A bespoke program of individual consultations with experts from the CECAN network!

Application window open until 31 May. For details and to apply, see: www.cecan.ac.uk/cecan-fellow...

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CECAN Webinar - Beyond the Ticking Clock: A New Way to Time Systemic Change - CECAN In this session, Dr Luke Roberts introduces the Temporal Plurality and Energy Activation (TPEA) Framework. This is a radical shift from "Evaluation as Audit" to "Evaluation as Temporal Diagnosis." We ...

*Registration Open* CECAN Webinar - Beyond the Ticking Clock: A New Way to Time Systemic Change

Presented by @drlukeroberts.bsky.social

⏰21 April, 1pm
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Our latest CECAN newsletter is out now! Find out more about what we've been up to and details of our upcoming events at: mailchi.mp/15fda521e862...

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Place-Based Evaluation Is Missing the Point About Place - CECAN Place-based approaches are everywhere. From urban regeneration to health equity, from community development to environmental management, governments and funders worldwide are targeting interventions a...

New Blog: Place-Based Evaluation Is Missing the Point About Place.

Written by @mphealey.bsky.social – CECAN Fellow | First Person Consulting

Read the full post here: www.cecan.ac.uk/blog/place-b...

#PlaceBased #SystemsThinking #Evaluation #Complexity

From Data to Diagrams: Visual Approaches to Evaluating Marine Plan Systems - CECAN Marine planning in England plays a crucial role in shaping how our seas are used, balancing economic development with environmental protection and social needs.

New Blog: From Data to Diagrams: Visual Approaches to Evaluating Marine Plan Systems.

Written by Rachel Holtby and Victor Owoyomi - CECAN Fellows

Read the full post here: www.cecan.ac.uk/blog/from-da...

#MarinePlanning #SystemsThinking #Evaluation #DataVisualisation

New Blog: Policy Red Teaming: Uncovering Policy Risks Before It’s Too Late.

Written by @lindalammensalo.bsky.social, CECAN Fellow & Knowledge Broker at the Finnish Academy of Science and Letters.

Available at: www.cecan.ac.uk/blog/policy-...

#SciencePolicy #SystemsThinking #Evaluation #Complexity

Beyond the Ticking of the Evaluation Clock: Navigating the Temporal Eco-System of Policy Change - CECAN Traditional evaluation often relies on rigid timelines that don't match reality; this blog explores a new framework for navigating the diverse temporal rhythms of schools, hospitals, and communities.

New Blog: Beyond the Ticking of the Evaluation Clock: Navigating the Temporal Eco-System of Policy Change, written by CECAN Fellow, @drlukeroberts.bsky.social.

Available now on the CECAN website: www.cecan.ac.uk/blog/beyond-...

#Policy #Evaluation #Complexity #SystemsThinking

CECAN Webinar - Embedding Systems Thinking in the Government's Net Zero Strategy - CECAN In this webinar, Adam and Nick from the Net Zero Systems Team in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) will share how their team addresses these challenges through their work to embed systems thinking into net zero and carbon budgets policy development and analysis.

CECAN Webinar - Embedding Systems Thinking in the Government’s Net Zero Strategy, with Adam Mackenzie-Jones and Nick Woodroof at the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ)

⏰Thursday 13th Nov, 1 - 2pm GMT

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*Registration Open* CECAN Webinar - Embedding Systems Thinking in the Government’s Net Zero Strategy

Presented by Adam Mackenzie-Jones and Nick Woodroof

⏰13 Nov, 1pm
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www.cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan...

In case you missed last week's webinar: 'Lessons from commissioning, implementing and evaluating a multi-site, complex system change programme using a developmental evaluation approach', a recording is now available on the CECAN website: www.cecan.ac.uk/videos/

*CECAN Webinar* Lessons from commissioning, implementing and evaluating a multi-site, complex system change programme using a developmental evaluation approach, with the Health Foundation and Cordis Bright.
⏰9 Oct, 1 - 2pm
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*CECAN Webinar* Lessons from commissioning, implementing and evaluating a multi-site, complex system change programme using a developmental evaluation approach, with the Health Foundation and Cordis Bright.
⏰9 Oct, 1pm
Find out more & register free ⬇️
www.cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan...

Our latest CECAN newsletter is out now! Find out more about what we've been up to and details of our upcoming events at: mailchi.mp/eefacd2f5a9e...
#Evaluation #Complexity #Policy

Last chance to register! CECAN Webinar – Benefits & challenges of conducting research with impact ‘built in’: reflections & findings from an evaluation of Electronic Monitoring with the Ministry of Justice, with Ian Brunton-Smith. 23 Jun, 1 - 2pm. www.cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan...

Join us for our CECAN Conference 2025 - 'New Government, New Approach to Evaluation?' on Mon 30 Jun (Online). With presentations from the Evaluation Task Force, Natural England and ICF. Find out more and register free at: www.cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan...

CECAN Webinar – Benefits & challenges of conducting research with impact ‘built in’: reflections & findings from an evaluation of Electronic Monitoring with the Ministry of Justice, with Ian Brunton-Smith. 23 Jun, 1 - 2pm. Register free: www.cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan...

*NEW CECAN Fellowship Scheme 2025* - A bespoke program of individual consultations with experts from the CECAN network! Application window open until 30 Jun. For details and to apply, see: www.cecan.ac.uk/cecan-fellow...

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NCRM has opened applications to participate in the Research Methods Rendezvous!

This free event will explore the process of turning early-stage ideas into #research projects.

#RMR2025 takes place online on 10 September and 29 October 2025.

Apply: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/RMR...

Join us for our CECAN Conference 2025 - 'New Government, New Approach to Evaluation?' on Mon 30 Jun. With presentations from the Evaluation Task Force, Natural England and ICF. Find out more and register free at: www.cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan...

CECAN Webinar – The benefits and challenges of conducting research with impact ‘built in’: reflections and findings from an evaluation of Electronic Monitoring with the Ministry of Justice, with Ian Brunton-Smith. 23 Jun, 1 - 2pm BST. Register free: www.cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan...

CECAN Webinar – The benefits and challenges of conducting research with impact ‘built in’: reflections and findings from an evaluation of Electronic Monitoring with the Ministry of Justice, with Ian Brunton-Smith. 23 Jun, 1 - 2pm BST. Register free: www.cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan...

*New* How to carry out a complex evaluation – Resource guide! Offering key resources for evaluating complex systems, including toolkits, frameworks, and methods. This is a living document – suggestions welcome! www.cecan.ac.uk/resources/ho...
#Complexity #Evaluation

Handling #Complexity in #Policy #Evaluation: Online Workshop Series Summer 2025 - providing the knowledge and practical advice to allow you to deal with complexity in policy analysis and evaluation. *Training bursaries available!* For details see: www.cecan.ac.uk/training/

The Participatory System Mapper (PRSM) – New Features. PRSM is evolving — and it’s better than ever, thanks to feedback from our growing community of users! Find out more about PRSM version 2.5 at: www.cecan.ac.uk/news/the-par...

*Early Bird Discount ends 11 May* Handling #Complexity in #Policy #Evaluation: Online Workshop Series Summer 2025 - based on the Supplementary Guide to the Magenta Book on #evaluation. *Training bursaries available!* For details see: www.cecan.ac.uk/training/

*New Training - Summer / Autumn 2025* - Courses now LIVE! Including the Handling Complexity in Policy Evaluation Series, Adaptive and Developmental Evaluation, Process Tracing and QCA. Early Bird discount and training bursaries available. Details at: www.cecan.ac.uk/training/

*NEW CECAN Fellowship Scheme 2025* - A bespoke program of individual consultations with experts from the CECAN network! Application window now open (1 May - 30 Jun). For details and to apply, see: www.cecan.ac.uk/cecan-fellow...

Our latest CECAN newsletter is out now! Find out more about what we've been up to and details of our upcoming events at: mailchi.mp/60ae653cc09c...
#Evaluation #Complexity #Policy

CECAN Webinar – The benefits and challenges of conducting research with impact ‘built in’: reflections and findings from an evaluation of Electronic Monitoring with the Ministry of Justice, with Ian Brunton-Smith. 23 Jun, 1 - 2pm BST. Includes live Q&A! Register free: www.cecan.ac.uk/events/cecan...

*New Resource* - 'Guidance on using large language models to extract cause-and-effect pairs from texts for systems mapping', written by Jordan White and Pete Barbrook-Johnson. See: www.cecan.ac.uk/resources/to...