We plan and evaluate research that demonstrates sensitivity to the temporal complexity of social change. We address how your evaluation approach will:

• account for non-linear, delayed, or uneven outcomes

• work productively with uncertainty rather than masking it

• avoid premature closure or over-claiming of impact

• recognize how timelines, milestones, and reporting requirements shape program behavior

• support learning and accountability under evolving conditions

We help design research that incorporates reflective, developmental, or temporally responsive evaluation approaches—particularly in contexts of complexity, climate disruption, or systemic change.

We recognize that meaningful impact may not align neatly with funding cycles and value evaluation approaches that can remain rigorous, ethical, and useful without relying on simplistic indicators or linear progress models.

We conduct research & evaluations for organizations working in contexts where change is accelerated and where standard models of progress no longer hold.

Evaluation Design & Implementation

• Developmental and formative evaluations for complex initiatives

• Evaluations for climate, education, equity, and social innovation projects

• Evaluations that prioritize learning without sacrificing accountability

Our evaluations are designed to:

• work with delayed, uneven, or non-linear outcomes

• avoid premature closure and false certainty

• remain credible to funders while responsive to lived conditions

Temporal Diagnostics & Advisory

Before or alongside evaluation, we offer temporal diagnostics that examine:

• the timelines embedded in programs and funding structures

• where responsibility and impact are deferred

• how urgency and acceleration are being produced

• where evaluation is reproducing exhaustion or risk aversion

These diagnostics support better decision-making and more realistic expectations across the life of a project.

Reporting Without Extraction

We produce evaluation outputs that:

• communicate uncertainty transparently

• resist over-simplification

• support reflection and course correction

• remain legible to institutional audiences

Our offerings are designed for evaluators, researchers, and organizations who want to strengthen their evaluation practice by developing temporal literacy—the ability to recognize how assumptions about time shape what evaluation can see, value, and recommend.

Workshops & Short Courses

• Foundations of Temporal Literacy for Evaluation

• Evaluating Non-Linear Change and Delayed Impact

• Working with Uncertainty, Repetition, and Fatigue

• Ethics, Accountability, and Deferral in Evaluation

Workshops range from half-day intensives to multi-week cohorts and combine conceptual grounding with applied exercises drawn from participants’ own evaluation contexts.

Custom Training for Organizations

We design tailored training for evaluation units, research offices, policy teams, and funders seeking to:

• rethink timelines and milestones

• redesign logic models and indicators

• strengthen ethical accountability under uncertainty

• support evaluators working in high-pressure, politically charged environments

Training emphasizes practical translation equipping participants with language, frameworks, and tools they can immediately apply.