By Søren Vester Haldrup with support from Samuel Tran UNDP has set up an M&E Sandbox to nurture and learn from new ways of doing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) that are coherent with the complex nature of the challenges facing the world today. …

Highlights from my appearance on “Giant Talk,” the world’s first OKRs podcast via the “There Be Giants” team — Listen to the full interview here So a good place to start our discussion is around the common misconception that OKRs are a form of planning. Can you talk us through this misconception? One of the main assumptions we start with is that OKRs are most effective when they are used to execute against a coherent, overarching Strategy.

Disclosure: I recently completed Clear Horizon’s Theory of Change for Design short course in early 2022. In return for my participation in the course, I offered to write this article. This is an authentic account of my learnings and reflections for future learners. How the course is taught The course runs for six weeks, composed…

By Søren Vester Haldrup with support from Samuel Tran UNDP has set up an M&E Sandbox to nurture and learn from new ways of doing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) that are coherent with the complex nature of the challenges facing the world today. In the Sandbox we prioritize action and…

I recently had the opportunity to share some thinking and mapping at a gathering of folks interested in Simon Wardley’s (swardley) method for mapping in service of strategy known as Wardley Mapping. This year’s Mapcamp was organized in three strands: resilience, sustainability, and society. I took the opportunity to work…

Just as with most things in computer science, understanding what PCA (Principal Component Analysis) is or why it works takes hours of digging and sifting through complicated documentation. …

This piece is a companion to John Burgoyne’s blog on “Measurement for Learning”. Find that here. My recent work has revolved around exploring alternative approaches to Public Management. Since our alternative approach does not use targets to manage performance, I often get asked the question: “does that mean measurement isn’t…

By Søren Vester Haldrup, UNDP’s Strategic Innovation Unit Two years ago, we launched a series of strategic investments focused on helping UNDP and our partners figure out how to better understand and tackle complex systems challenges. We did this with generous support from the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We…