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title: The Big Why of Evaluation | evaluation approaches (2)
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# The Big Why of Evaluation

We are on the brink of an evaluation renaissance. Smart grids, smart meters, smart buildings, and smart data are prominent themes in the industry lexicon. Smarter evaluation and research must follow.

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[the big why](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/tag/the-big-why), [embedded research and evaluation](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/tag/embedded-research-and-evaluation), [research](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/tag/research), [evaluation](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/tag/evaluation), [evaluation approaches](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/tag/evaluation-approaches), [appreciative inquiry](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/tag/appreciative-inquiry), [deficit-based change](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/tag/deficit-based-change), [constructionist-based change](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/tag/constructionist-based-change)

## [Appreciative Inquiry: The Core Principles](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/appreciative-inquiry-core-principles)

 The practice of appreciative inquiry highlights the role of group conversations, imaginations, and...

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## [Appreciative Inquiry: Destiny](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/appreciative-inquiry-destiny)

 The past several posts of the Big WHY of Evaluation blog have focused on the practice of...

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## [Appreciative Inquiry: Design](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/appreciative-inquiry-design)

 I have been thinking through how to approach conversations about climate change and its impacts...

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## [Appreciative Inquiry: Dream](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/appreciative-inquiry-dream)

 “Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow's reality.” (Malala Yousafzai)\[1\]

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## [Appreciative Inquiry: Discovery](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/appreciative-inquiry-discovery)

 “If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first...

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## [Appreciative Inquiry: It Takes Practice and Persistence](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/appreciative-inquiry-practice-persistence)

 According to the online article Appreciative Inquiry: Igniting Transformative Action\[1\], we can all...

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## [Appreciative Inquiry: Definition](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/appreciative-inquiry-definition)

 “Questions are fateful. They determine destinations. They are the chamber through which destiny...

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## [Appreciative Inquiry: The Five D's](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/appreciative-inquiry-the-five-ds)

 What if the goal of ‘continuous improvement’ changed to ‘radical innovation’? Would the way in...

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## [Appreciative Inquiry](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/appreciative-inquiry)

 The climate change alarm has reached a screeching level in the past couple of weeks. As pundits,...

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## [Emergent Learning Frameworks](https://info.michaelsenergy.com/the-big-why/emergent-learning-frameworks)

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