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Workshops (Week 2 of Bern Program)

Two levels of workshop cater for the needs and interest in fundamentals of evaluation and advanced, cutting-edge topics, theoretical issues, and practical application. The workshops have a duration of 2,5 and 2 days. Participants may attend the whole week or register for single workshops only.

Workshop Requirements and Expectations

The workshops are set for the second week of the On-Site Program in Bern, comprising two sessions. In each session, there will be two parallel workshops, allowing participants to choose one workshop per session:

  • Session I:  July 14 – 16, 2025
  • Session II: July 17 – 18, 2025

The workshops are offered on consolidation and specialized levels:

Consolidation Level: Solidify and deepen conceptual knowledge and enhance practical skills of evaluation basics as follow-up on the core course. Please see the topics in the blue boxes.

Specialized Level: Explore methodological and thematic topics on introductory, intermediate, and advanced level including cutting-edge and current development issues. Please see the topics in the yellow and orange boxes.

Please click the boxes below for each workshop’s detailed descriptions, objectives, and requirements; please read carefully to find the best-match workshops.

It will not be possible to change the workshop selection during the program!

Certificate

Participants will be awarded an official IPDET workshop certificate of attendance during graduation night at the end of the workshop week.

Session I
in Week 2 | July 14 - 16 | 2,5 days long
I-a: Quantitative Impact Evaluation
Are experimental methods the gold standard of evaluation? Are there other valid and useful methods to answer questions about impact? What does that mean and why should we care? If you are interested in impact evaluation, but too afraid (of math and statistical formulae) to ask, this is the workshop for you.
Instructor(s)Claudia Maldonado
Recommended forEvaluators, Commissioners, Policy Makers, Practitioners, Activists
LevelIntermediate
I-b: From Insights to Influence – Communication Strategies to Amplify Evaluation Utility
Are you tirelessly crafting evaluation reports, only to see them gather dust without making a real impact? They lack the narrative and creative spark that ignites action and influence. Here, you'll learn to morph your data into compelling stories. We'll equip you with innovative storytelling techniques and communication strategies tailored to various stakeholders. Our goal? To ensure your evaluation findings don't just inform but are utilised to inspire action and meaningful change.
Instructor(s)Ann Murray Brown
Recommended forEvaluators, Management, Policy Makers, Practitioners, Researchers, Commissioners
LevelIntroductory to intermediate
I-c: Evaluation of climate change and development
How can you generate and synthesize evidence to tackle one of the greatest challenges in human history? We will equip you with cutting-edge and climate-responsive approaches and methods to evaluate climate and development interventions from start to finish. The workshop is interactive, using a sequence of lectures and case studies, practical group work and exchanges among instructors and participants.
Instructor(s)Martin Noltze, Kevin Moull, Anna Warnholz
Recommended forEvaluators, Commissioners
LevelIntermediate
Session II
in Week 2 | July 17 - 18 | 2 days long
II-a: The Science and Art of Evaluation Design
An evaluation is an assessment of a policy, program or project and serves the purposes of learning and accountability. To achieve these purposes, evaluations need to be purposely designed to enhance their potential utility while at the same time ensuring rigor. This workshop will discuss the foundations of evaluation design. Participants will develop a sound understanding of the building blocks of evaluation design on the basis of structured discussions and exercises around real-world evaluation examples.
Instructor(s)Estelle Raimondo, Santiago Tellez
Recommended forEvaluators, Commissioners, Management, Practitioners
LevelIntroductory to intermediate
II-b: AI as a Working Companion: Reimagining Evaluation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
This workshop explores the disruptive potential of conversational generative AI in evaluation—both its challenges and promises. Moving beyond the fundamental misconception of AI as mere software, participants will discover why these tools represent something entirely different and how approaching them as working companions unlocks their true value. We'll examine AI's emergent "personality," establish effective supervision loops, and leverage its creative capabilities to foster more participatory, human-centered processes. Through practical examples—from individual tasks to entire...
Instructor(s)Silva Ferretti
Recommended forEvaluators, Commissioners, Practitioners
LevelIntroductory