| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes.
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| Roundtable Rotation I:
Evaluating Innovation and Capacity Building in Arts Organizations: Challenges and Lessons Learned in Capturing the Complexity |
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Roundtable Presentation 374 to be held in SAN JACINTO on Thursday, Nov 11, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Evaluating the Arts and Culture TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Mary Piontek, EmcArts Inc, mpiontek@umich.edu
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| Abstract:
In a time of unprecedented change for arts institutions, leaders recognize that business as usual cannot assure organizational health and success in the marketplace. Thriving organizations will be those that increase their emphasis on innovation, and make the most compelling case by demonstrating creative adaptation in their thinking and nimbleness in their response to change. This session will discuss evaluation strategies being used within the evolving, unpredictable, and non-linear context of innovation to (a) support intentionality in making change; (b) document the how, when, why, and by whom changes were made; (c) critically explore the results of and learnings, expected and unexpected; and (d) assist organizations in articulating how power, decision-making processes, policies, knowledge, and resources are used to promote and institutionalize innovation. This work draws upon developmental and formative evaluation practices, traditional program design and evaluation tools, and customized instruments and indicators for assessing capacity and impact.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
The Beauty of Internal Evaluation in the Arts: Using Metaphors and Symbols to Develop the Evaluation Capacity of the Board and Staff |
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Roundtable Presentation 374 to be held in SAN JACINTO on Thursday, Nov 11, 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
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Sponsored by the Evaluating the Arts and Culture TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Kathleen Norris, Plymouth State University, knorris@plymouth.edu
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| Abstract:
A challenge that exists within non-profit arts organizations is the development of evaluation capacity. Though the Board and staff of the organization with whom I work have the capacity to respond to requests for data from funders of discrete projects, there is need for a larger evaluation context that will assist with strategic planning and provide information about the organization as a whole. The use of metaphors and symbols in the process of evaluation development has engaged the board and staff in new ways and has assisted in the integration of evaluation within the routine activities of the staff. In this roundtable presentation and discussion, the metaphors and symbols and the processes used within this organization will be provided, and participants will be asked to discuss whether or not they can imagine using metaphors and symbols to engage members of their organizations and if so, what those might be.
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