Director
Selkie Consulting Ltd
Westport, Mayo, Ireland
Boru Douthwaite, Director and Principal Ealuator at Selkie Consulting Limited is an experienced evaluator, facilitator and researcher with over 30 years of experience in international agricultural research and development. He has a PhD in Technology Policy Analysis and background in agricultural engineering. Since 2016, Boru has worked as an independent consultant leading evaluations, supporting monitoring and evaluation system design, and providing capacity building on theory of change, complexity-aware evaluation, and fostering innovation. Previously, he held leadership roles in CGIAR research programs where he pioneered the use of theory-based approaches. Boru has published extensively, including a critically acclaimed book on grassroots innovation. He has worked across Africa, Asia and Latin America. His approach combines utilization-focused evaluation, systems thinking, and principles of participatory research. Boru brings strong technical skills in evaluation and facilitation together with the pragmatic perspective of an engineer focused on fostering change on the ground.
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Using narratives to build theory, and vice versa, to evaluate and learn in complex settings
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM ET
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM ET