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Bonnie Lakusta 9/29/25 Bonnie Lakusta 9/29/25

The Top 5 Cognitive Biases In Evaluation (And What To Do About Them)

This article highlights the five most common cognitive biases that can influence evaluation work and offers practical tips to avoid them. A quick, useful read for anyone who wants to strengthen the clarity, credibility, and impact of their evaluations.

Bonnie Lakusta 10/31/22 Bonnie Lakusta 10/31/22

Incentives For Participation In Evaluation

In this article, we discuss different incentives for participation, explore the biases that offering an incentive can introduce, and guide you in deciding whether to offer an incentive, including what form and value that incentive should be.