Generative Evaluation/Assessment Transforms Peoples’ Lives and Creates New Resources
Most people when they hear the words “evaluation” and “assessment” think of compulsory data they need to collect in order to fulfill some kind of personal or institutional obligation.
- Colleges have to assess students’ learning in order to be accredited.
- non-profit organizations have to evaluate their efforts in order to demonstrate their impact and outcomes.
- Managers have to asses their employees as part of their annual review process.
The problem with most forms of Evaluation and Assessment is They suck the life out of the people engage with them – They don’t empower the end user. Imagine Evaluation and Assessment Methods that:
I’m Dr. Melissa Peet. I’m the founder of the Generative Knowledge Institute and until recently, the Director of Integrative Learning and Knowledge Management at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
I have created tools and methods that help people and organizations discover the vast reservoir of purpose, strength and intelligence they already possess, but exists outside of their conscious awareness. Several of these methods – Generative Knowledge Dialogue, Generative Coaching, and the Integrative Knowledge Portfolio Process, are being used to develop integrative and lifelong learners, leaders and change agents in a wide range of fields, disciplines and professions.
My coaching, learning, and assessment methods have been adopted by colleges, universities, and professional schools throughout the US and Europe, educating students in Liberal Arts, Natural and Life Sciences, as well as Business, Public Health, Dentistry, Medicine, Social Work, Engineering, Nursing, and Education schools.