Impact & Beyond
Podcast with Dr Michele Binci
It was great to catch up with Dr. Michele Binci for this chat on his podcast, Impact & Beyond. Michele is a development economist and impact evaluation specialist, working as a senior adviser on social impact assessment. Through his Substack newsletter and podcast episodes, he shares thoughtful commentary on evaluation, development, and the measurement of impact.
I’m sharing our conversation below, where we discuss my favourite topic - getting better answers to value-for-money questions. We talk about reframing how we think about value in the development sector, who should have a say in defining value, how AI might support evaluation, and more.
While I’m here, two other things you might be interested in this week...
Revised Book Overview
Heartfelt thanks to everyone who commented or emailed me about the draft book overview. Your feedback was generous and incredibly helpful. I’ve now posted a revised overview that reflects many of your suggestions. If you’re interested, you can read the new version here:
Why I’m staying on Substack - for now
For those following recent debates about Substack’s moderation and its partnership with the Polymarket prediction market platform, I share many of the concerns that have led some writers to leave. For now, I’m choosing to stay, with eyes open, because Substack still does the one thing I most need: it lets me send you a simple email you’ve chosen to receive so I can keep doing careful, evidence‑and‑values‑focused work here.
