Dawn came across this expression at VU University, Amsterdam. It seemed a perfect way to describe some of the work we do.
Monitoring and evaluation
If you are interested in finding out more about your effectiveness and impact, we have a range of options to help:
- Creating organisational evaluation plans
- Project evaluation
- Training and coaching your team in evaluation methods
- Different evaluation frameworks including Theory of Change, Logic Chain, action research, and participatory inquiry
Research
The practice is the horizon, the aim of the theory.
Gadotti, 1996
One of the things we think makes Alchemy special is its focus on praxis. The interplay of theory and practice, and the pursuit of our many curiosities are an essential part of what we do. Our research work has ranged from the consultant as transitional object to the experience of being part of the London Paralympic Opening Ceremony 2012.
We like the idea of thinking about praxis in terms of ‘education in use’ (Lindeman, 1944), or maybe learning in use is a more appropriate phrase for our work. Praxis is creative, it’s risky, and it’s closely linked to an understanding of context.