Evidence-Based Management

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This podcast is a study companion to the course on Evidence-Based Management from the Center for Evidence Based Management and Carnegie Mellon University. Hosted by CEBMa Fellow and 20 year change management veteran Karen Plum, each episode is dedicated to exploring some of the challenges, opportunities, issues, frustrations and lightbulb moments associated with learning to be more evidenced-based in organisational decision making.

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Module 15 Building the capacity for evidence-based management

Jun 01 2022 29 mins

This episode accompanies the last module of the course – module 15, which is all about building an evidence-based management capacity in organisations. There are 3 levels – you as an evidence-based manager; your colleagues who you can influence and guide in evidence based approaches; and the skills, practices and processes in your organisation.We hear from several experts about

Module 14 Assess - evaluate the outcome of the decision taken

May 25 2022 28 mins

This episode accompanies Module 14 of the course, which is about evaluating the outcome of the decision we’ve taken or the solution we implemented. This is the last stage of our evidence-based management process and is vital to ensuring that we learn from what we’ve done. Assessing outcomes is vital, because otherwise, how do we know if what we did was effective, and how can we

Module 13 Apply - incorporating evidence into decision-making

May 25 2022 30 mins

This episode accompanies Module 13 of the course, which is about incorporating evidence into the decision making process. Is the evidence appropriate for our situation (is it generalizable). Can we (and should we) action the evidence? And what are the practical aspects associated with using the evidence that we’ve gathered? The real world is messy and complex, so there are many t

Module 12 Aggregate - Weigh and pull together the evidence

May 01 2022 33 mins

This episode accompanies Module 12 of the course, which is about how we bring together the various sources of evidence that we've gathered.The purpose of taking an evidence-based approach is to reduce uncertainty in our decision making, looking at likelihoods and probabilities to guide our thinking and discussions. The use of Bayes rule and Bayesian thinking are explored, so t

Module 11 Appraise evidence from stakeholders

Apr 25 2022 32 mins

This episode accompanies Module 11 of the course, which is about appraising evidence from stakeholders – the people affected by our decision or the people who are able to influence it. The acquisition of this evidence is covered in Module 10 and its corresponding podcast episode.In this episode we are reminded that sometimes we engage with certain parties as practitioners (those

Module 10 Acquire evidence from stakeholders

Apr 24 2022 33 mins

This episode accompanies Module 10 of the course, which is about acquiring evidence from stakeholders – the people affected by our decision or the people who are able to influence it. The appraisal of this evidence is covered in Module 11 and its corresponding podcast episode.In this episode we explore the nature and extent of stakeholder individuals and groups – from governmen

Module 9 Appraise evidence from the organisation

Mar 24 2022 31 mins

This episode accompanies Module 9 of the course, which is about the appraisal of the data, information and evidence gathered within the organisation. The acquisition of this evidence is covered in Module 8 and its corresponding podcast episode.In this episode we continue to consider some of the wider aspects associated with the use of organisational data. Why we can’t take it’s

Module 8 Acquire evidence from the organisation

Mar 23 2022 30 mins

This episode accompanies Module 8 of the course, which is about the data, information and evidence gathered within the organisation to aid our multi-source evidenced-based decision making. The appraisal of this evidence is covered in Module 9 and its corresponding podcast episode.In this episode we consider some of the things we need to think about before either using existing orga

Module 7 Appraise evidence from the scientific literature

Feb 07 2022 28 mins

This episode accompanies Module 7 of the course, which is about judging the quality of the evidence from the scientific literature that we’ve identified during our earlier searching. This module aligns to chapter 7 of the Evidence-Based Management book.Modules 5, 6 and 7 all focus on the scientific literature, so when you listen to the corresponding podcast episodes, the picture

Module 6 A short introduction to science

Feb 04 2022 28 mins

This episode accompanies Module 6 of the course, which is an introduction to the scientific literature that can be used as part of our evidence-based management decision making. This module aligns to chapter 5 of the Evidence-Based Management book.Modules 5, 6 and 7 all focus on the scientific literature, so when you listen to their corresponding podcast episodes, the picture will