THE EVALPARTICIPATIVA PODCAST

The EvalParticipativa Podcast is a space for dialogue, exchange, and articulation within the Community of Practice and Learning in Participatory Evaluation in Latin America. It is conceived as a platform to strengthen collective learning, make situated experiences visible, and promote an approach to evaluation that is collaboratively constructed and grounded in local territories.

Each episode invites leading figures in participatory evaluation from the region to share not only their technical expertise and professional trajectories, but also their motivations, experiences, and personal journeys. In this way, evaluation is presented as a living practice, deeply connected to specific contexts, social processes, and the histories of those who carry it forward. The podcast seeks to build bridges between reflection and action, between expert knowledge and practice-based knowledge, reinforcing an inclusive and critical perspective committed to the use of evaluation for learning, improvement, and social transformation.

EPISODE 12

In this episode -in Spanish with English subtittles and presented in a new format with artificial intelligence assisted editing- we introduce the tool KEY STAKEHOLDER MAPPING (KSM). Through a fictional dialogue, the episode explores the conceptual and operational context of this strategic tool, which is essential for understanding social complexity in participatory evaluation projects. KSM enables the identification of relevant individuals and groups based on their specific interests and their capacity for influence or power, whether formal or informal. By using visual matrices, it becomes possible to identify potential alliances, hidden conflicts, and voices that are often overlooked in traditional planning processes. The episode highlights the value of KSM in transforming intuition into systematic analysis, thereby facilitating inclusive decision-making.