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show or hide details for this item We can't measure all that matters Blog Entry 1 reply1 resource 01-September-2004 Alan Brown
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Here is a summary of an earlier discussion on the theme which includes some later comments by participants
Regarding the strap line "We can`t measure all that matters!" This is paraphrases the famous quote from Albert Einstein. I found it on Google under famous quotes:” Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." I think you will agree that this is...

Regarding the strap line "We can`t measure all that matters!" This is paraphrases the famous quote from Albert Einstein. I found it on Google under famous quotes:” Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted."

I think you will agree that this is really neat and this would be an even better motto for our search for evidence of impact.

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Further thoughts ... Discussion Topic 0 replies 01-September-2004 Alan Brown
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Do we measure that what we know how to and that which is simply quantifiable in a statistical format (number of people applying for, gaining employment..etc..) because we lack the imagination to be creative about the measures necessary to capture the real benefits of guidance in any given...

Do we measure that what we know how to and that which is simply quantifiable in a statistical format (number of people applying for, gaining employment..etc..) because we lack the imagination to be creative about the measures necessary to capture the real benefits of guidance in any given context. We need new ways to measure in a guidance context and these measures need to be seen to be valid by the guidance community and the external funders etc..

We fail to articulate what guidance is as a process (distance travelled) and instead take the easy option to look at what are sometimes the more obvious, tangible outcomes even when this type of outcome has nothing to do with the guidance that may have taken place.