Visionary Evaluation for a Sustainable, Equitable Future

• Preface.Chapter 1. Introduction: Visionary Evaluatives Co-Creating a Sustainable, Equitable Future; Editors.Chapter 2. Visionary Evaluatives' Perspectives Part 1: A Conversation About Humans, Nature, and Technology; Editors.Chapter 3. Visionary Evaluative Principles: Deepening Understanding; Editors.Sector VisioningChapter 4. Social Protection: Reframing Toward Individual, Community, and National Well-Being; Lateefah Simon, Charlyn Harper Browne, Ryan Eller, Bo Pryor, and Justin Speegle.Chapter 5. Nature: Connecting Well-Being and Conservation Praxis; Kent H. Redford, Carly Cook, Duan Biggs, and Glenda Eoyang.Chapter 6. Law: Living Values in Our Legal System; Ellen Lawton and Joe Scantlebury.Chapter 7. Business: Doing Well and Doing Good; Eric Barela and Bob Willard.Chapter 8. Health: Building Our Power to Create Health Equity; Jeanne Ayers.Chapter 9. Financial Investing: Valuing Social Returns; Georgette Wong.Chapter 10. Transportation: Designing for Values-Based Mobility; Thomas Abdallah and Antoinette Quagliata.Chapter 11. Education: Emancipating Learning; Elizabeth Kozleski.Chapter 12. Design: Creating the Future We Want; Cameron Norman.Chapter 13. Visionary Evaluative Inquiry: Moving From Theory to Practice; Editors.Chapter 14. Visionary Evaluatives' Perspectives Part 2: A Conversation About Creating a Future of Well-Being; Editors.Chapter 15. Conclusion: Living as a Visionary Evaluative; Editors.About the Editors.About the Contributors.

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