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Change is speeding up for managers in government and community sector organisations.

Deciding what to do is harder in a complex and unpredictable world. Some of our traditional approaches no longer serve us well, conflicting views may all seem reasonable, and information may be incomplete.

You want quicker and simpler ways to make sense in uncertainty.

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Pragmatica offers expert advice and mentoring for both evaluation users and practitioners. We combine evaluation, research and facilitation methods with approaches from the complexity sciences. This helps us address your questions in ways that are innovative while allowing for real-world time and budget constraints.

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Matamoana: A bold new approach to Pacific education in Aotearoa New Zealand

December 9th 2025Inspired by the courage and wisdom of Pacific navigation, Matamoana charts a course for empowering Pacific families and communities to support their children’s learning. This milestone reflectsRead more

Why making strong evaluative judgments matters

November 19th 2025Effective evaluation is more than ticking boxes - it’s about making informed, transparent decisions that balance context, evidence, and values. Strong evaluative judgement is the key to assessingRead more

Making a positive difference to the environment

September 5th 2025New Zealand recovers less waste for reuse compared to many other countries. This is mainly because the country does not have enough local facilities to process waste efficiently, which limits theRead more

Sensemaking in Turbulent Times

May 9th 2025Are you feeling confused and overwhelmed by the daily headlines and seismic changes occurring in our world? In their recent London School of Economics blog post "Sensemaking in Turbulent Times",Read more

Election Access Fund Act reviewed

February 10th 2025The Ministry of Justice | Tāhū o te Ture commissioned Pragmatica to undertake an external process evaluation of the Election Access Fund Act 2020 and Election Access Fund. The Election Access FundRead more

A catalyst for positive change in the farming sector

November 14th 2024Thriving Southland promotes and inspires positive change in the farming sectors. Pragmatica was recently commissioned to review and analyse the degree of support Thriving Southland has providedRead more

Focussed evaluation skills development helps do more with less

March 12th 2024Public sector agencies and NGOs have new challenges to show how effective their programmes are. These organizations must show who benefits from their programmes and in what context. Where an evaluatiRead more

Inspiring farm community led environmental action

December 7th 2023Many New Zealand farmers are keen to understand better the environmental challenges they are experiencing on their farms and be able to respond to them. Supported by Thriving Southland through theRead more

Growing evaluation capability through mentoring

September 21st 2023Pragmatica Director Judy Oakden has recently started leading a 2023-2024 mentoring group focussing on complexity in evaluation as part of the mentoring programme for Australian Evaluation Society (AERead more

New perspective on public sector contracting

August 18th 2023Many managers in the public sector are being asked to commission and contract in ways that are more flexible. In doing so, they can find themselves on the margins. Pragmatica recently facilitatedRead more

Extending opportunities to improve children's reading achievement in Pacific communities

November 30th 2022Pragmatica was pleased to be asked to prepare a case study to show how an innovative reading programme has extended its reach in partnership with churches within the Samoan community. The readingRead more

The difference that makes a difference

October 28th 2022Farming faces a time of major change in the external expectations about how land managers run their businesses. In response, farmers want to understand better and respond to the environmentalRead more

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