Stories as Pathways: Arts-Based Reflection to Unfold Evaluation Journeys
facilitated by Dr. Gladys Rowe, Indigenous Insights 

For more information, see our Pre-Conference Workshop page.

When: Thursday, November 20, 2025 | 10:00am - 4:00pm

Where: SFU Harbour Centre 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3

Workshop Details

This full-day workshop invites evaluators to pause, reflect, and reimagine their evaluation journeys through arts-based and storytelling practices. Drawing on Indigenous methodologies and relational accountability, participants will explore their own paths as evaluators, share stories of practice, and experiment with creative approaches to sensemaking and evaluation. Together we will:

• Map our evaluation journeys and reflect on key moments of learning and unlearning.

• Explore storytelling and 4Rs (Respect, Responsibility, Reciprocity, Relationality) as guiding principles.

• Engage in hands-on creative activities (like collage, poetry, playdoh, zine-making) to imagine new possibilities for evaluation.

• Build connections and collective insights to carry forward into our work.

No arts experience is required — just openness to curiosity, creativity, and community. This workshop will provide space to slow down, connect, and cultivate new practices for relationally accountable evaluation.