We present this brief reflection on key aspects of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the implications of the worldwide focus on achieving the sustainable development goals as external observers of the evaluation endeavor around the world. We have conducted and participated in evaluations, but it is not our primary field of work and we are not engaged in the global community of evaluation specialists. However, we believe that the urgency of the challenges confronting the world today should inspire those influencing and shaping evaluation internationally to focus much more fiercely on the value of evaluation and its implications for leadership at all levels and in all fields of work. We propose that evaluation as practice should support and help inspire, value, and evaluate the type of leadership that the world needs now—dynamic and purposeful “living systems” leaders working toward large-scale, drastic change.

我们对《 2030年可持续发展议程》的关键方面进行简要回顾，并作为全球评价工作的外部观察者，全球重点关注实现可持续发展目标的意义。我们已经进行并参与了评估，但这不是我们的主要工作领域，并且我们也未参与评估专家的全球社区。但是，我们认为，当今世界所面临挑战的紧迫性，应该激发那些在国际上影响和塑造评估的人们，更加集中地关注评估的价值及其对各级和各个领域领导的影响。我们建议评估作为实践应支持和帮助启发，重视，