Laursen Evaluation & Design, LLC is a woman-owned small business based in Michigan and working globally. Founder and Principal, Dr. Bethany Laursen, supports all facets and phases of complex research and implementation projects from vision to evaluation and theory to practice. Services offered include: + Research: literature reviews, mixed and qualitative methods, social network analysis + Evaluation: developmental, formative, & summative + Strategic planning: values-driven and systems-thinking approaches + Facilitation: meetings, projects, networks + Trainings: powerful information design, professional communication, sense making tools Dr. Laursen's consulting philosophy is that a good question is more than half way to a good answer. She approaches every project in a spirit of playful inquiry with an ultimate goal of tangible progress and completion. Dr. Laursen also conducts original research on the philosophy and practice of cross-disciplinarity. She welcomes collaboration on all fronts.