Developmental evaluation defined and positioned -- Developmental evaluation as a distinct purpose and niche -- Thinking outside evaluation's boxes -- Situation recognition and responsiveness : distinguishing simple, complicated, and complex -- Systems thinking and complexity concepts for developmental evaluation -- How the world is changed : a dialectic with thesis and antithesis, and developmental evaluation as the synthesis -- The adaptive cycle and developmental evaluation -- Developmental evaluation inquiry frameworks -- Developmental evaluation bricolage : reflective practice, sensitizing concepts, action research, abduction, systems change, and retrospective developmental evaluation -- Utilization-focused developmental evaluation : engagement practices, diverse designs, and adaptive methods.