Palace of Culture and SciencePoland’s city of Warsaw has grown to be one of my favorite places in the world. Not just because I’m priveledged to teach Idea Mapping for the 8th Academy of Evaluation, but because of the people I’ve come to care about so much.

Although I forgot to take a photo, I was thrilled to have dinner with friends Dr. Karol Olejniczak (highly decorated and constantly blossoming academic) and his talented wife Molly (who was born and raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana like me). We ate at Informal and I tried beef cheeks for the first time! They were delicious.

Dr. Karol Olejniczak is most recently known for his participation in the development of a highly successful interactive game called: Knowledge Brokers in Action — A Game-Based Approach for Strengthening Evidence-Based Polices.

Next posting I’ll share photos from the Idea Mapping class of the 8th Academy of Evaluation.