Zach Tilton reflects on how constructivist theory informs his work with Everyday Peace Indicators. Drawing from Lincoln and Guba’s The Constructivist Credo, Tilton explores how people use everyday, tacit indicators to make sense of complex environments, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected communities. He emphasizes the importance of emic (insider) perspectives over dominant, etic (outsider) frameworks that often shape peacebuilding evaluations. Tilton argues that indicators reflect the values of those who construct them, urging evaluators to critically consider whose voices are represented. He advocates for participatory, context-sensitive evaluation practices that challenge traditional paradigms.