measuring your work presentation
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By Mayur Patel, March 2012TRANSCRIPT
MEASURING YOUR WORK
Miami Philanthropy Conference March 20, 2012
Twttr: @mayurhpatel
Theory of Change
Logic Model
Theory of Change
Logic Model
Won’t be talking about those concepts today…
For more info see: grantcraft.org
ONE Puzzle
FOUR Lessons
TWO Exercises
THREE Trends
1 PUZZLE
WHY MEASURE?
What’s wrong with this picture?
Source: flickr.com/photos/zoetnet/5824921697/
No Feedback
Source: flickr.com/photos/zoetnet/5824921697/
“Would you drive a car whose speedometer was
bolted on after the fact? On the outside of the car?
With the only measurement being the average speed
since your last stop? Based on an end-of-trip poll of
the passengers in the car as to how fast the trip felt?
Oh, and finally, the results of which required an
expert to read and interpret?
Right. I didn't think so.”
Michael Gilbert, The Gilbert Center
INTEGRATION
Leadership Planning
Work Itself
4 LESSONS
1. Only Collect What you will Act On
Source: http://www.infocaptor.com/
Source: flickr.com/photos/austinevan/1225274637/
“Data isn’t like your kids, you don’t have to pretend to love them equally.” Amanda Cox, New York Times, Graphics Department
Source: Juice Analytics white paper
2. Understand the Incentives Your
Measures Create
“Bucks + Acres”
3. Vanity Metrics on the Web: Be Careful
What the Cumulative Hides
Source: The Lean Startup by Eric Ries
New vs Returning
Deepening Engagement
Identified Data
4. Use Your Data to Tell a Story
…?
Trajectory of Research in Social Sector is to the PDF
Digital Distribution to Digital Information
Engagement is Greater
Our Journey…
DIY Tools Have Arrived
2 EXERCISES
Instructions for Group Exercises
1. Form groups of 5; sit knee to knee.
2. Invite one person to be the host. The host will stay in the same seat for the duration of the exercise.
3. Discuss the question and generate insights for 10 mins while host takes notes on the 4x6 card.
4. When bell rings, everyone but the host moves to a new group.
5. Hosts will present highlights from their conversations during the large group report out.
• Think about an occasion when measuring your work resulted in real-time data or findings that informed your strategy.
• What factors contributed to the successful application of data and findings to decision-making?
Group Exercise No.1
Group Exercise No.2
• Think about an occasion when you were able to
communicate data/findings from your work to a key audience that helped advance your mission.
• What was the audience and why do you think you
were successful in sharing your data/findings?
3 TRENDS
#1 OPENNESS Transparency is the
New Currency
Source: Indianapolis Museum of Art
#2 BIG DATA Data as Product
#3 MOBILE Harnessing
Connectivity
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