Understanding What Has Changed
A short reflection tool for separating what your team is observing from what you may be assuming, so you can identify what needs to be understood before deciding what to change.
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Thoughtful tools and conversations for people doing the work of engagement.
A growing home for The Ripple Effect podcast, practitioner writing, practical tools, and self-guided assessments from Tiny Ripples Consulting.
Some resources are still being developed. As they become available, this page will link directly to the podcast, articles, downloads, and assessments.
If you heard a resource mentioned on The Ripple Effect, this is where related links and downloads will live as they become available.
Podcast
The Ripple Effect podcast
Conversations about participation, listening, recognition, belonging, and the small shifts that can create lasting impact.
Featured episode
Why Nothing Is Sticking - The Real Reason Engagement Efforts Lose Momentum
Latest episode
The Difference Between a Good Engagement Idea and a Sustainable Strategy
A good engagement idea can create energy in the moment. A sustainable strategy creates the clarity, ownership, and capacity needed to keep that momentum going. This episode explores what separates a promising idea from an approach that can actually last.
Looking for a resource mentioned on The Ripple Effect? Start with Practical Tools below.
Resources
Practical Tools
Prompts, worksheets, and frameworks teams can use to look more closely at participation, feedback, recognition, and connection in their own context.
Before You Assume People Are Disengaging
A practical reflection tool for looking beyond visible participation and exploring what may be affecting engagement, access, trust, or changing needs.
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A quick reflection tool for examining where friction, uncertainty, or hesitation may be making a service harder to access than intended.
Download ResourceListening During Times of Change
A simple guide for choosing a focused listening approach and identifying what your team actually needs to learn before making a decision.
Download ResourceStaff Capacity Reflection
A practical worksheet for examining what the work requires, where pressure is concentrated, and what may need to be clarified, simplified, stopped, or redistributed.
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Interactive
Assessments
Self-guided ways to reflect on where an engagement approach is working, where it is straining, and what might need clearer attention.
For corporate teams
Employee Engagement & Experience Diagnostic
A self-assessment for organizations looking to reflect on how they approach employee engagement and experience across six key areas.
For nonprofit teams
Community Engagement & Access Diagnostic for Nonprofits
A practical self-assessment to help nonprofit teams identify where engagement, access, trust, listening, or staff capacity may need a closer look.
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