Iād also suggest reflecting on oneās theory of change for oneās research. (Though Iād also suggest this even if one isnāt planning to run this sort ofsurvey.)
I also made quick predictions about what my survey results would be, and what would be āsurprisinglyā good or bad results. This was to give myself some sort of baseline to compare results against, and help me know/āremember how surprised I should be. I think this was worthwhile, and I would do it again.
Finally, some small things Iāll change about my own survey if I run it again:
I shouldāve been clearer about whether I wanted feedback on my forum comments, in addition to my posts
I shouldāve added a box at the end asking if respondents were comfortable with their comments being included verbatim in a public write-up
On Q3
If an org/āindividual wants to run such a survey, Iād probably suggest they read Rethinkās post on their survey, Rethinkās survey itself, my survey, 80,000 Hours survey, and maybe 80,000 Hours annual review (I havenāt read the full version of that annual review myself).
Iād also suggest reflecting on oneās theory of change for oneās research. (Though Iād also suggest this even if one isnāt planning to run this sort ofsurvey.)
I also made quick predictions about what my survey results would be, and what would be āsurprisinglyā good or bad results. This was to give myself some sort of baseline to compare results against, and help me know/āremember how surprised I should be. I think this was worthwhile, and I would do it again.
Finally, some small things Iāll change about my own survey if I run it again:
I shouldāve been clearer about whether I wanted feedback on my forum comments, in addition to my posts
I shouldāve added a box at the end asking if respondents were comfortable with their comments being included verbatim in a public write-up