I think this post exemplifies great community-building practice—identifying a real gap, testing a plausible intervention, and iterating based on feedback. The Impact Workbook is a thoughtful and structured way to help students move beyond the introductory stage, and it’s really impressive to see an MVP already in action.
One thing that could make this even stronger is more explicit success metrics—this could be something relatively simple, e.g., usage stats. I also second Alex’s comment—it would be great if you had more guidance on how organisers can implement this in their own groups, perhaps a short ‘How to Get Started’?
You make an important point about success metrics. I’ve been exploring some ideas some basic data but haven’t settled on which ones yet. Here’s a few ideas I’m looking at:
Adoption rate (% of fellowship graduates who create a workbook)
Completion rate (% who follow through on at least 3 activities they committed to)
Progression metrics (how many members move from one track to the next over time)
Qualitative satisfaction data from our check-in conversations
I’d love to eventually track longer-term outcomes like career changes or impact-focused projects launched, but I expect that will take more time to materialize.
As for a how to guide, I’m hoping this post is a good start, but it would be interesting to explore how to further operationalize this!
I think this post exemplifies great community-building practice—identifying a real gap, testing a plausible intervention, and iterating based on feedback. The Impact Workbook is a thoughtful and structured way to help students move beyond the introductory stage, and it’s really impressive to see an MVP already in action.
One thing that could make this even stronger is more explicit success metrics—this could be something relatively simple, e.g., usage stats. I also second Alex’s comment—it would be great if you had more guidance on how organisers can implement this in their own groups, perhaps a short ‘How to Get Started’?
Thank you James for your kind words!
You make an important point about success metrics. I’ve been exploring some ideas some basic data but haven’t settled on which ones yet. Here’s a few ideas I’m looking at:
Adoption rate (% of fellowship graduates who create a workbook)
Completion rate (% who follow through on at least 3 activities they committed to)
Progression metrics (how many members move from one track to the next over time)
Qualitative satisfaction data from our check-in conversations
I’d love to eventually track longer-term outcomes like career changes or impact-focused projects launched, but I expect that will take more time to materialize.
As for a how to guide, I’m hoping this post is a good start, but it would be interesting to explore how to further operationalize this!