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Triangulate to Fully Measure Community Impact

Debbie BalchPresident

[email protected]

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DELIVERING INSIGHTS WITH IMPACT

Elevated Insights (EI) is a full-service market research insights agency

that provides qualitative and quantitative research, evaluation,

and data mining for private, public, and social sector organizations.

EI is differentiated from other firms by its strategic consultancy

approach and its breath of experience to harness both qualitative

and quantitative insights into smart, strategic action.

With vast Fortune 500 experience, Elevated Insights is a nationally

recognized leader in marketing research techniques,

method development, and quality assurance.

Qualitative ResearchWhen research requires an in-depth qualitative understanding, EI crafts the right combination of methods to uncover the insights behind the findings.

Industrial Modern FacilityEI’s stand-alone facility inspires creativity while delivering a wide range of amenities and secure HD/fiber technology.

Respondent RecruitingElevated Insights understands the importance of getting recruiting right. EI ensures respondents are articulate and engaged.

Quantitative ResearchEI combines engaging surveys, rigorous data quality procedures, and robust analysis techniques to produce sound insights and recommendations.

Evaluation & Data MiningEI uses hybrid / triangulation approaches to help the public and social sectors understand and meet community needs, develop /optimize programs, and measure impact / ROI.

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Recent Colorado Public/Social Sector Work Includes

Revisioning Library to Meet Community Needs

How to Better Meet Survivor NeedsAge Friendly COS –Awareness, Needs, Satisfaction

• Domestic Violence Attitudes & Incidence • PSA Testing & Development

Quality of Life/Satisfaction

Professional Development Needed in the Community

Disability Employment InitiativeProgram Optimization

Employee Satisfaction

• Tracking Awareness of Branding• Resident & Business Confidence• Airport Understanding

• Tracking Awareness & Trust of Nonprofits• Community Attitudes Towards Homeless• Panhandler Immersion

QLI – Data Quality & Resident Input

Local Ballot Initiatives –City Council Pay, Marijuana, Various Mill Levies

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Data TriangulationCOMMUNITY INDICATORS CONSORTIUM

Using different sources of information to increase the validity of information.

Examples: interviews, articles, documents, reports, photographs, observations, surveys, statistics, etc.

Information from different audiences: experts, residents, academia, private sector, societal trends

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TriangulationCOMMUNITY INDICATORS CONSORTIUM

5QUANTITATIVE QUALITATIVE

DATA MINING

3+Sources

Utilize

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In Search of Truth – Some Primary Research OptionsCOMMUNITY INDICATORS CONSORTIUM

Primary Qualitative Quantitative Analytics Audiences

QualitativeListening Sessions or

Focus GroupsIn-person, online

Needs, Gaps, Satisfaction

Quadrant Mapping

Residents/Consumers

Quantitative In-depth interviewsHabits & Practices

Correlation/Regression

Segments withinTarget Population

LongitudinalEthnography-

in-person, onlineAttitudes;

PerceptionsMax Diff/Conjoint

Stakeholders

Communities/Panels

Intercepts/Citizen on the Street

Concept/Ad Reaction

Cluster –Segmentation

Community Partners

ObservationalUsability/UX/Eye Tracking

Product/Program optimization

Factor/Importance

Experts

Point-in-time; Transactional

Bulletin Boards/ Live Chat Sessions

Tracking, equity monitoring

Multivariate modeling

Target City;Peer Cities;

Total US

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In Search of Truth – Some Secondary Research OptionsCOMMUNITY INDICATORS CONSORTIUM

Secondary Big Data Analytics Data Mining

CensusSocial Media - # analysis,

influencers, scrapingCombining secondary

sources - analyzingReviewing case studies

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Analyzing reviews Integrating data Other geographies

Indicators – all typesInfo from

Internet of ThingsComparative vs.

peer cities/countiesPrior learning

Syndicated ResearchGIS Mapping/Eye Tracking

Best practices

Published studies Search engines Articles

Meta-trends Click-through rates

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Why Include Primary Research?COMMUNITY INDICATORS CONSORTIUM

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• Custom Learning, Audience, Locations

• Link the Insights to clarify findings; multiple breakouts vs. disaggregation

• Inform Effort During Development Phase

• Faster/Real-Time: Clarify ROI of Programs/ Efforts; Make Necessary Course Corrections

• Gauge importance, prioritize action to take

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Additional Reasons to Include Primary ResearchCOMMUNITY INDICATORS CONSORTIUM

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• Stakeholder & Partner Engagement

• Qualitative deep dives, context/why to indicators, touchpoint follow-ups

• Option for longitudinal read

• Regional findings can help secure grants for most needed areas

• Can recruit residents for Civic Action Committees

• Presentations come to life with videos, images, quotes

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CASE STUDY:

AGE FRIENDLY COLORADO SPRINGS

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CASE STUDY: Age Friendly Colorado SpringsNeeds, Awareness, & Satisfaction Benchmarking Pre-Portal Development

May 2019

Research By:Prepared for:

Funded By:

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Research ObjectivesAge Friendly Colorado Springs

Inform the development of the web-based

resource portal for

seniors and caregivers

Understand marketing channels/strategies that

work best for these seniors and caregivers

Determine current awareness, usage, and

satisfaction of services and resources among seniors and caregivers of seniors

Uncover how El Paso County can make seniors’ lives better

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Possible Tools to Measure Resident Impact;Changes over Time

✓ Quality of Life✓ Meaningful interactions/connections;

Frequency of feeling lonely, depressed, etc.

✓ Satisfaction

▪ With their life overall

▪ With living in [stated city]

▪ With [domains, i.e. community safety]

✓ Shifting Perceptions, Beliefs, Attitudes

✓ Participation –

Engagement in Different Activities✓ Progress Towards Life Goals

✓ Awareness & Utilization of Services / Programs

✓ Planned Length of Residence

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Research MethodologyAge Friendly Colorado Springs

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Elevated Insights conducted data mining + two phases research

21 ONLINE/PAPER SURVEYS FOCUS GROUPSN = 600 El Paso County Residents 460 Seniors 60+ years old plus140 Caregivers of Residents Aged 50+

1 group of Older Residents1 group of Caregivers

• Overall life satisfaction, Satisfaction with Colorado Springs services within Age Friendly domain areas

• Awareness, usage, and satisfaction with local resources/service providers

• Needs and desires beyond what El Paso County currently provides

• Media use & preferences

• Specific Facebook groups utilized

• Specific search terminology utilized

•More fully understanding senior and caregiver needs

•Exploring how these seniors and caregivers currently vet and select resources

•Informing the development of the web resource portal and its components through co-creation exercises

•Gauging reactions to possible website layouts and portal names

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Breakouts & Geographic BoundariesAge Friendly Colorado Springs

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Older Residents vs. Caregivers

Males vs. Females

HH Income –<$50K, $50-$100K, $100K+

Age Brackets: 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+

Regions - EPC Commissioner Districts

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Older Residents – Awareness & Usage of Services

Average “Aware of”: (out of 19; 37% among presented list)

Average “Used (or interacted with)”: (out of 25; 8% among presented list)

15%

16%

17%

18%

22%

24%

26%

27%

31%

36%

37%

40%

46%

47%

54%

74%

78%

84%

4%

6%

3%

2%

4%

2%

9%

8%

3%

4%

9%

2%

9%

11%

11%

24%

15%

27%

CONO Council of Neighbors & Organizations

COPPeR Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region

Bike COS

Rocky Mountain Health Care Services

The Independence Center

Greccio Housing

UCCS Aging Center

Area Agency on Aging (AAA)

Colorado Springs Housing Authority

Aspen Pointe

Pillar

Pikes Peak Workforce Center

Peak Vista

Trails and Open Space Coalition

Better Business Bureau

YMCA

Silver Key

AARP

Awareness Usage

Percentage Aware vs. Percentage Who Used Service in Past 12 Months(awareness & usage percentages out of total population)

Q. Which of the following are you aware of as it relates to offering resources/services to older residents in the community? (N = 457)

Q. Now which of the following have you used (or interacted with) in the past 12 months? (N = 455)

72

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Older Residents – Activities

5.4 On average, older residents engaged in 5.4 of the 11 types of activities presented within the past 12 months.

3%

15%

24%

25%

29%

45%

49%

52%

65%

75%

76%

87%

None of the above

Participated in a senior only event or meetup

Attended a townhall or community meeting

Attended an in-person learning opportunity…

Participated in arts and crafts (e.g. painting,…

Participated in a spiritual or religious activity

Participated in a social activity (e.g. clubs,…

Volunteered

Participated in a cultural activity (e.g. museums,…

Participated in a physical activity (e.g. played a…

Donated to a charity

Voted in a midterm election

Participation in Past 12 Months

Q. What type of activities have you done, participated in, or attended within the past 12 months? (N = 458)

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

<$50k $50k-$100k >$100k

Social Participation by Income

Participated in a physicalactivity

Participated in a culturalactivity

Volunteered

Participated in a socialactivity

Attended a townhall orcommunity meeting

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Older Residents –Satisfaction with Quality of Life Factors

1745

5060

6465

6875757778808081818384858686878789899193

Range of Senior living situationsCommunity safety

Affordable health care/support

Participate in local government

Respect from young communityOpportunity to meet other older residents

Share opinion on community mattersLearning opportunities/classesDoctors/medical practitionersAvailability of social activities

Employment

Protect from scams/fraudsInteraction with family

Interaction with friendsRespect from family

Parks/trails/outdoors

Respect at workAvailability of local events

Arts and cultural eventsAccess/prepare healthy food

Volunteering opportunitiesInteraction with partner

Manage bills/accountsUse technology (stay connected)

Use internet (find resources)Religious/spiritual activities

Net Satisfaction of Quality of Life Factors*

Q. How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with each aspect of your life and/or living within your community? (N = 459)

Net Satisfaction is Calculated by Subtracting the % Dissatisfied (Bottom 2 box) from the % Satisfied (Top 2 Box).

-44-18

-8-1

Public transportation

Affordable housingStreets & sidewalksAvailability of jobs

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Older Resident Quality of Life Factors –Satisfaction with Living in Colorado Springs vs. Derived Importance

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Focus Here – High Importance, Low Satisfaction

Focus Quadrant Zoom –Satisfaction with Living in Colorado Springs vs. Derived Importance

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Availability/Ease of Using Public Transportation

-25

-48

-38

-38

-69

Are there there any resources or services that you desire, but have not found in El Paso County? If so, what were they?

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Availability/Ease of Using Public Transportation

Are there there any resources or services that you desire, but have not found in El Paso County? If so, what were they?

“My experience with finding transportation has been difficult. With Silver Key, you need such a wide window that it can take 2x the time. But now, with increasing dementia, that is no longer even an option.”

“Bus transportation on west side is very bad. [There is] no bus on weekends and it’s difficult to get to church downtown”

“Better and affordable public or private transportation – don't need it now, but want it to be there”

“Right now, I drive. But there doesn't seem to be any real public transportation for folks who don't drive in my area.”

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Colorado Springs Age Friendly Resident Score Card Card

February 2019

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CommunityEngagement

Pre-Portal2019

2020

P12 Month % Engagement

Voted in a midterm election 87%

Donated to a charity 76%

Physical activity 75%

Cultural activity 65%

Volunteered 52%

Social activity 49%

Religious activity 45%

Arts and crafts 29%

In-person learned opportunity 25%

Townhall/community meeting 24%

Senior only event or meetup 15%

Types of Engagement - #(Average, among 11 presented)

5.4(49%)

Used Public Transport/MMT 3%

Portal Awareness 0%

Service Awareness - # (Average, among 19 presented)

7(37%)

Pre-Portal2019

2020

% Satisfaction Very NET Very NET

Life overall 45% 88%

Living in COS 39% 82%

Mental health 51% 81%

Finances 31% 62%

Physical health 25% 61%

Outdoor Spaces & Buildings

34% 83%

Transportation 4% -23%

Housing 10% 3%

Social Participation 27% 79%

Community Health & Support

24% 67%

Respect & Social Inclusion

39% 77%

Civic Participation & Employment

26% 61%

37

Service Awareness

82

OverallSatisfaction w/

Living in COS

50

Satisfaction with Domain Areas

55

Total Resident Score Age-Friendly COS

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Triangulation Approach1. Action vs. Goals2. Community Indicator Metrics3. Resident Scorecard

AARP Livability Index –El Paso County

2/1/2019

Domain Progress vs. Goals

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Resident Scorecard

El Paso County

2/1/2019

To ensure Colorado Springs is:

1) Making progress towards its Age Friendly action plans – check action steps vs. goals.

2) Providing the infrastructure necessary to win – check Livability Index from AARP

3) For older resident awareness, engagement, and satisfaction, turn to the Older Resident Scorecard

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APPENDIX:Triangulation

within Community Indicator Efforts

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Evolving Community Indicator Integrated ScorecardCombines Both CI Peer Rank and Resident Input for Holistic Metric/Domain

GoalResident Scorecard

CIC Peer Rank

Status Trend

Equitable, Affordable, and Inclusive

31% 4 of 5Well Below

TargetDeclining

Strong & Authentic Neighborhoods

45% 3 of 5 Below Target Stable

Connected, Safe, and Accessible Places

27% 3 of 5 Below Target Stable

Economically Diverse and Vibrant

56% 2 of 5 Hitting Goals Improving

Environmentally Resilient 19% 5 of 5Well Below

TargetDeclining

Healthy and Active 72% 1 of 5 Above Target Improving

Education and Enrichment 51% 3 of 5 Below Target Stable

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• Elevated Insights recognizes that a key goal of the Quality of Life effort is volunteer involvement with indicator data collection, reporting, and coordinating progress/ action against needed focus areas.

• Elevated Insights seeks to facilitate volunteer efforts, relieve the burden of weekly content curation/engagement efforts, and equip volunteers to mobilize citizen action committees. Importantly, we recommend that EI (or another professional research firm) conduct citizen benchmarking studies to ensure valid data collection, statistical analysis, and consistency over time.

CITIZEN BENCHMARK SURVEYS

Survey a census-balanced cross-section of citizens on a regular basis to monitor shifts in citizen satisfaction, needs, behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions.

Ensure methodology is consistent and sample size is adequate for desired subgroup breakouts.

Suggested frequency –every other year.

CONTENT CREATION –VISUAL INFOGRAPHICS

Using findings from benchmark study and/or the metadata volunteers assembled, Elevated Insights analysts and strategists will create 50 accurate Infographics or visual charts across a mix of domain areas for simple weekly deployment.

These 50+ options will be curated within 2 weeks of benchmark report delivery.

WEEKLY POLLING & ENGAGEMENT

Some Community Indicator Primary Research Options

HOST & EQUIP ONLINE ACTION COMMUNITIES

NATIONAL OR PEER CITY PERCEPTION TRACKING

Survey a statistically valid base of national citizens to share top of mind perceptions on COS and rate the COS area on a variety of factors, including as a place to live, to visit/vacation, to conduct business, to retire, etc. Could also be used for peer city comparisons or national QLI benchmarking.

Suggested frequency –every 3 years.

Elevated Insights can assist featured Vision Councils / Domains with ongoing engagement by posting weekly polls/surveys, open-ended questions, and video-response requests.

Our analysts and strategists can turn these into findings to be shared during the following week to ensure momentum / action.

Equip Vision Council teams to take action via citizen action groups with the aid of an online community platform.

EI will host and manage the online civic action committee activities, including recruiting passionate citizens & training Vision Council teams on how to moderate and use the tool.

EI will program & flight activities, and remind citizens to participate.

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Benchmark Survey

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Methodology: Census-Balanced Benchmarking Study Among Greater COS Residents

Assess and Monitor Shifting Citizen Needs, Behaviors, Satisfaction

For Example…

• Satisfaction with quality of life, both overall and within the various domains

• Awareness of different efforts or opportunities

• Behaviors – engagement in different aspects of community life

• Self-reported data – i.e. # of hours worked each week, stress level, etc.

• Attitudes on specific interest areas, i.e. marijuana, homelessness, tourism

• Relative perception for how Colorado Springs compares to peer cities or US

• Video submissions that bring resident sentiment/challenges to life

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Elevated Insights Involvement Option

Elevated Insights would design, program and field an online survey to a census-balanced sample of local residents. The findings from this survey would:➢ Inform the engagement phase

• Which QLI aspects are the highest priority and most linked to their satisfaction?• Where are resident perceptions out of line with metadata?• How should the council advisors go about engaging citizens?

➢ Establish benchmarks to measure progress over time

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Community Indicator Triangulation Opportunities

1

2

3

Resident Benchmarking

Frequent Community Engagement

Host & Equip Civic Action Committees

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Now, thinking about living in the greater Colorado Springs area. How satisfied are you with the following aspects? (0-10 scale) (n=1,041)(Top 3 Box combines 8, 9 and 10 ratings on a 0-10 point scale)

66%

52%

41%44%

36%31% 29% 25% 31%

20%17%

10%

78%

54%

48%

26%

44%

30%33% 35%

11%

26% 28%

9%

2017 2018

Cost of Living/Housing

Job Market/Opportunities

Outdoor Recreation/

Activities

Public Parks/Spaces

Restaurants/Food

Biking/Walking Routes

PublicSchools

Vibrant Downtown

Area

Arts/Culture Public Transportation

Safety of Community

Entertainment Options

Quality of Life Aspects: Top 3 Box Satisfaction(% Rating 8-10 on 10-point satisfaction scale)

Benchmarking Study – Report Example31

AskCOS® 2018– Elevated Insights

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Content Creation(Visual Infographics)

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Methodology: Content Creation: 50 Bites of Info/Infographics from Benchmarking Data – Varied Vision Council Topics

Elevated Insights would use the results of the benchmarking study to create small infographics that could be shared with the engaged community on a weekly or monthly basis.

This

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Elevated Insights Involvement Option

AskCOS® 2017– Elevated Insights

AskCOS® 2017– Elevated Insights

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5/10 Men are think COS is very or extremely safe

Only 3/10 Women think COS is very or extremely safe

Average # of trips in the past 3 months:

1.90 3.71 3.03 2.95 1.88 4.47 1.70

Flying out of Denver

International Airport

Visiting Family

& Friends

Restaurants

53% 38% 35%

Shopping

34%

1. 2. 3. 4. Concerts Work Trips

(not commuting)Professional

Sports

27%20%

5. 6. 7.

25%89% of local

residents traveled to Denver for at least one of these activities in the past 3 months.

Shareable Infographic Examples

AskCOS® 2017–Elevated Insights

AskCOS® 2017– Elevated Insights

AskCOS® Example – Elevated Insights

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Weekly Polling & Engagement

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Weekly Polling/Engagement

Elevated Insights Involvement Option

Elevated Insights would develop, host, program, and launch an open-ended or closed-ended question for citizens to interact/engage with. The question could be hosted on the community website or distributed via email to engaged residents.

EI would then provide the results of each question in a visual manner to be shared with engaged residents the following week.

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Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Etc.

Question 1 is availableQuestion 2 is availableQuestion 1 results shared

Question 3 is availableQuestion 2 results shared

Aspen Citizen Survey 2019 – Elevated Insights

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Weekly Polling/Engagement Examples

Question: Shareout (following week):

AskCOS® 2017– Elevated Insights

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Weekly Polling/Engagement Shareout Examples

AskCOS® 2017– Elevated Insights

AskCOS® 2017– Elevated Insights

Southeastexpress.com

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Host/Equip Civic Action Committees

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Methodology: Vision Council Engagement Communities

Elevated Insights would equip Vision Council teams with local resident action committees ready to take on tasks or provide detailed input in needed areas.

• Host/manage online community platform

• Recruit interested citizens from QLI website; replace inactive citizens (assumes about 25 per action committee)

• Train Vision Council teams – how to use/moderate, how to download/access citizen input

• Each Vision Council can post 5 – 10 activities per year

• Program desired activities

• Manage invitations/reminders

• Vision Council teams personally moderate and interact with citizens

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Elevated Insights Involvement Option

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Methodology: Vision Council Engagement Communities – Activity Examples

Different activity types available on the Engagement Communities:

Forum: Open, topic focused discussions and picture/video uploads (influenced)

Step board: Open, topic focused discussions and picture/video uploads (uninfluenced)

Challenge: Participants can post ideas with a title, description, images, documents, or draw on an image provided to make it their own – then they can comment on others and rate their favorite submissions. They can also draw on images also to show what they like/dislike about it

Journal: Create questions/prompts for individuals to answer privately. Participants know that only the moderator can see their answers. This can be used to ask participants more personal questions that they would be more comfortable answering one-on-one

Chat: Used to speak to a select few of the community to real time chats

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Elevated Insights Involvement Option

Activity thought-starters:Economy Forum: Identify and upload two pictures – one that describes

an area of the Colorado Springs economy that is doing well and one

that describes an area of the Colorado Springs economy that you wish

was doing better. Please provide an explanation as to why you chose

these pictures.

Community Engagement Challenge: Please post your idea of a new

event that you think Colorado Springs should host. Who is this event

for? How would this event help the citizens of Colorado Springs? After

posting your idea, please rate your favorite event ideas.

Transportation Journal:

• How would you describe the quality of Colorado Springs public transportation system? How could the transportation system improve?

• Photo Activity – Upload photos of the condition of streets and sidewalks, highlighting what areas in the city of Colorado Springs needs the most attention.

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National Perception Tracking

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Methodology: National Perception Tracking

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Elevated Insights Involvement Option

Elevated Insights would design, program and field an online, mobile-friendly survey to a census-balanced nationwide sample.

Survey respondents will be asked to share top of mind perceptions of Colorado Springs and rate the COS area on a variety of factors, including as a place to live, to visit/vacation, to conduct business, to retire, etc.

Time permitting, nationwide residents could also be asked quality of life questions (rating the area they currently live) to establish national benchmarks.

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Option 2 – Truly Random (Scientific) Sampling

Elevated Insights will mail postcards to randomly selected residential addresses in El Paso and Teller Counties. These postcards will provide 3 easy methods by which residents can take an online survey:

1. An easy-to-type survey link

2. A scannable QR code

3. A phone number that can be texted to have the survey link sent to their mobile device

Residents will also be given the option to request a mailed survey. This method will absorb the benefits and efficiencies associated with online surveys, while creating a truly random selection of survey participants.

Pros:

➢ Each resident has an equal opportunity to be selected for this survey (don’t have to belong to a research panel).

➢ Geographic segmentation – each postcard will have a unique code that matches with their address. This allows for more precise segmentation by resident location (as opposed to simply using zip codes).

Cons:

➢ The physical mailing of postcards leads to a more expensive project on the whole, especially when targeting larger sample sizes.

Explaining Sampling Options

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Option 1 – Panel Sampling

Elevated Insights will source respondents through its robust panel of 10k+ Pikes Peak area residents. Emails with a survey link will be sent to randomly selected individuals who live in El Paso and Teller Counties. As responses come back, EI can shift its targeting – e.g. if many responses are coming from women, EI can send to more men to balance out the response distribution. The data will also be weighted afterwards to adjust for any deviation in response rates.

Pros:

➢ This method of collection is often much cheaper.

➢ Higher sample sizes are more attainable (especially for EI who has a robust local database and strong community relations).

➢ EI will be able to “boost” responses for specific demographics or parts of town throughout the fielding process where necessary.

Cons:

➢ Geographic segmentation can be done based on zip codes, but it’s not as exact as the segmentation possible through Option 2.

➢ Sometimes, using online panels can lead to a higher relative response rate among younger residents. This can be adjusted through weighting, but the effective sample size may suffer. However, this is less of a concern for EI since it has a significant number of older residents in our panel due to recent aging research conducted.

*Please note: To be clear, both methodologies are statistically valid and would produce accurate, probabilistic results. Option 2 is a more institutional/academic approach. Online panel sampling (Option 1), on the other hand, has become the preference in the private sector due to the speed, efficiency and sample sizes that are possible.

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Appendix / EI Information

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THANK YOU

525 N. Tejon StColorado Springs, CO 80903

Debbie Balch(719) 590 – 9999

[email protected]

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