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I bring up the success of our 2022 Maple Valley project every time I talk about ComEngage and our community surveys. That makes it an obvious topic for a blog post about the maturity of our best-in-class community survey dashboarding platform. First, a little background: Dashboards & Public Sector Surveys Before I came to ComEngage,…
“In 2022, the Jefferson County Library District (JCLD) contracted with ComEngage.us to conduct a needs assessment survey of residents within its service area. Building on the District’s recently revised Vision, Mission, and Strategic Plan, the survey captured data aimed at answering the question, “What does our community need to thrive and be empowered by knowledge?”…
Last week I had the privilege, duty, or burden (depending on perspective and time of day) of being part of the jury selection process for a trial in Snohomish County, WA. I had avoided jury duty in the past, feeling that I couldn’t leave work. This time, I saw it as a privilege and a…
In January 2020, I attended the Insights Association CEO summit in Miami, Florida. The summit is designed for C-level executives (CEOs, CFOs, COOs, presidents, business owners, etc.) of small to mid-sized marketing research companies. It provides the opportunity for openly sharing insights, challenging current thinking, and expanding knowledge to tangibly strengthen the industry and participating…
The blog post I had initially planned to write this month was a bullet point list of the cool projects I’ve worked on in my first year full-time with ComEngage to highlight all of the great work we’ve done. We’ll get to that, but first, I’d like to focus specifically on DEI – Diversity, Equity,…
Many transportation agencies use syndicated or general research solutions to assess the needs and requests of the communities they serve. However, once in a while, you will encounter a specific issue or problem that requires a unique, ad-hoc research solution. Custom research solutions provide targeted community and market research to help you make strategic decisions…
Our very own Nathan Wiggin, Chief Solutions Officer, presented “Welcome to the Machine – Integrating Automation Into Research” at the 77th Annual AAPOR (American Association for Public Opinion Research) Conference, which took place May 11th-13th, 2022, in Chicago, IL. During his presentation, he covered: Who am I? A bit about this presentation The Origin Let’s…
ComEngage Chief Solutions Officer, Nathan Wiggin, is proud to be speaking at the Sawtooth Software Conference on Wednesday, May 4th, 2022 at 10:00am. “The 2022 Sawtooth Software Conference will be held May 2-6, 2022, in Orlando, FL next to Universal Studios theme park. Join some of the brightest minds in the insights world to learn…
Happy Belated New Year!! It is hard to believe we are halfway through February. We have continued to be hunkered down—between wind, rain, cold, and COVID—but working hard. We are very excited about some recent projects we have completed or are just starting on. We are. . . Just completing a study for the City…
ComEngage is proud to announce that our very own Chief Solutions Officer, Nathan Wiggin, will be presenting at the 77th Annual AAPOR Conference, May 11th-13th, 2022, in Chicago. AAPOR’s 77th Annual Conference “The AAPOR Annual Conference is the premier forum for the exchange of advances in public opinion and survey research. The Conference allows…
We are very proud to be a member of the Insights Association, our industry’s leading organization representing the world’s leading producers of intelligence, analytics, and insights defining the needs, attitudes, and behaviors of consumers, organizations, and their employees, students, and citizens. Launched in 2017, the Insights Association was formed through the merger of two organizations…
On Monday, September 27th, 2021, there was a memorial tribute to Thaddeus H. Spratlen, professor emeritus of marketing at the University of Washington Foster School of Business, and someone I was lucky to call a friend and mentor. Thad was a quiet but significant contributor at the Foster School, a trailblazing Black business educator, always…
Launched in 2019, ComEngage is built on Northwest Research Group’s 30 plus years of experience in public sector research. I’m the newest member of the team, though I have over 20 years of wide-ranging experience in the field. Based on that experience, two key elements of the ComEngage business model appealed to me most strongly…
One of our more innovative clients, Castle Rock, CO, has posted a fabulous video highlighting the results from one of our community outreach surveys. Thank you to Castle Rock! Castle Rock Community Survey Page Castle Rock 2021 Community Survey Results Whether it’s providing new amenities or maintaining levels of service, the Town strives every day…
At ComEngage we believe in quality over quantity, that more is not better, better is better. We’ve gone into depth on this in our post The Essential Baseline. For the quick notes version, check out our video on the topic:
Hello! I’m Kathleen, the newest member of the ComEngage team! I’m thrilled to join as a Research & Engagement Associate. My background is in anthropology and social research, and I have spent most of my career working in evaluation for nonprofits and museums. With my background and love for qualitative research, I will be particularly…
Nathan Wiggin, our Chief Solutions Officer, recently gave a presentation about the necessity of accessible online surveys at the 2021 Sawtooth Software Conference. Every year many researchers and insights professionals submit papers to present at the Sawtooth Software Conference. A selection committee carefully reviews and selects papers that fit best within the conference to ensure…
We at ComEngage are proud to be celebrating our 2nd Anniversary. We are very excited about everything we have accomplished over the past two years and look forward to continued success as we move forward to an even better and brighter future. Thank you for joining us as we celebrate this milestone! ~ Your Team…
In our last post, we briefly discussed survey best practices to ensure high quality data when conducting community surveys and introduced you to our Essential Baseline survey. Here we will discuss tools to add to your research and engagement toolbox to take your insights to a deeper level.
Adding conversations to your toolbox is a new option. ComEngage is about opening, building, and maintaining a “dialogue” between you and your community. It provides you with a means to stay abreast of ever-changing opinions, needs, desires, and behaviors.
All too often we see community surveys that are, to put it bluntly, way too long. How long should you expect your typical survey respondent to focus specifically on the survey? The short answer— “not very long.” Researchers generally agree that the average attention span of American adults is 20 minutes or less.
We Started with Five Questions That Result in One Powerful Rating We’ve Made it More Powerful with the introduction of the Simple Six. This year, 2020, when we updated our annual Benchmarking Survey and finished the development of ComEngage’s core products and services, we decided to add an additional and frequently used question…
Way back when while I was in business school, I was introduced to the concept of VUCA, an acronym first used in 1987 and based on the leadership theories of Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus. VUCA stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity. It was originally the response of the US Army War College to…
Nearly 60 people from across the United States joined us in an online discussion. The first thing they told us, loud and clear, was that while they can’t seem to get enough toilet paper, they have had more than enough of COVID-19. They wrote their “Dear John” letters to COVID-19 Dear John Letters to COVID-19…
We are living and businesses are operating in extraordinary times. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, people in our communities are suffering and the agencies and organizations we work with have been disrupted because of the measures being taken to fight and contain the pandemic. Everyone is uncertain about the future Everywhere, everyone is asking the…
5 Great Things: Pass It On! I came up with five great things about my life today that might not have been there a few weeks ago. Then I asked some of my family members and friends to do the same thing to see what they came up with. Response was overwhelming and insightful. I…
One of our more innovative clients, Castle Rock, CO, has posted a fabulous video highlighting the results from one of our community outreach surveys. Thank you to Castle Rock! Castle Rock Community Survey Page Castle Rock 2019 Community Survey Whether it’s providing new amenities or maintaining levels of service, the Town strives every day to…
Nearly 15 years ago, we began our campaign to convince local governments to take a long-range view of where they are and where they want to be rather than a more short-term look at where they currently stand. When people ask us, “What difference does this make in terms of research and insights?”, our answer…
