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2/6/18

How to communicate with members in your organization

One of the most common topics we cover when conducting member research is communication preferences. This makes perfect sense – your organization may be the best at what it does, but if you cannot reach members effectively then what’s the point? So, what is the most preferred way members want to receive communications? Email. Almost […]

By David KennedyRead More

2/1/18

Imagine 2020 Data Snack

Today, Kate Darwent, PhD, spoke to an audience of over 100 arts leaders about the need to increase opportunities for Denver residents, especially African American and Latinx residents, who are hungry to participate more in arts, cultural and creative activities. The city conducted a one-of-a-kind statistically valid survey of its residents in 2017 to learn […]

By David KennedyRead More

1/2/18

Measuring in Multiple Dimensions

The shortest route between any two points is a straight line. Don’t dance around. Get to the point. We hear such sayings everyday. Indirectness is often seen as a liability, circuitousness as a weakness. But in our work, that’s not always the best strategy. Understanding people and behaviors requires us to understand the context in […]

By Kevin RainesRead More

12/29/17

Corona 2017 Promotions

As we end 2017, Corona Insights would like to offer recognition to our team members who have been promoted this year. We were pleased to witness the promotions of Matt Bruce and Kate Darwent, PhD, to the position of Director, and Gregory Hornback to the position of Senior Associate. Matt has been with Corona Insights […]

By Kevin RainesRead More

12/18/17

How to measure what people want

Recently after an interview for a project, some us at Corona had a discussion about whether or not it would be useful to use a survey for the project. Like a lot of projects, this potential client was interested in what new changes the public might want in their organization. And at first, this seems […]

By Kate DarwentRead More

12/13/17

The drama of measuring strategic progress

Every week from August through January, millions of Americans tune in three nights a week to watch modern-day gladiators battle over a single objective – strategically progressing an oblong ball down the field in 10-yard increments towards the finish line at the 100-yard mark (the end zone, for the growing number of people not tuning […]

By Andrew StreightRead More