through changed lives

The concept of "impact" is broad and can be measured in various ways depending on the context. In general, measuring impact involves defining what changes you expect to see, setting measurable indicators, collecting data, and then analyzing that data. Here are some ways impact can be measured in different contexts: 1. **Business Impact**: This can be measured through KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) such as revenue, profit, market share, customer satisfaction, and employee turnover rates. More qualitative measurements can include changes in brand awareness, reputation, and customer loyalty. 2. **Social Impact**: Nonprofits and social enterprises often measure impact in terms of social change. This could include factors like the number of people helped, improvements in health and well-being, educational achievement, and poverty reduction. Qualitative feedback and stories can also be significant measures of social impact. 3. **Environmental Impact**: This can be measured through indicators such as the amount of carbon emissions reduced, amount of waste diverted from landfills, or number of species protected. This also includes improvements in environmental quality and biodiversity. 4. **Research Impact**: In academic or scientific contexts, impact is often measured through citations, downloads of a paper, or the application of the research in real-world contexts. 5. **Digital Impact**: In digital marketing, impact might be measured through metrics like clicks, likes, shares, comments, conversions, bounce rate, and time spent on page. 6. **Policy Impact**: In the public sector or policy research, impact can be measured by changes in laws or regulations, shifts in public opinion, or improvements in the health, safety, and well-being of populations. Each of these approaches will require different tools, techniques, and data sources for measuring impact. The key is to clearly define what impact means in your particular context, identify measurable indicators of that impact, collect data systematically, and then analyze that data to understand your impact.

How are the most marginalized people in a given community being empowered?

Talking to myself here: Front-load the design process to include a PAUSE - Pay Attention to Underrepresented Stakeholders and Expression. e.g., An organization may be 60% female, yet those voices (expression) can be underrepresented in the process. Set up metrics for impact through dialogues, and build consensus on those metrics. Measure the "from-to" and use metrics you established with groups you are designing for and with. Be open to unconsidered measurements emerging as the process unfolds. Sometimes they come in the form of a pleasant and welcome surprise.

reflection

are people still engaged?

data

Positive impact ? Or negative? Long term impact on person values ? aesthetics ? Short term impact ? Culture has the most lasting impact on society

Results - whether positive or negative.

socially

number of people affected

By seeing positive and progressive changes that improve the quality of life for people

surveys

by the power of another's story - how it impacted them. feels intangible or only your experience until you listen to the impact on others.

talking to people

How much injustice I see

positive experiences

by seeing change in community

In a collaborative method by evaluating success based on the people affected by the actions.

people and generation reaction

by making a difference

People I see

making things

With respect to community+City , bringing + giving back what we have taken away

Listen and observe, preferably from as close to the area of highest impact as possible.

Reshaping the skyscape

The number of people helped to attain a better quality of life.

universal change rooms

opportunity

boldness

By time and universality. The time that your work, words, thoughts, or ideas will be remembered by the others who will come after you. And how universal they could be.

other's growth

accessibility

Measure it by how the quality of peoples' lives improves or gets worse.

carbon footprint

if a clear and tangible connection is made between outcomes and benefits

genuine understanding of one another

remediation

access and possibilities before + after

Measuring progress towards the goal

Wow factor

the number of people an action affects

by how many slices of pizza?

By how far we have come.

by finding out how many people are talking about whatever you are doing, and their sentiment.

ounces

Happiness of the community and balance of the natural environment starting from where I live to global.

I see it as a two-part process. First you need to measure change. Then you need to establish a causal relationship between the change you measured, and what you assume is causing the change or producing the impact.

By creating measurable goals and timelines

How many people I helped

With analytics and by observing people's behaviour

visible changes

Through adoption

in people kindness

peace of mind

feeling

by reponses

看有多少人會討論一個話題

through change

Number of lives you have positively influenced

Contrast between the start point and the current. A shift from the norm, and in the right direction is also progress.

green

To see the outcomes and compare

in pride

Divide kinetic energy by distance

financially

effective result

residential

It depends

through gravity

village core

through the difference it makes in people's lives

the same way one would hope to view their bank account on the + side.

Outcomes

By the lasting impression it has

measure

hamburgers

facial expression

by counting the number of people that do or don't: go, eat, use, buy, listen, recommend, take a photo, share, change, etc. any possible "thing, item, activity, moment..."

Creating lasting memories.

gut feeling

Know thyself

Awareness

people happiness

With emotions

tears

testing ideas

Desirable outcomes

based on emotional response

degrees of jaw-drop

I assess impact based on quality and quantity metrics.

By acts of kindness

Who are we

improved quality of life for all

healthy humans

health

community engagement

Through a collaborative and iterative process.

the level of destruction

joy

Through legacy, both visible and invisible.

size of impression

lasting change

idea over time

Across the spectrum of ability to disability.

smile

smiles per hour

boom

The ability to inspire and bring change!

number of people who take note of your action

One person at a time!

With some activity I undertake, I look to see whose lives have been (or can be) positively improved, and how far reaching (and or deep) that action is. The further the reach, or the more deeply that something connects, the stronger the impact.

Energy

Actual material impact, not performative rhetoric and self-promotion

by the way it comes out

environmental damage

richter scale

Reseach

metric tons

by the outcome & involvement

adapted innovation

rulers

passive house

You feel it emanating and growing within your body.

longer lives

water consumption

The change that it creates

feelings

How it makes people around it feel

reduction of volume

share

environmental

by reactions

vibes!

reaction to what is being done

by its positive reach

Legacy

with an impact ruler

inclusivity

changed behavior

how many people have strong opinions about it

engagement

Kindness

Impact is measured by the legacy that a person leaves for themselves to others, be it good or bad. Usually, the better the legacy, the better the impact, however such isn't always the case. Someone could be generous and donate to big-name charity events, however, still throw litter out onto a national park.

change in human behaviour

through feedback & engagement

by results

integrate force over time

How the things/beings change in response to _________

by making a comparison between what would have happened differently inn the absence of a certain output and estimating a cause-effect relationship.

interviews

impression

with a yardstick

by observing the deformation

unity

by reaction

integrity

wayfinding

does it promote equitable human flourishing?

Numbers

Movement

responsible resource extraction

by the response

through emotions

with metrics

Remembering visuals that made it to that stage.

when effects are felt in everyday tasks

life cycle analysis

voice

number of buildings that cause people to question

number of people who notice the needs of others

number of thoughts which are positive vs negative

number of expresso shots in a day

number of hours spent typing on the hcma blog

number of Covid 19 cases averted

number of angry people subdued

number of walks along a beach

number of bagels eaten

number of posts a day

number of architects who speak up

number of wars averted

number of meaningful questioned asked

number of heads turned

number of social housing units delivered

Action

Before and after comparison

projects

Audience response

smilies

through joy

passion

public response

transformation

don't know

mountain climbing

on reflection

adoption rate

through reaction

Love

depending on the consequences that it causes

Anyone can make a difference. When every person takes accountability for their actions towards creating a better environment, it is no longer called impact, it is a way of life.

Anyone can make a difference. When every person takes accountability for their actions towards creating a better environment, it is no longer called impact, it is a way of life.

through changes in lived experience at the community and individual levels.

By the want of people to return to the space over and over again.

level of change.

Historically? It would seem that perspective allows for measuring. 1mm can't measure a metre. You're going to have to bend space and time.

by how people respond

when learning takes place

progress

Change in people's lives

By the resulting change in behaviors of people and in the positive or negative change in the surrounding environment.

scale

dedication

you just do

inspiration

stats

laser tool

statistics

with a ruler!!!

reach

in trees

Score

Self awareness

with a tape measure

making a positive difference in the lives of people

From deep within: When efforts/behaviors/actions create uplifting sense of well-being among those impacted

Dollars

By living with integrity

results & change

Impact can be personal or collective, and is measured by change witnessed or experienced in a person, place or community. - ek

Depth

in awareness of context - interdependencies - and the opportunity in singularity as resonance with interdependencies

By the Impression you leave.

By lives changed, and honored.

by intensity and breadth of response

By the size of the dent

people like my work

Neutons

asking

discipline

with a inclusive culture

by asking questions

connection

Emotions that you elicit

By analyzing the outcome of the change

by the way people will talk about it 5 years later

meaning

kg m s−1

a smile

art for social change

by seeing the change

Change of thought

Community response and adoption

interaction

with the amount of negative response

with hapiness

health care

by how an action affects (either positively or negatively) those around me

inclusion

By seeing the result

community ownership and use

repeated testing

satisfaction

By following an idea, implementing it and continue to follow to see the success and how that help the community and the environment. Small changes make a difference without people noticing, sometimes

outcome

By observing to what extent the lives of individuals shift

Change in Community

Through getting feedback from the community that was affected

smiles

University

With qualitative and quantitative research

Notebook

the amount of influence it has on a community

Through observing the outcome?!

responsibility

depends on the font, kerning, size, and style of the text.

by observing results defined by description of the desired impact.

Making change

Analysis of results

Quality of Life Index

change

I consider the entire context, every party touched and look at the cumulative experience

By estimating the counterfactual in design

socially , physically and emotionally

Analysis

team

through meaningful projects which being about change

By the number of trees.

emotion

force

by how it brings hope and happiness

uniqueness

by how easily I can recall something

positive, tangible differences in the lives of people

Peoples opinion before, during, after

Number of people made lastingly happier

by talking to the most affected communities first

community

feedback

not sure

cats

Wider impact through the general social conscious, or data.

outcome.

effect on one's memory

in newtons.

emotional response

career

wellness

outcome. results. tangible and intangible ones

depends. but everything, if possible should be considered

seeing tiny changes

happiness

ripple effect

dont know

thoughtfulness

inspiring others

Observation

happiness index

in whatever way that works to mirror the complexity of desired impact

with love

The amount of people touched by an action or change

with an impactometer

conversation

Data, numbers, facts, you know how we've been doing it for a millennia or two

Comfort

people

E = 1/2 m v2

USER FEEDBACK

By the ability to reach a diverse range of people, communities, pets, etc

by looking backwards

Impact is measured by its outcome

by smiles of the councils that voted in favor of the specific project.

will people show up to my funeral?

Diversity of interest

evaluating core variables

changed lives

emotions

footprint

in smiles :)

Sorry, I've no clue

The size of the crater left behind

ask people their opinion

By setting out very clear measurables before starting.

ecologic

how it makes me feel

Knowing how many people are happy with the result

number

positive change in hearts and minds

by positive change

Environment

Results

by the reaction

thoughts of other people

math

creativity

by how much love shared throughout the world

Through the positive ripple effect it creates

with a seismometer

humphrey bogart

by looking at people reaction

community coming alive

Ask people who might be impacted

Reaction

when there is a social behavior change

by jumping and then measuring

money

New friendships formed

hugs