[Community DesignTM️ Weekly Tip] Don’t Play Guessing Games 🙅❓

Get direct feedback from members [Mighty Networks]( {NAME},  In life, there is a time and place for guessing games. If you invite some friends over on a Saturday night for a potluck, pulling out Clue, Guess Who?, 20 Questions, or Pictionary after dinner can be a solid move. When it comes to your Mighty Network, though, we recommend putting speculation aside. Let us explain.  --------------------------------------------------------------- Community DesignTM Weekly Tip #8: Don’t simply try and guess what your members think about your community and its various components. Instead, each time you try something new, create a poll to get direct member feedback. Say you host a live event. You can probably come to some conclusions about how things went based on how many people showed up, the "energetic vibe" of the group, and how active the chat was. These intuitive assessments can be distorted and inaccurate, though. You’ll get a much better understanding of how the event was received by putting up a poll the next day. And you can be creative with it. For instance, you can ask, “What was your favorite part of yesterday’s event, and what’s one thing you would change?” Or you can pose, “How was your energy and engagement level during yesterday’s event?” and make it a hot/cold poll. The more direct feedback you get from your members—whether it’s regarding an event, a new course, a Monthly Theme, or anything else—the more you can iterate accordingly and design your community to achieve maximum impact.   --------------------------------------------------------------- Speaking of maximum impact, Karen P, a recent Community DesignTM Accelerator grad, had this to say about her experience with our step-by-step course for building a thriving community: "I'd have given up a while back without the accelerator classes!! Worth every dollar!!!!!!!!” Another graduate, Debra S, shared a similar sentiment: "Join Community Design Accelerator and never look back. It's worth every penny." Thanks, Karen and Debra! By upgrading to a Community or Business plan, you can get access to the entire course for just $149. That’s a $200 savings off the regular price. Catch you next week! [Upgrade to Unlock]({NAME}-network.mn.co/settings/billing) [M]( [FB]( [TW]( [INSTA]( [App Store]( [Play Store]( Sent by Mighty Networks 127 Lytton Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94301 [Unsubscribe]( or [Update your Preferences](