Regenerative Signal: From Reporting Burden to Regenerative Measurement and Evaluation
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Program at a Glance
- Format: 5 Monthly Online Sessions (Zoom) + Self-paced application.
- Dates: May 20, June 17, July 15, September 16, October 21, 2026 (always Wednesdays, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm CEST).
- Cost: Tiered pricing based on organizational capacity.
- Open Access (Scholarship) is available to ensure financial barriers do not prevent participation.
- Certification: Official Certificate of Completion upon finishing the journey.
- Resources: Access to core frameworks (Impact Garden & Capacity Compass), Digital Workbook, Methodology Briefs, and Peer Community.
- Bonus: A private 1:1 consultation session is included for Organization & Corporate tickets.
The Invitation: From Reporting Burden to Strategic Asset
Monitoring & Evaluation often feels like a tax on doing good. For many organizations and evaluating practitioners, measuring impact has become a compliance exercise. We extract data to satisfy external demands, but rarely does that process feed energy back into our own work or the communities we serve.
The Regenerative Signal 2026 helps you bridge that gap. We invite you to shift evaluation from an extractive obligation into a source of Systemic Vitality.
The Shift: Toward Methodological Integrity
Regenerative Signal is a 6-month learning journey designed to equip you with the mindset and methods to engage with complexity. As much as it is about learning new tools and approaches, it is about embedding a Regenerative Paradigm into your work—one that fosters participation, emphasizes learning, and views Monitoring & Evaluation as an act of empowerment. You will move from static reporting to dynamic sense-making, equipping yourself to make credible claims with methodological integrity.
What You Will Gain: The Professional Outcomes
Systemic Clarity: Master the Impact Garden framework to map the "invisible" roots of your work and visualize non-linear change.
Credible Claims in Complexity: Learn our specific Methodology for Making Credible Claims. You will gain the tools to build trustworthy narratives about your contribution to systemic change without oversimplifying the story.
Human-Centric Approach: Integrate the Capacity Compass to measure the "human soil" - the inner capacities like trust and resilience that are the foundation for results.
Applied Portfolio: You will bring a current project and finish the course with a tailored evaluation framework ready for implementation.
Is this journey for you?
You might recognize yourself or your organization in one of these statements:
"We collect a lot of data for reports, but we rarely use it to actually improve our strategy or decision-making."
"Our current metrics feel 'flat'—they miss the most important, intangible parts of the transformation we are creating."
"We want to be more participatory, but we struggle to build a true culture of ownership where partners and teams feel safe to share honest feedback."
"We feel stuck between the need for rigor (proving impact) and the reality of complexity (trusting the process)."
If these resonate, the Regenerative Signal is designed for you.
The Journey
In the Regenerative Signal, you will both learn about new tools and frameworks and have the opportunity to apply them directly to your current work. Over five monthly sessions, you will design holistic methodologies using the Impact Garden , measure the inner capacities that drive success with the Capacity Compass , and create evaluation practices that strengthen participation and trust
The session flow
We meet monthly to explore specific aspects of Regenerative Measurement & Evaluation (RME). Between sessions, you will apply these tools to your own context, supported by our digital workbook and video masterclasses
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Session 1: Cultivating Insight – Designing a Holistic Framework (Wednesday, May 20)
We start by moving beyond linear logic models. You will learn how to use the Impact Garden to design an evaluation framework that captures all dimensions of meaningful change. We identify the "Soil" (resources), the "Sun" (vision), and the "Supportive Conditions" that are often invisible in traditional reporting but essential for sustained impact.
Session 2: Self-Assessment – ​​Measuring Inner Capacity (Wednesday, June 17)
Systems change from the inside out: through building capacity and shifting relationships. We introduce the Capacity Compass to measure the inner dimensions of your work. You will learn practical patterns and practices to assess the human capacities - like resilience, learning, and engaging with complexity - that drive your strategy forward.
Session 3: Evaluate & Recognize – Building the Culture (Wednesday, July 15)
How do we shape culture through evaluation? We explore this on two levels:
In Daily Work: How to build habits of reflection and learning within your team or organization.
In Evaluation Projects: How to foster trust, participation, and decentralized ownership when working with grantees or partners, ensuring the process is collaborative rather than extractive.
(August: Summer Break for Integration)
Session 4: Meaning & Rigour – Credible Claims & Narratives (Wednesday, September 16)
Data only truly comes alive when we give it meaning. In this session, we tackle the hardest challenge in systemic work: causality. You will apply our methodology for "Making Credible Claims in Complexity" —moving beyond linear attribution to rigorous contribution analysis. You will learn how to weave your data into a data-backed impact narrative that satisfies stakeholders while honoring the complexity of your work.
Session 5: The Joy of Noticing – Integration & Celebration (Wednesday, October 21)
In our final session, we integrate the pieces. We focus on "Recognition as Celebration" - reinforcing the joy of meaningful work. You will define how to sustain these practices and officially close the loop from "proving impact" to "improving health."
Who is this for?
We are convening a diverse cohort of actors committed to meaningful change, with a specific focus on those directing resources:
Foundations, Funds & Impact Investors: Program officers and MEL leads seeking to move beyond rigid logframes toward trust-based, systemic learning.
Multilateral Institutions & International Aid Organizations: Teams looking for evaluation frameworks that honor the complexity of their interventions.
Purpose-Driven Teams & Freelancers: Practitioners who want to build an evaluation culture that supports their mission rather than distracting from it.
What You Receive
The Regenerative Evaluation Toolkit: Full access to the Impact Garden and Capacity Compass frameworks, including templates and facilitation guides
Methodology Briefs: Access to our brief on "Making Credible Claims in Complexity," including video masterclasses to watch at your own pace.
Digital Workbook: A structured guide to help you apply every session to your specific organizational context.
Online Platform and Peer Community: Access to our online platform to share challenges and resources with a cohort of practitioners and change agents working in foundations, NGOs, and the field.
Pricing & Contribution
Fairness and Access
To ensure Regenerative Signal is accessible to grassroots practitioners while reflecting the value provided to established organizations, we apply a Tiered Pricing Strategy
We invite you to select the rate that best reflects your organization's financial reality.
The Tiers
Established Organizations: €950
For foundations, funds, and companies
Includes: Full program access + One 45-min private Strategy Consultation to apply the frameworks to your specific context.
Social Enterprises / NGOs: €450
Practitioners (self-payers) / Freelancers: €150
For independent consultants, freelancers, and small grassroots organizations.
Includes: Full program access.
Open Access (Scholarship)
We are committed to the principle that financial circumstances should never be a barrier. At the same time, we invite a spirit of reciprocity that values ​​the time and effort behind this program. If the standard rates are beyond your reach, please email us ( info@unityeffect.net ) with the amount you are able to contribute, and we will share a personal discount code with you
Meet the Hosting Tandem
Jannik Kaiser
Role: Lead Facilitator & Methodologist
Jannik is the co-founder of Unity Effect and the architect behind the Impact Garden and Capacity Compass. With a background in sociology and having worked in academia, international development and social entrepreneurship, he bridges the gap between complexity science and practical evaluation. In this cohort, he holds the methodological thread, guiding you through the frameworks and helping you apply them to your specific context.
Hannah Connors
Role: Program Manager & Community Weaver
Hannah ensures that our learning journey flows as smoothly as the systems we study. She manages the "container"—from the digital learning environment to peer connections—ensuring you have the clarity and support you need to focus on your learning. She will be your main point of contact for all logistical and community questions
Please note: The workshop times are in Central European Summer Time (UTC +2) or Central European Time (UTC+1). Our workshops are designed to be a space for exchange. We will still record and make both recordings and our slides available afterwards within a platform only dedicated for participants. We will exclude any AI tools for meeting notes (Otters, Fireflies, …) to enable open dialogue.
