Regenerative Signal: A Journey of Evaluation, Recognition and Learning
At Unity Effect, we believe in creating the conditions for systemic change from the inside out. In a time of deep transformation, from climate change and cultural disconnection to social fragmentation and global trade uncertainty, signals of regeneration are all around and within us. Recognising and sharing about these signals are powerful ways to shape desirable futures. The Regenerative Signal: A 5-month Journey to Evaluation, Recognition and Learning is our invitation to you to do exactly that.
Through our years of working alongside organisations, we’ve seen first-hand how outdated measurement and evaluation methods can obscure the incredible work being done. They often fail to capture complexity – instead replicating inefficient patterns, excluding that which is invisible (such as trust and inner capacities), and focusing on control rather than genuine learning.
It’s time for a new approach: one that is relational, regenerative, and life-centred.
This journey provides the language and tools for measurement and evaluation to truly support your ambitions. At Unity Effect, we are committed to celebrating ways of working that follow the patterns of living systems: measuring what matters – not just what’s easy to count, and turning the act of measurement and evaluation into a vibrant and insightful learning experience.
What is the Regenerative Signal?
An interactive online learning journey. We will guide you through three core phases:
Design & Measure: Map out success, establish indicators, gather evidence.
Reflect & Evaluate: Interpret outcomes & impacts, share insights, achieve clarity.
Recognise & Celebrate: Acknowledge achievements, celebrate efforts, inspire perseverance.
What you get:
E-learning modules: Deep dive into the Impact Garden framework at your own pace.
Live workshops: Interactive sessions for practical application, discussion, and peer learning, designed to foster collective sensemaking.
Plug-and-play tools: Ready-to-use templates and resources for immediate implementation.
Templates: Practical guides to streamline your measurement and evaluation processes.
Access to peer community: Connect with like-minded organisations and leaders on a shared journey, embodying the unity we believe is essential for powerful impact.
What’s in it for you?
If you resonate with any of the following statements, this journey is for you:
“We’re doing good work, but no one sees it.”
Learn to recognise and tell the story of your organisation’s real impact. We empower you to move beyond surface-level reporting and articulate the deeper, systemic changes you are creating, reflecting our commitment to empowering every person, team, and network to have an impact beyond themselves.
“We need grantees to show impact, but don’t want to overburden them.”
Get actionable insight without creating reporting fatigue. Our tools are designed to be integrated into existing workflows and are easy to use by non-specialists — helping your grantees reflect, learn, and report in ways that are energising, not extractive.
“Evaluation feels like a tick-box exercise, the results are in a PDF somewhere.”
Use intuitive, people-first tools inspired by nature to make measurement and evaluation useful and energising. Discover the Impact Garden framework, a model we developed that draws on the metaphor of living systems, to transform how you understand and articulate your work.
“External evaluators don’t get our context or culture.”
Build internal evaluation capacity so your team can reflect, learn, and tell your story from the inside out. We believe in strengthening internal capacities for resilient and healthy teamwork, enabling you to better collaborate and navigate challenges.
Who’s it for?
We’re recognising and celebrating organisations, companies, and foundations that are:
Leading climate solutions and systemic change
Building sustainable and regenerative business models and practices
Strengthening communities and social ecosystems
Creating sustainable products and services
Standing up for justice and human dignity
Our Method: Regenerative Evaluation with the Impact Garden
At the heart of this journey is the Impact Garden, our signature framework. The Impact Garden is open-source and adaptable to your unique context. It has been refined through extensive practical application, having been:
Used to evaluate more than 1.5 million EUR in investments
Utilised by 500+ evaluators, project leaders, investors & business owners
The Impact Garden reframes evaluation as a practice in self-awareness and system-change, exploring key dimensions:
The Impact Garden highlights the cyclical nature of real change – rarely linear, always evolving. It underscores the importance of supportive conditions, the fertile soil where resources take root and grow. By staying curious, we can track outcomes and systemic shifts, learning and adapting as change unfolds.
Events Along the Way: Mark Your Calendars!
Events Along the Way: Mark Your Calendars!
All events will start at 3pm CE(S)T. We will record all sessions and share the recordings with you afterwards (in case you can't make it to one or more of the sessions).
Info Session
Phase 1: Design, Measure & Reflect (July – August)
July 24th: Cultivating Insight: Empowering You to Design and Measure Meaningful Change
August 20th: Self-Assessing Impact: Use-Cases, Patterns & Practices to Reflect on your Journey
Phase 2: Evaluate, Recognise & Celebrate (September – November)
September 17th: Evaluate & Recognise: Building a Culture of Evaluation & Recognition Practice
October 23rd: Mapping the Future: Backcasting, Forecasting & Narrative Building
December 4th: The Joy of Noticing: Recognition as Celebration in Practice
Discover powerful ways to celebrate achievements, acknowledge efforts, and inspire sustained dedication to regenerative impact, reinforcing the joy of meaningful work.
Don’t let your valuable work go unnoticed or stay trapped in outdated frameworks. Join the “Regenerative Signal: Recognition Journey” with Unity Effect and learn to truly see, measure, and celebrate the living impact you create.
Join us for a 5-month journey to explore and grow your relationship with impact, alongside others working towards a more just and thriving world.
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.
