Feedback Loops: Mapping Transformative Interactions in Education Innovation

This report details the feedback loops initiative at Digital Promise in which we evaluated and mapped the way we generate insights and knowledge and the ways in which our partners contribute, perceive, and share in that process. In particular, we are interested in how we can create new processes we call feedback loops that can aid us in including our partners in more meaningful collaborations, developing solutions that are better targeted to the audiences they are intended for, and elevating the voices, needs, and excellence of the members of school communities. We believe there are cases where feedback loops will provide superior outcomes compared to traditional methods of feedback, and we detail in this report our conception of feedback loops, their components, and places within the Digital Promise ecosystem where they are currently in use, as well as provide guidance for others wishing to carry out this work.