Who's This For
You understand the Impact Identity dimensions conceptually and perhaps have been able to find time to explore a bit of your impact identity. This issue is for anyone who benefits from structured processes, especially those done with others. Even if you've worked through your impact identity before, doing this exercise with colleagues or in a cohort reveals new things. You hear how others describe their journeys, you recognize alignment and differences, and you discover collaboration possibilities you might not have seen by yourself.
The Partnership Moment
I hope that you have spent some time in the last issue exploring the six dimensions of Impact Identity and they make some sense for you. When researchers try to apply them (beyond envisioning them) we often get stuck.
"Personal motivations? I mean, I care about my research. I want it to matter."
That’s true but not specific enough to guide your broader impacts design. You need a way to dig deeper, to surface the particulars of your identity that will shape what broader impacts actually fit you.
