From isolated data to meaningful clarity
Most assessments measure isolated topics - engagement, satisfaction, culture. You get numbers, but not understanding.
The real insight isn't in individual scores. It's in how things connect: how purpose shapes culture, how strategy enables operations, how change flows (or doesn't) through your organisation.
Typical surveys
Data without context
States of Vitality
See how everything relates
Eight dimensions, one connected view
Built on the EMERGENT Framework, the assessment examines eight dimensions that shape organisational health - from strategy and purpose through to culture and how you navigate change. Each dimension tells part of the story. Together, they reveal the whole picture.
Strategy
How clear our direction is
Flow
How easily we get work done
Service
How we create and deliver value
Purpose
What drives us and guides our work
Development
How we grow people and build capability
Culture
How it feels to work here
Connection
How stories and meaning flow
Change
How we adapt and evolve
Every question uses the same simple scale: how true is this statement in your experience? Responses run from Rarely true (1) to Almost always true (5).
A different kind of assessment
Three things set this assessment apart from typical organisational surveys:
Everyone participates
This assessment brings together perspectives from across your entire organisation - every level, every function - into one coherent picture of how things actually work.
Built on systems thinking
Organisations are ecosystems where everything connects. A problem in one area often has roots in another. We examine how dimensions influence each other - revealing patterns that siloed surveys simply can't see.
Know where to focus
Data alone doesn't drive change - clarity does. The assessment identifies your strengths, highlights growth areas, and pinpoints the leverage points where focused effort will create the greatest ripple effect across your organisation.
What would change if you could see your whole organisation - not just the parts leadership is close to?
Reveal what leadership can't see
The same dimension. Different experiences depending on where you sit.
When we measure across role levels, departments, locations and length of service, patterns emerge that aggregate scores hide. Leadership might see confidence in a given area. The front line might experience uncertainty. The gap between them tells you something important.
You might recognise this
You sense something isn't quite working, but you can't pinpoint exactly what. Individual teams perform well, yet somehow the whole feels less than the sum of its parts. Changes you've made haven't stuck the way you hoped. Or perhaps you're preparing for something significant - a transformation, a growth phase, a new strategy - and you want to truly understand what you're working with before you begin.
The States of Vitality assessment is for leaders who want to see beneath the surface. Who suspect that the real story of how their organisation works isn't captured in engagement scores or performance dashboards. Who want insight that connects the dots rather than adding more dots to connect.
One assessment, many applications
Because it looks at your whole organisation as a connected system, the assessment provides valuable insight across a wide range of contexts.
How it works
The assessment follows four straightforward stages:
Setup and launch
We configure the survey for your structure and ensure questions fit different levels.
Organisation-wide survey
Everyone completes the assessment - designed to be finished in one sitting.
Analysis and reporting
Results land in your interactive dashboard - patterns, perception gaps and freeform responses ready to explore.
Workshop and planning
Walk through findings together and agree where to focus next. Optional consultancy support.
Setup and launch
We configure the survey for your structure and ensure questions fit different levels.
Organisation-wide survey
Everyone completes the assessment - designed to be finished in one sitting.
Analysis and reporting
Results land in your interactive dashboard - patterns, perception gaps and freeform responses ready to explore.
Workshop and planning
Walk through findings together and agree where to focus next. Optional consultancy support.
Total process time
Approximately 4-5 weeks
From launch to results in your dashboard
What you receive
Every assessment includes a configured survey, an interactive dashboard for your team, freeform response capture and demographic analysis. Consultancy support is available as an optional add-on.
What every assessment includes
Configured survey
Tailored to your organisation structure - role levels, departments, locations and length of service.
Interactive results dashboard
Secure access for your team. Explore results by dimension, demographic group, or single question. A tool your leadership will actually use.
Freeform response capture
Hear what people say in their own words, alongside the numbers. Word-level sentiment and themes surface automatically.
Demographic analysis
See how experience differs across role level, department, length of service and location - patterns aggregate scores hide.
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Optional consultancy add-ons
In-depth written report
A detailed analysis across all eight dimensions with plain-language interpretation and prioritised recommendations.
Facilitated leadership workshop
A working session to explore findings, build shared understanding, and agree priorities.
Development and action plan
Where effort will create the greatest impact - sequenced, sized and ready to commission.
Ready to see your organisation clearly?
Download the overview, or send us a few details and we'll come back with a tailored quote.
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