E N VIS IONI NG A CULTUR E O F INQU I RY
PURPOSEFUL
INQUIRY
INVESTIGATION
Determine what
information is needed
to move identified
priorities forward
Review relevant
knowledge and
information around
the topic
Develop a relevant
question
Identify or create
appropriate
methodology for data
collection & analysis
Determine the process
to be used to investigate
the question
Collect data
ANALYSIS &
INTERPRETATION
Updated 03/ 2013
INFORMATION
SHARING
Analyze data
Identify stakeholders
Review
Comprehensively
(for example,
comparison to
benchmarks and
national standards)
Frame interpretations
of data to make
meaning for
stakeholders
Construct meaning
from data
Identify & implement
method for
communicating to
interested parties
TAKE ACTION
Determine necessary
changes or
interventions, based
on results
Develop strategies
and allocate
resources to
implement change
Determine if action
was effective
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