Interactive Digital Assessment Tool for DISCOVER Cookbook

[Aditya30ag]

The current assessment section of the DISCOVER Cookbook provides basic guidance on post-event surveys but lacks practical, actionable tools for event organizers to systematically measure and improve their diversity and inclusion efforts. This proposal introduces an Interactive Digital Assessment Tool - a comprehensive dashboard and analytics platform that transforms the static assessment guidance into a dynamic, data-driven system for measuring inclusion effectiveness.

The tool will provide pre-built survey templates, real-time data visualization, automated reporting, benchmarking capabilities, and anonymous feedback systems to help conference organizers make evidence-based decisions about their inclusion strategies.

[Aditya30ag]

@aterrel @mikofski
Current Problem
The existing Assessment section offers only high-level guidance:

Basic suggestion to "survey participants after the event"
Vague advice about correlating minority status with welcoming feelings
No specific survey questions, templates, or measurement frameworks
No tools for data analysis or visualization
No benchmarking against industry standards or other events
No way to track improvement over time
This creates several challenges for event organizers:

Implementation Barrier: Organizers must create surveys from scratch without guidance on effective questions
Data Analysis Gap: Raw survey data requires significant expertise to analyze meaningfully
No Benchmarking: Organizers can't compare their results to industry standards or peer events
Limited Actionability: Without clear metrics and trends, it's difficult to prioritize improvements
Inconsistent Measurement: Different events use different assessment methods, making community learning difficult

[Aditya30ag]

I am currently not a gsoc member but looking for an gsoc in 2026
so that why i would like to provide my service @aterrel