Beyond the Checkbox: How to Measure What Actually Matters 

with Sarah Moore Sherry & Elizabeth Hirschl of Beyond Data

join us for this special lunch and learn workshop for our PNODN community

About this Event & What You'll learn:

Ever feel like traditional data collection strips the soul right out of your organizational culture work? You aren't alone. For many leaders and OD practitioners, measuring the most critical organizational outcomes is incredibly challenging because the ideas themselves—like alignment, trust, and systemic impact—are deeply conceptual, complex, and subjective.

Break away for an engaging, high-value afternoon workshop designed specifically to bridge the gap between abstract human systems and robust evidence.

Facilitated by the principals of Beyond Data Sarah Moore Sherry and Elizabeth Hirschl, this 90-minute lunch-hour session moves past the "bureaucrat's checklist" approach to data. Instead, you'll discover a framework that respects your organization's unique context, values, and complexity while building an authentic picture of impact.

Why Attend?

This isn’t a dry seminar where you sit back and watch slides. It’s an interactive space to zoom in on your toughest organizational challenges and zoom out to see the big picture.

• Connect in Real-Time: Share space, swap stories, and collaborate in breakout sessions with fellow Pacific Northwest OD professionals.

• Move Chaos to Clarity: Learn how to practically unpack, untangle, and operationalize the "squishy," conceptual ideas that drive organizational health.

• Balance Intuition + Evidence: Discover how to combine your deep practitioner instincts and lived experience with hard data foundations to create down-to-earth, actionable results.

• Walk Away Equipped: Get a sneak peek at practical frameworks—including the North Star Template—designed to help you find the true story behind your data without losing your organization's mission.

Bring your toughest, most complex organizational concept with you. Let’s learn how to measure what actually matters.

Meet Your Facilitators:

Beyond Data is an organization dedicated to helping leaders understand their effectiveness and increase their impact with data communication that is creative, accessible, and full of warmth.

Sarah Moore Sherry, Ph.D.

Professor Emerita, University of Puget Sound Sarah joined the Department of Psychology at Puget Sound in 1993, teaching courses in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Applied Psychological Measurement, and Statistics. Her research, published in two books and dozens of peer-reviewed publications, focuses on the effects of work-related stressors, employee health and well-being, and program evaluation. Sarah has also served in numerous academic leadership roles, including 10 years as Department Chair and 7 years as Associate Dean of Faculty. Based in Tacoma, WA, she brings a deep, theory-educated foundation and a compassionate approach to helping organizations thrive.

Elizabeth Hirschl, M.S.

Data & Information Strategist Based in Tacoma, WA, Elizabeth has crossed sectors from logistics and education to leadership training in both for-profit and non-profit settings. No matter the industry, her zone of genius is collecting data and analyzing complex patterns to help organizations make informed, clear decisions. Elizabeth earned her Master of Science in Information Design and Strategy from Northwestern University in 2022. She excels at cutting through complexity to make data and evidence highly creative, visual, and accessible to all people.

Brought to you by PNODN. Come curious, leave encouraged.

REGISTER TODAY using the Registration buttons above! 

AGENDA:

11:45 am to 12:00 pm - join meeting

12:00 pm to 1:30 pm - workshop

1:30 to 2:00 pm - optional Q&A with our facilitators