The Open Culture Framework

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💡 We use this framework as a yearly diagnostic & assessment tool for our member orgs to help them understand current state of transparency across their company, but also as a roadmap to help them plot a course for future state.

You have a few options in front of you now with regards to how you utilise this framework…

1️⃣ Work towards your own contextual state of open on a self-serve basis Whilst we work closely with some companies on this framework towards accreditation, we know that our culture support option isn’t an option for everyone. If that’s the case for you, please take this, and use it on a self-serve basis to help you find ways to elevate clarity of documentation, communication and trust in your own org. What that looks like will look different for everyone but we hope this helps you make some small steps.

2️⃣ Dive Deeper With Open Org If you lean into transparency already, and want to take your employer brand & culture to the next level, why not check out how you could dive a little deeper to help accelerate that journey. You could check out our Slack Community, or think about becoming a paid subscriber to Open Org to get access to our entire collection of content, playbooks and resources.

👉 **Slack Community** 👉 Paid Subscription

3️⃣ Work with Open Org as a hands-on partner to support some deeper change & transformation We can work with you to guide you to whatever contextual level of ‘Open’ that works for you and your business. So if you’re trying to work out how you can elevate transparency, improve employer brand, or rebuild trust then we can help.

👉 Get in touch ****about **Culture Support** for some hands on help & support

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<aside> ℹ️ How to Read this framework

The Open Culture Framework is made up of 35 component areas which map to 6 pillars that have a real impact on both candidate & people experience;

👉 **Hiring, Career Development, Culture, Compensation, Diversity, Flexibility

When working with our member orgs on yearly assessments:** We have a points levelling system we apply to each component area, corresponding to the level of transparency you show in that area. Each will contain a relevant description to guide you on which applies to you, and where possible also public examples from other companies to help build clarity. However broadly speaking the levelling system is applied as follows:

0️⃣ Level 0 👉 No information is shared internally with employees or externally with applicants. 🎯 0pts

1️⃣ Level 1 👉 There is thorough internal documentation for employees, but nothing externally for applicants (See individual descriptors for examples of ‘thorough) 🎯 10pts

2️⃣ Level 2 👉 There is thorough internal documentation for employees, but also at least some high-level information for applicants (See individual descriptors for examples of ‘high-level’) 🎯 20pts

3️⃣ Level 3 👉 There is thorough internal & external documentation for both employees & applicants that closely mirrors across the two. 🎯 30pts

Across the 35 component areas there is a total possible score of 1050. For context, the current highest scoring Open Org is Switchee with 565.

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Note: If you are using this on a self-serve basis outside of membership, you can ignore the points levelling system if you like and instead use this framework as a broader guide to understand what you can work on to raise the bar across your candidate & people experience.

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If you want some help understanding how you can use this framework, book some time in to talk

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Open Culture Framework

If you want some help understanding how you can use this framework, book some time in to talk

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