Brookings Online Survey

Audience Survey

Brookings is redesigning our website and we want to hear from you! Your thoughts are valuable to this process, as we want to make sure the new website meets your needs. It should only take 2-3 minutes. Thank you for your time!

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* 1. How would you describe yourself? (select ONE that best describes you)

I work in policy

I’m a researcher

I’m a student

I am interested in jobs at Brookings

I am a member of the press

I fund research

I am generally interested in the topics that Brookings works on

Other (please specify)

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* 2. How do you most frequently access the Brookings website? (select one)

I don’t visit the Brookings website

Through Google search

By going directly to Brookings.edu

By clicking on a link that I receive via email from Brookings

By clicking on a link from another website that links to Brookings.edu

By clicking on a post I see in social media

Other (please specify)

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* 3. What is the most useful way for you to consume content on the Brookings website?

By topic/subject

By content type (blog post, essay, research, commentary, etc.)

By research program

Other (please specify)

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* 4. What are the top three things you are looking to do/would look to do when you visit the Brookings website? (select up to three)

I will not ever visit the Brookings website

Browsing to get the latest news updates and/or blog posts

Find specific Brookings reports and research

Learn about specific job opportunities available with Brookings

Connect with a Brookings policy expert

Find ways to get involved, such as events, signing up for the Brookings newsletter, etc.

Make a donation to Brookings

Get basic information about who Brookings is and what Brookings does

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What are the difficulties/obstacles/frustrations you face when you visit the Brookings website (Brookings.edu)? (select up to three)

I do not visit the Brookings website

I don’t really get a good sense of who Brookings is and what they do

It’s difficult to navigate/find my way around

I’m overwhelmed by the amount of ‘stuff’ on the site

I can’t find a summary about a topic of interest

Content is hard to understand

The site search is not helpful

The information I find is not useful or relevant

Site design is not appealing

Difficult to use on my mobile phone

Other (please specify)

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* 6. What is one thing you like the best about the Brookings website (Brookings.edu)? (select one)

I do not visit the Brookings website

I get a good sense of who Brookings is and what they do

I can easily navigate and find my way around

The right balance of text, images, etc. on the site

I can find a good summary about a topic of interest

The content is very easy to understand

The site search is very helpful

The information is useful and relevant

The site design is appealing

Easy to use on my mobile phone

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Of the following improvements that could be made to the Brookings website, which do you think would make the biggest difference in the way you experience the Brookings website? (select one)

A clearer explanation of what Brookings does and how they work

A better visual design

Reduce the amount of text

Make the text easier to understand

Make it easier to find the research and reports that I’m looking for

Improve the way research and reports are presented, such as including summaries and key highlights

Aggregate information about a topic or research area so I can see related information

Be more visual -- more images, videos, data visualizations, infographics, etc.

Create clearer, more obvious paths to commission research

Create clearer, more obvious paths to donate

Other (please specify)

Brookings Online Survey

Audience Survey

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* 1. How would you describe yourself? (select ONE that best describes you)

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* 2. How do you most frequently access the Brookings website? (select one)

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* 3. What is the most useful way for you to consume content on the Brookings website?

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* 4. What are the top three things you are looking to do/would look to do when you visit the Brookings website? (select up to three)

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* 5. What are the difficulties/obstacles/frustrations you face when you visit the Brookings website (Brookings.edu)? (select up to three)

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* 6. What is one thing you like the best about the Brookings website (Brookings.edu)? (select one)

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* 7. Of the following improvements that could be made to the Brookings website, which do you think would make the biggest difference in the way you experience the Brookings website? (select one)

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* 8. What other websites do you visit to get information on the issues that Brookings focuses on, if any?