Ripple Analytics

About Ripple Analytics

Ripple Analytics Inc. is a talent assessment and people analytics company that provides a platform for anonymous, peer-to-peer employee feedback. The company was co-founded in the fall of 2014 by Noah L. Pusey (CEO) and Derek Hedges. Pusey, a former practicing attorney, and Hedges, a strategy executive, created Ripple to address the shortcomings of traditional annual employee evaluations. Hedges, who passed away in 2015, was passionate about fixing the 'stodgy, dehumanizing annual review process'.

The company's cloud-based platform is designed to replace or supplement conventional annual reviews with continuous, real-time data. It enables employees within a team, or "Ripple Crew™," to give and receive timely, anonymous, and honest feedback through short, monthly surveys called "Reflection Surveys™". These surveys consist of five questions, take about 20 seconds to complete, and are based on the Big 5 personality traits: curiosity, conscientiousness, commitment, cooperation, and consistency. The objective is to foster employee self-awareness, engagement, and a healthier organizational culture.

The collected data is aggregated into a "Ripple Effect Score™" for each employee, which is displayed on their personal dashboard. This score represents the cumulative impact a person has on their colleagues. This data-driven approach allows managers to make more objective decisions regarding performance, while employees gain continuous insight into their professional development. The business model targets organizations of various sizes, particularly those in sectors like technology and consulting that value employee development and a transparent culture.