For mission statements, values and open letters
Writing by committee is painful. Rangle drafts it from everyone.
Each person has a short chat about what the group stands for and how they'd put it. Rangle writes one draft in the group's voice. It's a starting point, not the final word: your board, members or team edit and adopt it the way they always do.
Free while we're in early access. Takes a few minutes to set up. Participants don't need an account.
One chat per person, all at once
When you tell a friend what we do, what do you say?
We make sure no kid on the west side goes hungry over the summer.
Draft mission statement
ExampleWestside Community Fund: our mission
Drafted from 38 conversations with staff, board and volunteers. A first draft for the board to take up.
“We make sure every family on the west side has enough to eat and a neighbor to call. We work alongside the people we serve, we say plainly where the money goes, and we keep showing up, summer and winter.”
How it works
Three steps, and Rangle does most of the work.
Say what you're writing
A mission statement, a set of values, an open letter. Rangle drafts the questions, and you change anything you like.
Everyone has a short chat
Share one link or QR code. Each person talks it through with Rangle in about 5 minutes, on their phone, whenever suits them. No meeting to schedule, no account.
Get one draft in the group's voice
Built from what people said, with a few lines in their own words. It's a draft for your group to take up, not a decision.
What it does
The same short chats, and the result you need.
- Make a decisionChoose between a few options, or whether to do something at allThe options ranked, the tradeoffs, and where the group splitsSee an example
- Map everyone's viewsFind out what people think, and why, before anything is decidedThemes, agreements, splits and the minority views worth a lookSee an example
- Hear from customersAsk 150 customers why they stay, and what nearly made them leaveThemes and splits with the reasons, counted customer by customerSee an example
- Make a planSettle where, when and who's doing whatOne plan, with people named only if they offer and say yesSee an example
- Write something togetherDraft a mission statement with 40 peopleOne draft in the group's voice, ready to edit and adoptYou're on this page
- Hear a room, liveHear the whole room at a workshopLive results on the big screen in minutesSee an example
Made for groups too big for a group chat
From 10 people to a few hundred, online over a few days or live in the room.
- Teams and organizationsPick next quarter's prioritiesThe ideas ranked, with a recommended top twoMore for teams and organizations
- Boards and committeesWeigh a capital campaign with 12 board membersWhere the board agrees and splits, before anyone walks inMore for boards and committees
- Schools and universitiesHear 200 staff, parents and students (13+) on a new policyA map of where the school agrees and splitsMore for schools and universities
- Nonprofits and advocacyPick this year's campaign with 140 membersA plan with volunteers, or an open letterMore for nonprofits and advocacy
- Communities and neighborhoodsHear every neighbor on a street redesignA map of where people agree and splitMore for communities and neighborhoods
- Families and friendsPlan a reunion for 34 relativesA plan with dates, a place and volunteersMore for families and friends
Everyone heard, in a fraction of the time.
Meetings hear from the loudest few. Surveys get checkboxes, not reasons. Rangle talks with every person, then counts carefully.
Everyone takes part
Not just whoever talks most or makes it to the meeting. Minority views and one-person ideas worth a look are called out, not averaged away.
Days, not weeks
People take part side by side, in about 5 minutes each. No meetings to schedule and no 200-reply email thread to untangle.
Accurate, not vibes
Rangle asks follow-up questions, so you get the reasons, not just checkboxes. When it says “22 of 25 people,” it counted them, and every quote is checked against what people actually said.
Honest, because it's private
You see who took part, never what each person said, so people say what they really think. Nobody edits the results.
Start from a draft everyone recognizes.
Free while we're in early access.