{"id":3580,"date":"2025-12-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/?p=3580"},"modified":"2026-01-28T09:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:26:14","slug":"measurement-data-activity-kicking-a-paper-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnegiefoundation.org\/measurement-data-activity-kicking-a-paper-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Measurement & Data Activity: Kicking a Paper Football"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This hands-on activity demonstrates how iterative tests of change (PDSA cycles) are informed by data, while also emphasizing the characteristics of measurement for improvement. The resources for an instructor include handouts, slides, and guidance for facilitating the activity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While engaging in this activity, participants experience the difference between measurement for accountability and measurement for improvement in a tangible way. As they attempt to launch a paper football through a goal, they will generate change ideas and conduct multiple Plan-Do-Study-Act cycles (iterative testing). During these testing cycles, participants record and reflect on the role of data in helping them determine next steps and get better at reaching their goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This set of resources includes the following materials:<\/p>\n\n\n\n