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Community Driven Innovation

A system that allows organizations to continuously collect, govern, and act on community-driven data — with built-in compliance, consent, and adaptability.
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What Powers CDI

Four integrated modules that turn community engagement into continuous, governed insight.

Adaptive Governance Engine

Adaptive IRB protocol, consent versioning, and multi-study layering — so you never restart approvals from scratch.

Community Data Layer

Participant registry with identity and consent linkage, longitudinal data collection, and multi-actor input from patients, clinicians, and proxies.

Insight + Activation Layer

Turn survey responses into research signals, signals into patient cohorts, and cohorts into recruitment pipelines, program designs, and policy recommendations.

Trust + Compliance Layer

HIPAA and GDPR alignment, breach response readiness, continuous vulnerability monitoring, and a full auditability trail — built in, not bolted on.

CDI in Action

Real outputs from CDI projects — showing how community voice becomes structured, actionable research data.

CDI Value Hierarchy — Human-centered methodology uncovers real priorities by defining and ranking outcome statements

Value Hierarchy — Top tasks defined and ranked by participants using quadratic voting

CDI Categorical Binning — Understanding relationships between tasks through hierarchical clustering

Categorical Binning — Hierarchical clustering reveals how participants naturally group research priorities

CDI Outcome Statements — Identifying under-served, high-importance sub-facets across research areas

Outcome Statements — Satisfaction vs. importance scoring identifies under-served priorities

Choose Your CDI

Modular tiers designed to match your organization's size, sector, and goals.

Nonprofits & Communities

CDI Starter

$5,000


  • Surveys + community registry

  • Basic consent management

  • Insights dashboard

  • Onboarding support

Understand your community continuously.

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Research & Healthcare

CDI Research

$10,000 – $20,000


  • Adaptive IRB protocol

  • Longitudinal participant tracking

  • Multi-study layering

  • Consent versioning

  • Advanced analytics + NLP

Run research without restarting IRB every time.

Design Your Study
Enterprise

CDI Enterprise / RaaS

$35,000+


  • White-glove setup + onboarding

  • Custom workflows + integrations

  • Full compliance stack

  • Dedicated infrastructure

  • Ongoing strategic support

Continuous, compliant innovation at scale.

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The ROI of CDI

Concrete cost and time savings — especially for organizations navigating IRB and compliance overhead.

IRB Submission Costs

Without CDI: 2–5 full IRB submissions at $8,000–$15,000 each

With CDI: One $20,000 CDI investment covers ongoing adaptive governance


Save $20,000–$55,000+ per study cycle

Study Timeline

Without CDI: 6–12 months per study cycle with restarts

With CDI: Continuous enrollment — no resets, no gaps


Cut cycle time by 50% or more

Participant Recruitment

Without CDI: Start from scratch for every new study

With CDI: Persistent community registry with instant cohort access


Recruit from day one, not month six

CDI in Practice

How different organizations can use CDI to transform community engagement into measurable outcomes.

Example Scenario
Rare Disease Foundation

A foundation supporting families affected by a rare genetic condition launches CDI Research to build a longitudinal patient registry. Instead of running isolated surveys year after year, they layer new research questions onto an adaptive IRB protocol — recruiting faster, retaining participants longer, and producing publishable data within the first quarter.

Accelerated recruitment + continuous data generation

Example Scenario
National Advocacy Organization

An advocacy group representing underserved communities uses CDI Starter to continuously collect member feedback on policy priorities. Structured insights replace anecdotal testimony, giving the organization quantitative backing when presenting to legislators and agency leaders.

Data-driven policy influence

Example Scenario
Community Health Program

A regional community health organization deploys CDI to evaluate and optimize its outreach programs. Instead of one-off program evaluations, they maintain a living feedback loop — adjusting services based on real-time community signals rather than year-old reports.

Continuous program optimization

Ready to Get Started?

Whether you are launching a registry, designing a study, or exploring what CDI can do for your organization — we will help you find the right fit.

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The CDI Flywheel

Once deployed, CDI creates compounding value — each cycle strengthens engagement, data quality, and organizational impact.

1

Organization Launches CDI

Deploy your registry, consent framework, and governance layer.

2

Community Contributes Data

Participants share insights through structured, consent-driven collection.

3

Insights Improve Outcomes

Analytics surface actionable signals from community data.

4

Outcomes Attract Stakeholders

Demonstrated impact draws funders, partners, and institutional support.

5

Stakeholders Expand Usage

New programs, studies, and use cases layer onto existing infrastructure.

6

CDI Becomes Core Infrastructure

The system compounds value — more data, better insights, stronger engagement.

Community Driven Innovation — Infrastructure for adaptive, consent-driven data systems.