Difference between Outcomes, Changes and Indicators; and Stages

Overview of metrics and stages on Makerble

Note: we sometimes use Metric / Goal / Sub Goal / Outcome / Indicator interchangeably. But they do have specific meanings as explained here.

Name in the database

Rules

Name in the front-end

Change

In order for a CHANGE to appear on a Project Page, it must be in Stage 1 or Stage 2

If it is in Stage 1 it is called an Activity Change. (The database name for Stage 1 is Activity Outputs)

If it’s in Stage 2 it’s called a Participation Change. (The database name for Stage 1 is Participation Outputs)

Now we are using the term “Goals”

so we call the STAGE 1 changes “Activity Goals”

and we call the STAGE 2 changes “Participation Goals (or sometimes Engagement Goals”

Difference between Changes and Indicators

And how to spot the difference while creating or editing a Progress Board