Models & Leadership
indigoLife's consulting, training, assessment, and thought leadership are grounded in a community-building approach informed by research, experience, and the relational principles that shape how people experience organizations and communities.
THE ELLISON MODEL™
The Framework at the Center of Our Work
Community building is central to indigoLife, and The Ellison Model™ (TEM) provides the foundational framework that informs how we understand and approach that work.
The model focuses attention on the relational conditions that influence how people experience organizations and communities. At its foundation are six indicators:
TRUST • HONOR • RESPECT • MENTORSHIP • COHESION • RELATIONSHIP BUILDING
These relational conditions provide a lens for understanding how people connect, participate, communicate, experience belonging, and contribute within organizational communities.
The indigoLife Value Ecosystem™ extends the relational foundation of The Ellison Model™ to illustrate how relationship-centered conditions interact with organizational activity and contribute to the recognition of value.
At the center of the ecosystem are six interconnected organizational domains:
Financial Management • Performance • Operations • Social Climate • Community Engagement • Community Partnership
Together, these domains provide a broader view of how an organization functions and where it may create, experience, or overlook value.
The ecosystem considers value through multiple lenses, including Return on Investment (ROI), Return on Objectives (ROO), Social Return on Investment (SROI), and Outcome Efficiency.
The ecosystem shows organizational value beyond financial measures alone. It connects relationships and organizational activity to the outcomes and broader impact organizations seek.
The ecosystem shows organizational value beyond financial measures alone. It connects relationships and organizational activity to the outcomes and broader impact organizations seek.
From FRAMEWORK TO APPLICATION
Our models and frameworks shape more than we think. They inform how we listen, examine organizational conditions, understand stakeholder experiences, identify areas of risk, recognize sources of value, and help organizations determine where opportunities for strengthening may exist.
indigoLife puts these ideas into practice through its assessment approaches and tools.