Channel Design Checklist

Updated August 2026

Use this checklist before launching or materially changing a listening channel.

Area Question
Purpose What decision, risk or improvement action will this channel inform?
Audience Who will be invited, and why are they the right audience?
Cadence Is the timing aligned to business capacity and action planning?
Question set Are questions aligned to EOF, the Employee Survey and the channel purpose?
Confidentiality Will responses be anonymous, confidential or identifiable, and are thresholds clear?
Reporting What will be reported, to whom, and at what level of detail?
Escalation What issues require immediate follow-up or executive attention?
Action pathway Who owns the response, and how will actions be tracked?
Communication How will employees be told what was heard and what happens next?