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Audit Culture Trends: Surface What People Actually Value --- Not Just What's on the Wall

TL;DR: What this template does

This template analyzes employee interviews and survey responses to uncover company culture trends — the values, behaviors, and norms actively shaping daily experience.
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Why culture isn't what you say --- it's how people behave

This template helps you identify how your culture is evolving, what values are truly lived, and where alignment or drift is happening across teams.

Definition: A culture trend audit reveals prevailing behaviors, shared values, and emotional dynamics that shape employee experience — sourced from direct voice-of-employee data.

How does this template work?

Step 1: Upload Employee Interviews and Surveys
  • Use onboarding interviews, culture surveys, or engagement pulses
  • Accepts video, audio, or text
  • Best with inputs from 4–6 departments or levels
Step 2: Analyze — Organizational Culture Grid
  • AI detects core values in action (or violation)
  • Tags phrases around trust, autonomy, inclusion, communication, etc.
  • Clusters themes by department or tenure
Step 3: Output — Company Culture Report
  • Culture themes by frequency, tone, and level
  • Supporting quotes that illustrate core norms
  • Downloadable for EX, DEI, or internal comms leadership

What benefits does this template provide?

BenefitDescriptionImpact
Clarity on CultureUnderstand how values actually show up day to dayAlign action with intent
Leadership CalibrationShow execs what employees feel (not just what’s reported)Strengthen credibility + trust
Cultural Evolution TrackingSpot positive or risky shifts over timeStay proactive vs reactive
Strategy EnablementBuild people strategy grounded in lived experienceInform DEI + EX priorities

How do different teams use this template?

People & Culture Leads — Build culture narratives from employee data
DEI + EX Teams — Spot behavioral inclusion or disconnect patterns
Leadership — Monitor the gap between stated and lived values
Comms — Align messaging with internal reality

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this feature do?
This feature helps you gain a deep understanding of your organization’s culture by analyzing employee conversations and feedback. It identifies the values, behaviors, and aspects of culture that employees truly care about, providing insight into what’s actually driving their engagement and satisfaction — beyond the surface-level values and company slogans.
How often should I run this?
Twice a year is ideal to track change and course-correct.
What data works best?
Open-ended surveys, listening sessions, onboarding or stay interviews.

What Teams Are Saying

“We thought we had a culture of innovation. Insight7 showed us we had a culture of permission-seeking. Huge unlock.”


— Juliet Howe, Consultant

Want to know what your culture actually feels like --- not just how it's branded?