Insights Archives

Minnesota Compass staff spent last fall traveling across the state and listening to learn how we can improve our data and tools for greater Minnesota. In this article, Compass researcher Ellen Wolter shares some of the issues on the minds of people across the state.

It's that time of year… ♪♫ School's out for summer! ♪♫ Here are a couple of things we know about what our kids do when they're not in school.

As one of the newest members of the Minnesota Compass team, Richard Chase, Wilder Research, looked across the topic areas on the Compass website to draw out three sets of interacting trends and data points – demographic, economic, social – that touch on issues of race and region.

"Data disaggregation" just means splitting large, general categories into more specific groups. In this article, Nicole MartinRogers, Wilder Research, discusses how to appropriately and meaningfully disaggregate data to support informed decisions.

Minnesota Compass celebrated its 10th anniversary on Feb. 27, 2018, when about 200 people joined us for our annual meeting.

Minnesota has a lot to be thankful for this November. Here are six trends identified by Minnesota Compass staff that highlight positive improvements affecting the lives of many Minnesotans in important ways.

Minnesota Compass staff have been on the road across Minnesota to hear from communities about the information and tools they need to better understand the opportunities and challenges facing their regions.

The older adult population is large – and growing!

Minnesota Compass recently launched a new Arts and Culture section!

Minnesota's Risk and Reach project takes a county by county look at potential risks to the healthy development of young children and the reach of public services to address areas of need. Project directors Elizabeth Carlson, University of Minnesota, and Richard Chase, Wilder Research, explain why it matters and suggest ways you might use this information.