Tools and methods

Impact tools without person scoring

The tool layer translates Wirkungsökonomie into practical checks, scorecards, registers, calculators and demos. Each tool remains model-based unless explicitly published as an audited method.

The English rollout covers all visible tools on the website. This hub is the first English entry point; individual tool pages are tracked in the route coverage and will move below /en/ step by step.

Tool map

From user question to method

These entry points cover the visible tool families. German source pages remain linked until their full English counterparts are available.

Public impact space

Live German source

Debate Compass

Respond to public narratives by separating claim, frame, consequence check, impact pathway and democratic response.

Model-based orientation only. No automatic decision, no official rating and no person scoring.

Orientation

German source

WÖk Compass

Understand impact, impact potential, impact risk, positive net impact, feedback and safeguards in a few minutes.

Model-based orientation only. No automatic decision, no official rating and no person scoring.

Tool finder

German source

WÖk Scanner

Move from a user question to the right method, demo, calculator, register or deeper reference page.

Model-based orientation only. No automatic decision, no official rating and no person scoring.

Product logic

German source

Product Impact Scorecards

Connect product data, impact fields, data quality, non-compensation and reverse merit order logic.

Model-based orientation only. No automatic decision, no official rating and no person scoring.

Prioritization

German source

Reverse Merit Order

Prioritize options by positive net impact while keeping severe negative impacts visible instead of offsetting them away.

Model-based orientation only. No automatic decision, no official rating and no person scoring.

Impact controlling

German source

Net Impact Index, IOI and T-SROI

Distinguish operational net impact, investment impact, transformative leverage, data quality and learning loops.

Model-based orientation only. No automatic decision, no official rating and no person scoring.

Governance

German source

Impact Audit and Impact Council

Keep impact assessment reviewable, contestable and democratically correctable without turning it into person scoring.

Model-based orientation only. No automatic decision, no official rating and no person scoring.

Registers

German source

WÖk IDs and Public Research Register

Connect indicators, sources, methods, versions and review status so impact data remains traceable.

Model-based orientation only. No automatic decision, no official rating and no person scoring.

Media and language

German source

Media Impact and Framing Checks

Assess resonance spaces, framing, source clarity and democratic risk without pretending to police opinions.

Model-based orientation only. No automatic decision, no official rating and no person scoring.

Public procurement

German source

Impact-Oriented Procurement

Use purchasing decisions as impact levers by connecting requirements, evidence, follow-up costs and public purpose.

Model-based orientation only. No automatic decision, no official rating and no person scoring.

Capital

German source

Impact Funds and Capital Impact Checks

Review capital allocation, portfolio risk, insurability and impact-oriented financing without reducing impact to return.

Model-based orientation only. No automatic decision, no official rating and no person scoring.

Resilience

German source

Resilience Radar and Critical Infrastructure

Make dependencies, vulnerabilities, public capacity and democratic resilience visible before damage occurs.

Model-based orientation only. No automatic decision, no official rating and no person scoring.