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Creating Audiences

The first step in recruiting participants through ThinkChain is creating an Audience Draft. This defines who you want to recruit and how.

Prerequisites​

  • An existing Interviewer that you want to find participants for.
  • Appropriate permissions within your Organization/Project to create Audiences.

Steps to Create an Audience Draft​

  1. Navigate to the Interviewer: Go to the specific Interviewer you want to recruit for.
  2. Initiate Audience Creation: Look for an option like "Create Audience", "Recruit Participants", or similar, usually associated with the Interviewer.
  3. Configure the Draft: You will typically need to provide the following information (CreateAudienceDraftInput):
    • Interviewer ID (interviewer_id): This is usually pre-filled based on where you initiated the action, confirming the link.
    • Invitation Text (invitation_text): Write a clear and concise message that will be shown to potential participants. Explain the purpose of the interview and what is expected.
    • Number of Participants (total_available_places): Specify the exact number of participants you aim to recruit for this specific Audience.
  4. Submit the Draft: Once configured, submit the form.

Outcome​

Submitting the form triggers the following:

  • Backend Setup: ThinkChain communicates with its integrated recruitment system to set up a corresponding draft recruitment campaign based on your inputs. The system targets appropriate participants based on the Interviewer's context and general platform settings.
  • Audience Record Creation: A new Audience record is created in your ThinkChain project, linked to the Interviewer, Project, and your User account.
    • Its status is set to Draft (Unpublished).
    • It stores the invitation_text, total_available_places, and a unique identifier for the backend campaign.
  • Completion Code Generation: A unique code (completion_code) is generated. Participants will typically receive this code upon successfully finishing the interview to verify completion.
  • Redirect URL: A URL (redirect_url) is prepared, which participants will be sent to after completing the interview.

At this point, the Audience is not yet active. No participants are being recruited. You have created a plan that is ready to be reviewed and then launched (published).