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Welcome to the Bloom platform getting started guide. This comprehensive guide will walk you through setting up your Bloom platform account and maximizing your team’s growth potential.

Getting started with Bloom platform is easy. Follow our 5-step process to assess your team, set priorities, take action, join our community, and personalize your experience.

The Bloom platform offers powerful assessments, a library of 500+ activities, and a supportive community to help social entrepreneurs and teams achieve their goals.

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Welcome to the Bloom Platform!

Let's get growing! Here are quick steps and tips to set up your Bloom account and start working towards your goals.

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Step 1: Let's Get You Started! 🚀

Your journey to growth begins here

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Create Your Profile

Set up your account and tell us about your goals

Sign Up Now 🚀
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Join or Create a Team

Collaborate with others on your growth journey

Go to Dashboard →
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Set Your Vision

Define what success looks like for you

Start Planning ✨

Ready to Bloom?

Choose your path to get started with the Bloom platform today!

Quick Start Tips

  • Complete your profile to get personalized recommendations
  • Invite team members early to grow together
  • Bookmark this page for easy reference
  • Join our newsletter for weekly tips and invites
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Step 2: Let's get growing! 📈

The first step to growing is understanding where you are, and where you want to go.

How to Leverage Bloom's Assessments for Team and Individual Growth

How Can the Growth Tab & Assessments Drive Team and Individual Development

Assess & Prioritize Your Growth

• Go to Growth Tab in your team workspace and click on to take the assessments that are most relevant for you and your team right now.
• Review Results and Set Priorities: Review your results to understand your strengths and areas for improvement, and set 1-3 priorities for team and individual growth, writing in brief descriptions for each priority area to help you, your team members, and your program managers or mentors focus on the key elements that are most important to you.
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Character Strengths

Learn more about the values and character strengths that bring you alive, and those that are holding you back.

FREE TEAM
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Enterprise Capacity

Evaluates 9 business operation categories.

UPGRADE REQUIRED
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Entrepreneurship & Leadership Skills

Covers 6 areas based on EntreComp.

UPGRADE REQUIRED
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Wellbeing & Engagement

Assesses 6 categories for health & thriving.

UPGRADE REQUIRED

Upgrade for Additional Individual & Team Self-Assessments:

  • Enterprise Capacity Assessment (ECAT)
  • Entrepreneurship & Leadership Skills
  • Wellbeing & Engagement Assessment

More assessments are available to teams in programs, and we'll be adding more assessments for paid teams soon.

Tips for Success

  • Tip 1: Clear priorities increase your chances of success.
  • Tip 2: Team owners can select the assessments that are made available for team members to take.
  • Tip 3: Upgrade your team to be able to download your assessment results to use in your own tool or with AI.

🌟 Unlock All Assessments

Upgrade to access the complete assessment suite and downloadable reports

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Step 3: Take Action on Your Priorities 📚

It's easy to get lost in the whirlwind, while forgetting the priorities that will help you and your team grow. Remember to set aside time regularly for those critical growth activities.

How to Enhance Your Learning Experience with Bloom's Activity Library

Your Action Toolkit

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Explore the Bloom Library

Find activities that align with your priorities

Browse Activity Library →
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Use Filters

Find the most relevant activities for your needs

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Add New Activities

Contribute your favorite activities to the Library to help the whole Bloom Community grow

Task Board Usage 🎯

Add Tasks

Add tasks that align with your priorities. Find suggestions that align with your priorities in the Bloom Library of Activities.

Team Collaboration

See colleagues' tasks and share feedback. You can suggest activities for them from the Library of Activities as well.

Track Progress

View your "Team Actions" to see the great stuff that your team is doing, or "Team Activities" to guide your team towards growth.

Stay Updated

Check notifications regularly.

Action Tips

  • Set aside dedicated time weekly for growth activities
  • Start with 1-2 activities to avoid overwhelm
  • Track your progress to stay motivated
  • Suggest activities to team members from the library
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Step 4: Join Growth Huddle Calls and Community every Tuesday 🙌

Every Tuesday, get a boost of energy & support!

⚡️ Weekly support calls to give you energy, unblock challenges, get support, and connect with other members of the Bloom Community.

Join the Growth Huddle Calls: Join the Bloom Together Program for weekly meeting links and community support.

Community Huddle

Growth Huddles

Weekly support calls to boost your energy and progress

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Access Community

Once in the Bloom App, use the bottom left sidebar or upper right profile menu for a pre-launch preview.

Community Events

Engage

Participate in exciting events and opportunities. Join Bloom Together to get invitations.

Community Tips

  • Mark Tuesdays in your calendar for Growth Huddles
  • Introduce yourself in the community forum
  • Share your wins and challenges - we're here to support!
  • Join the Bloom Together Program to never miss an event
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Step 5: Personalize Your Team

Make Bloom work perfectly for your team

How to Set Up Your Basic Team Settings in Bloom

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Team Settings

Go to Team Settings from the Hub or left sidebar.

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Add Members

Invite team members to join.

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Customize Profile

Add a team logo and set up basic settings.

⬆️ Bonus! Upgrade to Pro Team

Additional Features: Access more tools and benefits.

Upgrade Now

🎉 Congratulations!

You're all set up and ready to bloom. Remember, growth is a journey, not a destination. We're here to support you every step of the way.