What is ELEVATE?
ELEVATE (Energizing Leadership with Enhanced Visibility and Administrative Transformation towards Excellence), is Shikshalokam’s open source repository of powerful capabilities for leadership development at population scale.
Key Philosophy
We believe that leaders with agency are key to sustainable change. At ELEVATE, we provide shared capabilities to create the right tools and solutions for these leaders, ensuring lasting impact through continuous improvement.
Why ELEVATE?
Who can use ELEVATE?
ELEVATE is designed for individuals and organizations committed to developing and empowering leaders to drive meaningful and sustainable change at scale. It supports the creation of context-specific solutions tailored to diverse geographies, domains, and use cases. With a focus on starting with a step and scaling quickly, ELEVATE also encourages contributors to share solutions and broaden its impact.
Individuals and Institutions
NGOs and IGOs
Government Bodies
AI for Continuous Improvement
Reimagining our Theory of Change with AI to help education leaders learn, adapt, and drive change
ELEVATE brings together four capabilities across the improvement journey: MItra listens to voices from ground, helping teams Sense lived experiences and emerging needs; the Insights Agent helps Make Sense of these experiences by surfacing patterns; Knowledge Commons enables Learning through shared knowledge; and Saathi drives Improvement by turning learning into contextual action. Together, they connect experience, insight, knowledge, and action, helping leaders make informed decisions and drive meaningful change.
Impact Stories
Projects Capability in Education
The project capability empowered adults aged 25-35 to re-engage with education. This open-source tool helped educators plan and track progress while allowing learners to break down goals into manageable tasks.
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Survey/Observation to Enhance iGOT Platform
Karmayogi Bharat (KB), is the National Programme for the Capacity Building of Civil Servants in India. It uses the iGOT Karmayogi platform to upskill civil servants.
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Mentoring Capability for Civil Servants
Karmayogi Bharat integrated ELEVATE’s ‘Mentor’capability to enable personalized, goal-oriented mentoring for civil servants, fostering competency enhancement through contextual guidance. This initiative connects officials with experienced mentors, strengthening their capacity and effectiveness in their roles.
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Mentoring Capability for Skill Development of Youth
Tata STRIVE adopted ELEVATE’s ‘Mentor’ capability to connect youth with corporate mentors, providing tailored guidance for their entrepreneurial goals. This initiative empowers underprivileged youth to build successful businesses, create local jobs, and fuel economic growth in their communities.
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Observation Capability for Improving Maternal Healthcare
Aastrika through ELEVATE’s Observation capability assesses and enhances the skills of ASHA workers in maternal healthcare. By identifying competency gaps, it enables targeted training and mentorship, improving care for women in remote villages.
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Testimonials
With the onset of pandemic in 2020, there has been a huge demand and need for programme delivery to go digital. The expert team at ShikshaLokam is working with Transform Schools on creating an inclusive platform that will benefit from real-time data insights – helping us to scale our reach to 20 million children by 2025 in India with quality and equitable learning.
COO, Transform Schools, People For Action Transform Schools
Without technology it is impossible to solve problems at scale. The different capabilities of ShikshaLokam enabled us to imagine our programs at scale and co-create the solutions with our stakeholders.
Director, Research & Design – Mantra4Change
Thanks to ShikshaLokam’s support, we have successfully integrated an observation capability within the E-Kshamata application, enhancing our ability to assess and strengthen the competencies of healthcare workers. This feature has been instrumental in our collaboration with the Uttar Pradesh -Technical Support Unit, where Zonal Nursing Specialists utilize structured OSCE checklists to evaluate and mentor Staff Nurses in Newborn Stabilization Units. This data-driven approach has not only improved frontline service delivery but also fostered a robust mentor-mentee ecosystem, ensuring continuous professional development and excellence.
Director, Partnerships & Platform Adoption Aastrika Foundation
At Tekdi Technologies, Elevate has been crucial in enhancing our education initiatives, including Pratham and Shikshagraha. Its micro-improvement and project service features have streamlined curriculum tracking for 1,000+ students and 50+ facilitators across three states, enabling quick access to materials and seamless homework assignments. Soon, its observation and survey capabilities will support feedback collection and job readiness assessments. Elevate’s flexibility, scalability, and user-friendly design make it an essential tool for driving measurable improvements and empowering teams through data-driven decision-making.
Co-founder & CEO, Tekdi Technologies