Data-Driven Platform for Cooltural Transformation

Caramelo Escaso Case Study: Cooltura en Acción, by Raíz

Raíz, through its Caramelo Escaso platform, helps organizations measure, understand, and activate their company culture. From real-time Typeform sync to interactive dashboards, their proprietary "Cooltura®" methodology transforms culture from a buzzword into a strategic asset—this tool empowers HR.

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THE CHALLENGE

Turning Thick Data into Tangible Insights

Caramelo Escaso needed to help clients move beyond surface-level engagement metrics. They required a system to collect, analyze, and visualize organizational culture data at scale. Without a centralized tool, their process was manual and the diagnostics failed to capture the real gaps. By partnering with us, they got a scalable solution to measure cultural maturity and inform strategic decisions.

INITIAL STATE

OUR SOLUTION

Cooltura®: A Data-Driven Culture Journey from Survey to Powerful Real-Time Analytics Dashboards

Requirements

Simplification

We helped productize a diagnostic model blending quantitative data (16 cultural behaviors) and thick data (AI-enhanced qualitative insights) to pinpoint gaps and prioritize actions for HR and leadership.

Application

Building

We built a React, Next.js, Drizzle, and PostgreSQL solution integrated with Typeform to render cultural results in real-time, processing demographics, annual comparisons, and dynamic graphs with analytics powered by Shadcn and Radix UI.

Prototype

Realease

We delivered in 7 weeks, completing user stories with 97% quality. The MVP included real-time pulse tracking, action dashboards, and a fully branded UI aligned with Caramelo Escaso's identity, making culture measurable/actionable from day one.

DELIVER STATE

CUSTOMER FEEDBACK

Culture Made Visible, Actionable, and Scalable

After go-live, client teams reported faster turnaround on insights and better alignment between survey data and leadership actions. Raíz now powers cultural diagnostics across multiple clients. Teams reported clearer alignment between leadership behaviors and strategic goals. The new tools became part of everyday rituals—supporting ongoing transformation, not just one-time reflection.

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Dustin Conrad

Returns On Demand

I feel like our team at Melt is part of our company not just another outsourced service, they are committed to helping us be successful.

January 23, 2025

Sebastien Gouin-Davis

Amatis

let me know if i can support, but i have no skin in the game.
also, if you were to bless it, i could post it (so that it's not coming from you guys) and just say something like
"These are people that I've worked with for 5 years and have become good friends with. They are doing this radical thing and it seemed like the kind of thing that could help this community. I asked Michael to bless me posting this, but this is unrelated to Establish.
I am also happy to hop on a call or slack with anyone who might be interested but looking for references or even just guidance on app development side."
but also you can just say "naw, it muddies the waters" and I'll shut up 😛
I may just have him do a talk for everyone
Sounds really great
oh that would be really cool
He has a great deck about how it's better to go to the grocery store and buy buns and tomatoes and lettuce to make burgers, and focus your energy on the "secret sauce" - where most startups spend all their time becoming tomato farmers.

February 3, 2025