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Participation Intelligence  ·  The Many

Brands know
their influence.
They don't know
their participants.

We built the infrastructure to find them, score them across seven behavioral dimensions, and tell you exactly what to invite them into. This is not social listening. This is participation detection.

Proto-Ambassador
Participant
Aware
Observer
Live Detection — Panda Express
141
Creators Detected
3,097
Comments Analyzed
23
Unknown Army
Four Things You Don't Know About Your Own Brand

The questions no one
has been able to answer. Until now.

Existing tools measure noise. We measure belonging. Here is what Participation Intelligence reveals that nothing else can.

01

Who in your community is already acting like your best employee — for free?

Deep in your social data, there are people who post about your brand every morning, generate conversation, teach others, and bring new people in. No brief. No payment. No ask. No one knows they exist.

We reveal
The Unknown Army — ranked, scored, with a specific invitation recommendation for each one. Ready to activate on Monday.
02

What percentage of your audience is an unpaid media layer you've never touched?

Your brand has a Participation Replacement Index — the share of your community already generating earned reach through genuine participation. Most brands have no idea what this number is. It changes how you allocate budget.

We reveal
Panda Express: 31% of their detected community functions as an unpaid media layer. That's a budget conversation.
03

What cultural playgrounds does your brand already have permission to enter?

Your participants self-organize into behavioral clusters — Ritual communities, Meaning-Making networks, Cascade starters. Each is a cultural space your brand has organic permission to participate in. The map already exists. You just haven't seen it.

We reveal
Named sub-community clusters with specific invitation logic for each one. Not demographic segments. Behavioral tribes.
04

Who are the sparks — the people whose participation causes others to participate?

Reach measures how many people see something. Participation Velocity measures who causes others to follow within 72 hours. An 800-follower account with high transmission rate is worth more to your brand than a 500K account with none.

We reveal
The Cascade Starters list — the people who, when activated, reliably start waves. Invite them first. Always.
Representative Audit Dashboard

What a Participation
Audit looks like.

Panda Express
141
Detected
Creators Identified
YouTube & X · 30-day window
2,175
Analyzed
Comments Captured
Primary behavioral data source
23
Surfaced
Unknown Army
Scoring 16+ — unactivated
31%
PRI Score
Participation Replacement Index
Functioning as unpaid media layer
5
Mapped
Cultural Clusters
Named behavioral sub-communities
The Unknown Army
Top 20 — 0 in any existing brand program
ParticipantScoreTierInvitation Recommendation
Sactown Randy
@sactownrandy · YT · 4.2K
29/35
Proto-Ambassador
Early access before Sunday launch
Morgan Chomps
@morganchomps · YT · 8.9K
26/35
Proto-Ambassador
Co-create menu copy in his voice
Yanelisa
@yanelisa · YT · 2.1K
24/35
Proto-Ambassador
Surprise-and-delight care package
Jonathan Eats
@jonathaneats · YT · 182
21/35
Participant
Invite to Portland regional event
ASMR Eating Bliss
@asmreatingbliss · YT · 11K
19/35
Participant
Exclusive ASMR content partnership
Signal Averages
Top 20 Participants
Ritual Language4.2/5
Consistency4.0/5
Social Gravity3.8/5
Emotional Authenticity3.6/5
Meaning-Making3.2/5
Participation Mode3.0/5
Velocity  New3.1/5
Participation Replacement Index
31%
of detected community = unpaid media layer
Clusters: Mukbang Ritualists · Food Challenge Creators · Casual Lunch Crowd · ASMR Food Community · Family Dinner Documenters
ARMY
The Headline Deliverable

Meet your
Unknown Army.

These 23 people are already acting like Panda Express ambassadors. No brief. No payment. No ask. They post with ritual consistency, generate conversation, and bring others in. No one knows they exist. We found them in 30 days.

S
29/35
Proto-Ambassador
Sactown Randy
@sactownrandy · YouTube · 4,200 followers
"Every Sunday I grab Panda before the game. Been doing it for three years. It's ritual at this point."
Ritual x5Consistency x5Gravity x4Velocity x4
Invite
Early access to new menu item. He'll post about it Sunday morning before 50K people see it.
Sacramento, CA
M
26/35
Proto-Ambassador
Morgan Chomps
@morganchomps · YouTube · 8,900 followers
"Panda's orange chicken isn't fast food, it's a whole thing. People always ask where I got it from."
Meaning-Making x5Gravity x5Velocity x5
Invite
Co-create. Let him write the orange chicken description in his own language for a campaign.
Los Angeles, CA
Y
24/35
Proto-Ambassador
Yanelisa
@yanelisa · YouTube · 2,100 followers
"Panda is my comfort food and I don't care who knows it. When I'm stressed, I drive to Panda."
Authenticity x5Ritual x4Consistency x4
Invite
Surprise-and-delight care package. She'll post about it before you even ask.
Houston, TX
23 Proto-Ambassadors identified · 0 in any existing brand program
Full report includes all 23 with scores, signals, sample posts, geo-tags & invitation recommendations
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Detection to Deployment

From social signal to
strategic action in five stages.

I
Identify
Who?
Keyword-first detection across platforms. Finds behavioral participants, not just brand mentions.
II
Categorize
What kind?
Score seven behavioral signals. Assign tier. Map to sub-communities. Separate participants from broadcasters.
III
Organize
What patterns?
Name behavioral tribes. Identify geography, ritual rhythms, cascade networks, competitive bleed.
IV
Value
What's it worth?
Participation Index per person. Participation Replacement Index per brand. The CFO proof point.
V
Deploy
What next?
Context-aware invitation recommendation for every scored participant. Not a dashboard. An activation pipeline.
The Knowledge Layer

Where detection meets
historical intelligence.

The Participation Atlas is a living encyclopedia of every documented participation pattern — from marketing campaigns to governance models, open-source movements to cultural rituals. When Participation Intelligence detects a behavioral cluster, it cross-references the Atlas to return the closest historical precedent and the invitation mechanism that worked.

Live Pattern Match — Panda Express Ritual Cluster
"This cluster matches a Level 7 Ritual participation pattern. Closest Atlas precedent: Patagonia's Worn Wear community. Invitation mechanism that worked: Early access + community storytelling. Recommended action: Invite the top 5 Ritual Leaders to document their Sunday Panda tradition before the next menu launch."
Source: The Participation Atlas · Confidence: HIGH

Your brand has an
Unknown Army.
We can find them.

A Participation Audit surfaces your top participants, maps your sub-communities, and delivers a complete strategic activation pipeline. One report. Ready to act on immediately.

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