Congratulations on your launch Christina Peschong‍ !   

From my experience, team meetings are a great way to get feedback. However, I have to remember that I am the the digital workplace manager and must keep in mind the long-term health of my community. Sometimes, teams can only see an immediate solution to their problem without understanding the long-term goals for the overall workplace. 

Start by taking the Sunflower Approach described by Andrea Gumz-Dietrich‍ here: https://customercare.igloosoftware.com/community/community_discussions/the_sunflower_strategy_attracting_members_and_driving_desirable_behavior 

We've used the Sunflower strategy in our social zone in an employee-driven blog where users can blog about their passions, hobbies and other lifestyle topics. We pose monthly topics to get the juices flowing, like features on pets, family, travel, etc.

Our digital workplace caters to 1200 employees, so we are internally focused. We've taken a number of approaches to get feedback, including:

• Informal hallway conversations, which seems to be the most insightful because people speak more freely.
  
  
• Formal, confidential surveys. Some sent via a leader's email while others come from a director or manager level
  
  
• User insight sessions w/ an incentive (food, a door prize, etc.) - both in person and on Zoom for remote colleagues because the employee experience between these groups is much different
  
  
• Quarterly calls with primary content creators, page and space admins
  
  
• Test groups - before launching a new page or space, we gather a random group to view it and give feedback. We give access before the meeting so the group can poke around the drafting space.
  
  
• Poll widget - when/if possible, use humorous answers instead of the standard yes, no / agree, disagree
  
  
• Forums - the sunflower approach works nicely here! Talk about something that benefits the community, but is a lighter conversation.

With almost any approach you take, give people a "lead generator." This is an approach taken by StoryBrand. Here's what they say:

• It should add value and give away helpful content for free
• It should establish yourself as the authority
• It should resolve a problem for users
• It should create a sense of reciprocity
• It should have an interesting title

Types:

• PDF
• Magazine Article
• Interview
• Checklist
• Value List
• Free samples

Thanks for posing this question! I'm following along to hear what others have to say!