What’s your saga?
You have stories that matter. The SAGA Process helps turn those stories into questions, evidence, and insight.
Saga (noun)
A long, often heroic, story of real experiences or events.
SAGA (process)
Start with a story. Ask a question. Gather evidence. Analyze & Act.
The SAGA Process
The SAGA Process is a simple way to turn meaningful moments in animal-assisted work into useful evidence. Practitioners often begin with powerful stories—moments of connection, change, or discovery between humans and animals. The SAGA Process builds on those stories through four steps: Share a story, Ask a question, Gather evidence, and Analyze & act.
Using the SAGA Process can help you:
• Demonstrate your work is effective
• Make decisions for clients & animals
• Communicate your work to others
• Strengthen funding proposals
• Build credibility with others
Learning the SAGA Process
We teach the SAGA Process through our book, workshops, and other learning opportunities. Our goal is to help animal-assisted practitioners build practical skills for collecting and using data so they can better understand their work, communicate their impact, and continue improving the programs they care about. These skills include the ability to:
• Notice surprising or curious moments
• Turn those moments into clear questions
• Choose simple ways to collect useful data
• Observe human–animal interactions
• Organize information to see patterns over time
• Use findings to make decisions
• Explain the impact of your work with others