We work with local, national, and international clients who want to use data to make better decisions, understand complicated social problems, or learn from the people who matter most to their work. Our projects range from small online surveys to large, multi-year initiatives involving multiple methods and partners. Our clients include nonprofits evaluating their programs, government entities investigating public health issues, higher ed institutions trying to keep up with a rapidly changing landscape, and businesses looking for deeper insight.
We come to every project ready to learn and listen. While we’re experts in social research methodology, we’re generalists when it comes to subject matter—which makes us adaptable across different fields and contexts. Each project is different, with its own important history and circumstances. We count on our clients and their stakeholders to be the real experts who can fill us in on what’s happening and why. That’s where we always start: listening to the organization’s background, what brought them to this project, and what success actually looks like for them.
Hear directly from your audience through facilitated discussions, virtual or in-person. We develop discussion guides, moderate sessions, and manage logistics.
We create interactive dashboards and visual stories that make your data accessible. Let your audience explore the research themselves and draw deeper insights.
We set up and support databases that keep your data organized, accessible, and protected, so you don’t lose what you’ve collected.
Data
Deep understanding of digital tools and data management.
Information
Conversion of complex data into simple, intelligible concepts.
Evidence
Analysis and synthesis of trends, patterns, and exceptional cases.
Knowledge
Confidence in the existence of actionable causal relationships.
Wisdom
Evidence to place knowledge in historical and local context
The data-to-wisdom continuum is inspired by Longley et al, Geographical Information Systems & Science (2015), Wylie & Sons
