Proven Methodologies, Measurable Impact

Over the past two decades, we’ve helped shape public awareness and behavior, launch profitable businesses, and earn press and acclaim for a wide range of clients.

Digital Transformation: 85% cost and 1,000+ hours annual savings for a healthcare incubator.
Measurable Impact: Sales goals exceeded 10x for an organic honey company in its first holiday season.
Features in mainstream and industry press such as The Los Angeles Times, The Sacramento Bee, USA Today, Water Technology, and Environment+Energy Leader.
Honors from the Berlin Music Video Awards and the Council on Foundations.

Case Studies

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Thicket Labs

Thicket Labs was a civic tech pioneer that supported large-scale complex decision making.

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A Dream Deferred

We found that 81% of visitors were more likely to take one or more actions in their community because of seeing the public exhibition “A Dream Deferred.”

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Health Equity Design Lab

The Health Equity Design Lab produced a comprehensive policy agenda to address systemic inequities affecting women’s pay and wealth.

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Hyperlinked

Google wanted to test their investment thesis that positive portrayals of underrepresented groups in computer science could push fans towards it as a career.

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McGill University

I led a team to work with McGill University to dynamically and accurately match individuals experiencing homelessness to shelters in real-time.

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The Bridges Collaborative

We created a collaborative learning dashboard that saved the BRIDGES Collaborative 85% on costs and 1,000+ hours annually.

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Openbox Design Studio

I was hired by Openbox to rethink their portfolio strategy and determine whether it made sense for them to build out a new business vertical that offered strategic design and management consulting services as a full-service design studio. Together, we discovered that the opportunity was larger than that.