Cultural Insights
February 24, 2023
Post-summer of 2020, there were many calls to get ‘The Right People in the Room’. While that was a good start, the push needs to be about giving Black people the space and support to have their voices heard and shared… because what does it matter if you’re in the room, if no one passes you the mic.
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Cultural Insights
February 22, 2023
No matter what (DEI) programs/initiatives are launched, there are still people at the heart of these programs, individuals who we need to embrace the programs in their heart.
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So, do you miss it? Do you miss having a participant’s cat crawl up on your lap as you’re observing an in-home ethnography? Do you miss having an impromptu analysis session with your moderator to post a full night of IDIs? Do you miss watching a focus group from behind a mirror and witnessing in person people’s gut reactions to a new ad campaign?
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Tired and stressed people do not perform well. So every 5 years we give employees an extra month off. Paid. In addition to all the usual holidays. The Sound of Sabbatical.
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What if talking about climate change didn’t have to be so hopeless and divisive? What if being part of the solution didn’t mean having to become an “eco warrior”? Turns out, more of us are better at doing things to help solve climate change than we might think—and we have the research to prove it.
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COVID-19
October 19, 2020
The world as we knew it may never be the same. This pandemic has turned our lives upside down making us vulnerable but also showing how connected we all are. Six months into quarantine, we reveal our own unique experiences and some intimate moments showing the highs, the lows, and everything in between.
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Empathy
September 29, 2020
As the cultural landscape continuously morphs, vital issues often get lost in the noise or swallowed up completely. Our natural instinct is to quiet clamor...
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Empathy
September 21, 2020
Black Lives Matter and the ongoing fight for racial justice and equity dominates headlines. But, there’s a need for critical engagement as we understand its impact. In the inaugural piece from SOS | Sound of Society: Black Lives Matter, we tackle the complicated idea of compliance as it relates to law enforcement interactions with people of color.
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Good documentaries push boundaries, borders, topics, and time. We’ve followed up with fathers spanning a decade. We’ve gone “back in time” to speak with a...
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Scratch your curiosity itch with one of our eye-opening and thought-provoking documentaries as we explore cultures, expose issues and tell stories that need to be...
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