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Cultural Insights

February 24, 2023

Black History Month: Pass the Mic

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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Empathy

October 12, 2022

Get Back Out There!

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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Empathy

March 17, 2022

The Sound of Sabbatical

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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Empathy

November 9, 2020

Planet Will Be Fine. Climate Change is a Threat to Us

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 Sound of Quarantine 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

SOS | Sound of Society

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

Damned If You Do. Damned If You Don’t.

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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