From foundational discovery to specialized research, we help teams make confident decisions.

Whether you’re exploring a new opportunity, evaluating a design, improving accessibility, or preparing for launch, we design each study around the evidence your team needs to move forward.


Discovery Research

Discovery research helps organizations understand people’s needs, motivations, and behaviors before investing in new products or features. Whether you’re designing a mobile app, enterprise software, or an AI-powered experience, understanding the people you’re building for is the foundation of good product decisions.

Ethnographic Research

Diary Studies

Contextual Inquiry

Stakeholder Interviews

Customer Journey Mapping

Persona Development


Evaluative Research

We evaluate products throughout the design process to understand what works, where people struggle, and how experiences can be improved. Our work includes traditional digital products as well as AI-powered interfaces and conversational experiences.

Remote Usability Testing

In-Person Usability Lab Testing

RITE Testing (Rapid Iterative Testing and Evaluation)

Concept and Prototype Testing

Expert Reviews

Out-of-Box Evaluations (OOBE)


UX Strategy

We help organizations identify the right research questions, prioritize opportunities, and align product strategy with customer needs—including the unique challenges introduced by AI-powered products and services.als.

Appreciative Inquiry

Competitive Analysis


Taxonomy Research

Great information architecture helps people find what they need quickly and confidently. Through card sorting and tree testing, we create navigation systems grounded in the way people naturally think and organize information.

Card Sorting

Tree Testing


Accessibility Usability Research

Accessible design is essential for creating products that work for everyone. We conduct accessibility research with participants representing a wide range of abilities, helping organizations evaluate usability, meet certification requirements, and build more inclusive digital experiences.


Specialized Research Services

Some research requires specialized recruiting, accessibility expertise, regulatory awareness, or a highly tailored study design. We regularly partner with organizations tackling complex research challenges in regulated and emerging technology environments.

Election Technology Research

We help voting technology companies evaluate electronic pollbooks, ballot marking devices, voting systems, and poll worker workflows through moderated usability testing, accessibility evaluations, multilingual studies, and ISO/IEC 25062 reporting. Whether preparing for certification or improving the voter experience, we provide research that supports confident product decisions.

Learn more about Election Technology Research

Research for AI-Powered Products

Building successful AI products requires more than strong models; it requires a deep understanding of the people who will use them.

We help organizations answer critical questions about AI adoption, trust, transparency, workflow integration, and human-AI collaboration. Through qualitative research, usability testing, concept evaluation, and field research, we help teams design AI experiences that are understandable, trustworthy, and genuinely useful.


 

Every project starts with a conversation.

Tell us what you’re building, what questions you’re trying to answer, and where you need greater confidence. Together, we’ll determine the research approach that’s right for your team.