MARKET & DESIGN RESEARCH FIRMS

The need: Expand your capacity. Deepen your impact.

    • Are you a research or design firm juggling project timelines, funding constraints, and the need to stand out in a competitive field?

    • Trying to show your unique value while staying grounded in equity and real community insights?

  • I partner with firms to enhance project capacity and bring trusted expertise in trauma-informed research, bilingual facilitation, and inclusive design. This looks like:

    • Joining project teams as a flexible, skilled collaborator

    • Conducting research and engagement with diverse, multilingual communities

    • Translating insights into clear, actionable, client-ready deliverables

    • Offering strategic support on how to frame, pitch, and present your HCD work

    • Co-authored research reports and synthesis decks

    • Community-informed frameworks and recommendations

    • Presentation support and case study development

WHAT CLIENTS SAY:

“I was particularly impressed by Keara’s abilities to get people on board with ideas—even stakeholders who were initially on completely different pages—to understand and echo back the needs and wants of the team members, and to see things from others perspective. Keara is a great leader, a thoughtful supporter, and a passionate researcher.”

— Amanda Donavanik Design & Innovation Consultant | Architect

reLATED WORK

DISCOVERY RESEARCH

Surface needs and patterns early on to frame the right problems, align teams, and guide where to focus next.

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PROGRAM EVALUATION

Center lived experience to tell the story of a program’s impact and uncover insights that support growth, funding, and trust.

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