ethnography

Applied EarthWorks, Inc. (Æ) is a 100% employee-owned cultural and paleontological resource management consulting firm founded in 1995. It specializes in archaeology, paleontology, ethnography, history, architectural history, and GIS, helping clients meet regulatory requirements while preserving cultural and natural heritage. The firm has completed more than 4,200 projects for over 1,400 customers and has offices in Fresno, Hemet, Lompoc, Pasadena, and San Luis Obispo.

archaeological field surveysarchival and historical researchcartographyconstruction monitoringdata-recovery excavation and mitigationGIS/3D modelingHABS/HAER/HALS documentationhistoric building surveylaboratory processing and data analysispaleontological fossil collection and curationregulatory compliance consultation

Creative Research Services translates complex user behavior into clear, actionable intelligence for product teams and executives. The company offers qualitative and quantitative research, UX design, experience modeling and measurement, and UX consulting, bringing enterprise-level rigor to engagements right-sized for timeline and budget. Founder and CEO Brent Lowe has over a decade leading research at Samsung SmartThings, Ticketmaster, DIRECTV and UserTesting.com.

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Cultural Edge is a cross-cultural market research firm founded on the principle that marketing requires understanding consumers from historical, socioeconomic, cultural and emotional contexts. Founded by JP Theberge, the company brings together former planners, sociologists, linguists, academics and creative professionals to conduct culturally-nuanced research for mainstream and cross-cultural audiences, including Fortune 500 brands, government and NGOs.

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Equinox Research and Consulting International Inc. (ERCI) is a cultural resource management firm that began in British Columbia in 1994 and expanded to Washington in 2002. ERCI helps clients identify cultural resources and consider the effects of actions on historic properties, specializing in cultural resource inventories and reporting according to State Historic Preservation Office and agency standards. Clients include Tribes, state and local governments, utility companies, developers, non-profits, engineers, and environmental firms, primarily in Weste

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Fetterman & Associates provides evaluation consultation services, helping clients use evaluation, artificial intelligence, and ethnography to accomplish their objectives. They offer constructive feedback, evaluation tools, insights, and credible results, and help clients learn to describe, monitor, evaluate, and improve their own performance. Primary areas include health, education, and industry evaluations.

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Inclusive Market Research Group is a Black woman-led research firm that helps organizations ground strategy and messaging in real audience insight. It partners with nonprofits, Fortune 500 companies, higher education institutions, government entities, and strategic teams, delivering research that leads to actionable strategic outcomes. Founder and Principal is Dr. Brandale Mills Cox, Ph.D.

audience researchbrand lift studiesFocus groupsinterviewsmessage testingopinion pollingstrategic advisorysurvey designtraining and workshops