Comm Lead UX Researchers take The Museum of Flight to new heights
A Consultancy project by Kevin Laird and Lori Cai helped the Museum of Flight design a groundbreaking exhibit with UX Research
Consultancy program tallies its biggest impact yet
Students meet with alumni and current Consultancy client Zac Murphy, who now works with Washington state’s office of education. Communication Leadership’s core value of “Service to Community” is probably best exemplified in our student-led Consulting Program. This program delivers affordable communication expertise to mission-driven organizations like nonprofits and small businesses –- powered by the dedication … Read more
Storytelling to cope with wildfire smoke
by Rachel Miller-HowardCohort 19 It was early September, 2020, and Oregon was on fire. An historic wind event carried an apocalyptic haze north and west over my home in Portland, and settled in for 10 days. The smoke seeped through our walls and stirred up household panic. The inescapability of it — that primal feeling … Read more
Students go on User Experience journey with nation’s largest cycle club
If you like to bike in Seattle, you’re probably already a fan of Cascade Bicycle Club. It’s the nation’s largest statewide bicycling nonprofit, and serves bike riders of all ages, races, genders, income levels, and abilities throughout Washington. Cascade wanted to improve its website to be more user-friendly, and align better with values of inclusivity and … Read more
Communication leaders in the fight against health misinformation
On the internet, information travels at light speed. But there is no designated authority assuring that this information remains factual, true, and doesn’t harm people. In the middle of a pandemic, how do we protect ourselves and our loved ones from misinformation? Especially when the safety of mothers and newborns is at stake? Dr. Kristina … Read more
Facts Over Fear: A communication campaign against Islamophobia
by Elliot Trotter It’s never been like Aneelah Afzali to wait for change to arrive. A graduate of Harvard Law School, in response to growing Islamophobia in the United States, Aneelah stepped away from her career as a lawyer to found the American Muslim Empowerment Network at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound in Redmond. She is an activist, … Read more
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