Chicago Community Trust

Chicago Community Trust

What did we do? For the Chicago Community Trust, we led the summative evaluation of five years of grant-making for Hive Chicago (now called Chicago Learning Exchange). We developed key metrics in collaboration with the Executive Director and Program Manager, analyzed...
Bahá’í House of Worship

Bahá’í House of Worship

What did we do? For the Bahá’í House of Worship, we conducted front-end and formative evaluation on exhibit elements for a new Visitor Welcome Center. We led focus groups and prototyping exercises and also designed a series of surveys. Evaluation data informed the...
Art Institute Ryan Learning Center

Art Institute Ryan Learning Center

What did we do? For the Art Institute of Chicago, we led the evaluation of the redesign of the Ryan Learning Center, the focus of which was inclusion and accessibility. We designed a wide range of formative testing methods to investigate and inform design directions...
Art Institute Ryan Learning Center

Art Institute of Chicago Museum 3D

What did we do? For the Art Institute of Chicago, we led the evaluation of Museum3D, an IMLS-funded experiment in public programs and 3D printing. We designed a range of instruments to collect data across five distinct program types, with the goal of evaluating the...
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

What did we do? For the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, we co-developed face-to-face and online training for 100 newly recruited volunteers to staff the David H. Koch Hall of Fossils–Deep Time, a 31,000 square foot exhibit that opened in 2019....