INDEPENDENT RESEARCH & STRATEGY

Illuminating the questions that keep you up at night.

WHY

Research often feels like a trade-off: deep and rigorous, or fast and pragmatic.

We think you shouldn’t have to choose.

WHY

Research often feels like a trade-off:
deep and rigorous, or fast and pragmatic.

We think you shouldn’t have to choose.

WHY

Research often feels like a trade-off: deep and rigorous, or fast and pragmatic.

We think you shouldn’t
have to choose.

WHY

Research often feels like a trade-off:
deep and rigorous, or fast and pragmatic.

We think you shouldn’t
have to choose.

WHY

Research often feels like a trade-off: deep and rigorous, or fast and pragmatic.

We think you shouldn’t
have to choose.

Portrait of Xenia Elsaesser, Founder of Ember

The Insider’s Experience

Xenia Elsaesser

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Founder

A clear vision of how insights feeds into the decision-making process, through years leading consumer insights within global tech.

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Portrait of Xenia Elsaesser, Founder of Ember

The Insider’s Experience

Xenia Elsaesser

,

Founder

A clear vision of how insights feeds into the decision-making process, through years leading consumer insights within global tech.

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The Scholar’s Eye

Jessica Hamel-Akré, Phd.

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Partner

Award-winning cultural researcher turned strategy partner, translating scholarship into action for the world’s leading organizations.

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Portrait of Jessica Hamel-Akré, Ember Partner

The Scholar’s Eye

Jessica Hamel-Akré, Phd.

,

Partner

Award-winning cultural researcher turned strategy partner, translating scholarship into action for the world’s leading organizations.

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How We Work

We combine academic robustness with an intuitive sense of what’s really useful to you. We can build frameworks but we’re not enslaved to them. We know how to make complex thinking accessible to the people who need to act on it. We flex the team around your challenge, bringing in the right expertise when needed.

On Scope

Framing a question, running a full study, connecting the dots, or thinking alongside you. Tell us where you are.

On Scope

Framing a question, running a full study, connecting the dots, or thinking alongside you. Tell us where you are.

On Scope

Framing a question, running a full study, connecting the dots, or thinking alongside you. Tell us where you are.

On Method

Problem Framing, Framework Building, Qual & Quant, Ethnographies, Cultural Engineering, Focus Groups, Semiotics, Expert Interviews, Foresight, Co-Creation, Synthesis.

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What They Say

“What sets them apart is their ability to take an initial question, interrogate it critically, and add rich, original thinking. Most importantly, the work they’ve done for me has had real, lasting impact; it’s shaped decisions, influenced strategy, and has been shared across the company at the highest level.”

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