Substantial

An Insights, Design + Development Studio headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

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Our CDO @SherylCababa shares eight principles to keep in mind as you embark on interviews at the beginning of your equity-centered research journey: https://t.co/ufyrkdweYG

#equitycentereddesign #designresearch #participatorydesign #education

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"...why is it important to understand problems and context more broadly? Why can’t designers just solve the problems right in front of them?"

Read @SherylCababa's article Revolutionizing Education: The Power of Systems Thinking in EdTech now: https://t.co/WtriQchU4p

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shouts to @Substantial for this session about human-, equity-, and student-centered design that encourages us to make shifts in our mindsets, processes, and tools that value, understand, + thoughtfully include students’ lives experiences. 🙌🏽

#sxswedu

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Diving into elevating student voice via an equity centered design that sees users as lived experts, confronts personal power and privilege, and integrates co-creation. #SXSW2023 @Substantial @gatesfoundation #personas #mindsets @SXSWEDU

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Have you read our client testimonials? Hear first hand what their experience was with Substantial.

#clientexperience #edtech #gatesfoundation

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Our clients are the best! We appreciate when they take the time to let us know how much our work has impacted them.

#uxresearch #humancentereddesign #gatesfoundation

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@Substantial Senior Designer, Josh Pitney's dream project would entail “finding the right combination of communication with novel approaches to problems. I'd love to take that to more speculative spaces; conceptualize preferable futures and anticipate the ones we’d try & avoid”.

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Hear from our clients, in their own words, about how our skilled team made all the difference in helping them reach their goals. Take a look at our recent work on human-centered design research with @GatesUS: https://t.co/oKFmV81Y9U

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Our #MondaySpotlight is Kelly Towle. As a member of our Inclusion Council, he works to deliver on Substantial’s commitment to ensure a company culture that provides an equitable environment where people with diverse experience and perspectives can authentically work together.

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The education space is changing quickly, and we're proud to assist clients like @GatesUS achieve their goals. Thank you for your confidence in us, Elizabeth!

Take a look at our recent work with the Gates Foundation: https://t.co/OP9hNjOffY

#edtech #education #collaboration

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Exciting new Speaker announcement 🤩: Sheryl Cababa @SherylCababa, Chief Design Officer at Substantial, will join our amazing lineup to teach a half-day workshop on Systems Thinking for Designers. 👏

More info 👉 https://t.co/2h0Ek3TBen

#ux #design #conference #lisbon #speaker

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Season 2 of Optimistic Design with host Wilma Lam is a wrap. Thank you to the leaders who took a practical, positive look at the future of design, ethical innovation, & technology with us. Season 3 launches Jan. 2023! Season 2 will feature leaders from edtech, healthcare, & more.

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Sr. Program Officer at @GatesUS K-12 Market Dynamics, Jaymes Hanna, joined OpD. He discusses improving the design awareness and adoption of evidence-based programs, products and services that support teachers and increase student success.

Tune in now: https://t.co/jVjqW6QdiD.

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Today's #MondaySpotlight is Senior Designer Selina Che. Selina "loves @Substantial's emphasis on supporting each individual's well-being. Whether it is mental or physical, my manager and teammates always check in on me and I think it makes for a healthy work environment."

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A quality user-centered product takes a thoughtful, thorough approach 💡 @Substantial partnered with Block Renovation to deliver a successful launch of their product “Direct".

Get deeper insight into the process and challenges: https://t.co/hAOw3gGcAM

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Renovations don��t need to be daunting and complicated. Block Renovation asked @Substantial to design and test a minimum viable product for homeowners looking for a streamlined, budget-friendly experience.

Take a look at the user-centered development: https://t.co/yoLd4L9j2G

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Next up in our Monday Spotlights is Amanda Forbes! She joined the @Substantial team as a Sr. Engagement Manager. She loves her role because it "allows me the opportunity to wear many hats: coach, mentor, leader, supporter, problem solver, tester, etc."

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The 9th episode of OpD Season 2 is live! 🎉

Wilma spoke with Jaymes Hanna, Sr. Program Officer at @GatesUS K-12 Market Dynamics. He's also partnered with Stanford to build a program called EdTech Remix: https://t.co/rTHZk5yAWq

Tune in now: https://t.co/qrrNQwuenN

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We're on the hunt for some awesome #SoftwareDevelopers! Here's what Engineer Ev has to say: "Substantial is a place that people are able to build genuine connection with one another...There’s a reason we have many people here with long tenures!"

Apply at https://t.co/e9VMsus4fU.

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Say hello to Vivian Li, a new Substantial developer! Vivian joined the team 3 months ago just in time for what she calls "the summer of Substantial." So far, her favorite part of working with Substantial is all of the friendly people.

#mondayspotlight #developer #hiring