UX for Progress, People, and Planet
Transform your innovation work for ethical impact
Mission-driven start-ups, academic research labs, non-profits, and civic communications teams collaborate with me as a Lead Design Consultant to:
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Translate ambiguity into actionable decision points
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Improve user experience in digital and service spaces
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Tell stories that drive impact and engagement
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Design solutions for interdisciplinary collaboration
Consulting since 2011. Trusted by these organizations.
ENVIRO CONSULTING
Science Comms + Eco AI
ACADEMIC RESEARCH
Public Sector Innovation in Eco / AI
ECO EDUCATION
Conservation + Research
HEALTHCARE
Hospital Support Materials
INT'L CONSERVATION
Economic Partnerships
Design Leadership + Vision
Shape strategy, align stakeholders, and guide cross-sector teams towards ethical, inclusive solutions.
UX Research + Validation
Center real user needs through participatory research, usability testing, and stakeholder engagement.
Digital UX + Service Design
Design intuitive systems, workflows, and tools that make complexity usable and accessible.
Creative Communications
Make data, research, and systems clear through visual storytelling and accessible design.
I'm a UX researcher and strategist with expertise in communication design.
My 20+ years spanning creative and tech helps mission-driven teams translate insight into impact by making their research, tools, and strategies more usable, inclusive, and understandable.
Working in the space of complexity, diversity and possibility.
At Ecotone Studio, we operate from our flexible, values-based Fieldframe™ grounded in 9 key principles. Here’s three of them:
Context Before Solution
Understand the system, stakeholders, and power dynamics before defining the deliverables. Prevent misalignment and extractive design.
Co-Creation, Not Extraction
Work with users, communities and collaborators, not for or about them. Build trust, relevance, and resilience in the final outcome.
Simplify Complexity
Translate messiness into frameworks, visuals, and open questions. Help teams make sense of uncertainty and move forward with confidence.
Let's connect.
Tell me about your project and we'll set up a free consultation.