Octopus Ethnographic, LLC provides training, research, evaluation, grant, and writing collabs on storytelling and social change.

Keynotes, online, and in person training on community engagement and public scholarship.

One-on-one training and workshops on bringing your work to the public through essays and articles.

octopusethnographic@gmail.com

What we do:

We believe in change. For over twenty years we have worked with non-profits and community organizations conducting needs assessments and evaluation research, prioritizing community needs, developing recommendations for policies and practices, visualizing and writing grant proposals, leading workshops on engagement and leadership, and mentoring writers and researchers from the east to the west coast.

We also work with diverse clients to understand consumer and patient behavior, improve patient-provider communication, and improve outreach.

Story packages

You have a story and so do your loved ones. How can you document the wisdom and memories of family and friends? We offer in-depth story elicitation packages that leave you with recordings and written documentation of your important memories. Contact for information on package options and timing for the gift of your stories in the world.

Our methods:

We have years of experience using tried and true research methods and we develop our own instruments to meet the needs of our community partners and clients. Some of our available toolkits include semi-structured interviews, intercept interviews, questionnaires, focus groups, Ripple Effect Tools (RET), Rapid Assessment Response and Evaluation, and Knowledge to Action resource development.

We also specialize in community engaged approaches like Community-based Participatory Research.