thatstella.studio – inclusive insight by design

At Studio Stella,

Creating a better future for people starts with inclusive insight.

We are imaginative strategists, designers and researchers.

Inclusion doesn’t end with customers. Our process spans sectors, disciplines and geographies. We work alongside our clients throughout the creative process.

Studio Stella is focused on the future and we always put people first.

This is an image showing a person holding glasses to bring text on a page into focus. It is the porfolio image representing our contribution to the design of a legal aid portal. — Imagine legal aid that’s more accessible

Laborious, time-consuming applications once deterred needy people from seeking legal aid. To make the process a more human-centered one, we worked with one of the world’s largest legal aid providers to create a client-focused portal to improve outcomes for all. {Thanks Bud Hellisson and imattsmart for letting us use your photos to demo our work.}

This is a photograph of a person wearing protective clothing. It is the porfolio image representing the emergency plan that we developed for a client in Haiti. Photo credit: Hosein Zanbori — Imagine emergency communications made simpler for all

Haiti continues to experience extreme hardship due to natural and human-caused disasters. To allow Haitians to better prepare and recover, we created an emergency communications plan with the country’s Ministry of Public Health and followed up with a three-day workshop for local and international health experts. {Thanks @Hosein Zanbori for your beautiful photo}

Imagine educational and training programs customized all students’ learning needs

The Studio Stella team includes experienced educators who’ve taught and conducted training in academic and professional settings. Our syllabi are tailored to our clients’ needs and provide their employees with a basic grounding in qualitative research and design methods to complement quantitative research. We conduct in-person and virtual training for government departments and corporate clients—from 2-hour workshops to multi-month Human-Centered Design courses. {Photo: Studio Stella}

Imagine that health care professionals and patients designed healthcare experiences together

Studio Stella has deep expertise in the health care sector. We design products and services for hospital systems and device manufacturers worldwide to improve patient and clinician experiences. We spend hundreds of hours shadowing clinicians, techs and hospital employees to then prototype new products and services with client innovation teams. {Image: Studio Stella}

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