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.
Training, research, and improvement in healthcare education and delivery.
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.
Examples of clients and funding partners:
Stuck Community Acupuncture - Working with a Justice oriented Mobile AcuDetox project to tell the stories of systems change impact for funding and public education.
The Sunnyside Longevity project - Creating healthy communities through funding and programming for engaged wellness and community partnerships.
Native Americans for Community Action - Evaluation and training for youth leaders on mental health training and evaluation.
North Country HealthCare - Training medical students on understanding patient health through a systems change lens.
Vitalyst - Training a local organization on the link between home health risks on Tribal Lands and the meaning of home. Facilitating engaged meetings and developping a toolkit for home health assessments and repairs.
Kendal Charitable Funds - Working with tribal community health workers to develop protocols for home health assessments with the goal of helping elders age in place.
The Kresge Foundation - Research and evaluation on a large multi-partner community project designed to increase accessibility and health in northern Arizona.
…and many others.
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Lisa J Hardy
Owner
ljhardywriting@gmail.com
Core Competencies: Research; Evaluation; Storytelling; Writing; Health & Culture; Qualitative research and analysis.