The Cube

Our Process

Our goal is authentic partnership. We embrace the benefits of experiential learning in community outreach and always hope to make a positive impact, however large or small, on the lives of our students, our partners, and our communities.

Empathize

Define

Ideate

Prototype

Test

Empathize

Define

Ideate

Prototype

Test

Conduct research to understand our partner’s needs

Use our research to observe those needs and identify problems

Brainstorm solutions and highlight opportunities for innovation

Build genuine, tactile representations of our best ideas

Conduct testing with our partners and revise based on feedback

How it Works

01.

Funding

We secure funding from a variety of sources, including grants, special allocations, donations, and fee-for-service agreements.

02.

Partnerships

We are always happy to speak with potential clients. We decide what projects to undertake based on alignment with our mission, potential impact, funding, and labor availability.

03.

People

We match our team members to projects based on interest, experience, and availability.

04.

Project

We scaffold projects backwards from anticipated completion date, considering partners’ needs, labor availability, and our design-thinking process.

We mentor our students in

How We Learn

Experiencing

Concrete experience

Doing

Active experimentation

Thinking

Abstract conceptualization

Reflecting

Observation

Experiential Learning

By engaging students in hands-on experience and reflection, we equip them to connect the theories and knowledge they acquire in classrooms to situations outside the classroom.

Community-Based Learning

In order to learn how to be citizens, we must act as citizens. Community-based learning “helps students build a sense of connection to their communities”—and vice versa.

Mentorship

We mentor our students in both hard and soft skills. Writing, best practices, and accessibility sit at the core.

Project Tracking:

Internal Deliverables

Overview, goals, deliverables, audience, competitors, voice/tone, message, and tech

Research, writing, editing, designing, weekly small-team meetings

Summary, overview, issues, and next steps

Objectives, people, outcomes, reflection, futures

This process is based on industry standards in UX and content strategy. Each is designed to contribute meaningfully to students’ professional development and to their professional portfolios.

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