Fluent is a data and insights-driven strategic consulting firm

We leverage understanding of human behavior to help the world’s best-known brands and organizations advance worthy causes, innovate transformational products, and successfully navigate change.

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Public opinion, consumer insights, and market research

Evaluation

Impact assessments of educational content and programs

Strategy

Programming, marketing, and brand communications strategies

Design & Productions

Data visualizations and original video productions

News + Insights

  • “When it’s real, you’re doing this even without a record contract.”— Nas “Sparks — when illuminated and nurtured — give young people joy, energy and direction.”— Peter Benson When I was in graduate school, I taped to the wall in my office an image of......

  • The distinct cadence of a computerized voice echoing across the room was part of my early introduction to the world of accessibility. I was working in the disability services office at a university, and the robotic narration of JAWS (a screen reader) from a colleague’s......

  • May can feel like a sprint, a pileup, and an emotional goodbye all at once. One week, a child may be studying for finals, rushing to a band concert, worrying about friendship shifts, and counting down to summer. A parent may be tracking permission slips, late assignments, sports banquets, graduation dates, and changes in mood that seem to come out of nowhere. It is a lot. And for many families, the stress of May is not about one big event. It is about everything happening at the same time. May is also Mental Health Awareness Month. That makes it a good time to remember something simple but important: mental health is part of health. Support, connection, rest, and recovery matter at every age....