Charlotte Beatty and I had the pleasure of attending the 2025 Games for Change (G4C) Festival, held on June 26–27 at Parsons School of Design in New York City. The event brought together innovators from the gaming, education, health, and social impact sectors, exploring how...
The kids are alright. Right? In 2022, as schools reopened and lockdowns lifted, we sat down with teens navigating the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their stories were raw, honest, and deeply human. Now, in 2025, we’ve followed up. What’s changed? What hasn’t? This May, for Mental...
This spring, Senior UX Researcher Evelin Garcia, a proud FirstGen Harvard alum, was invited back to her alma mater to speak at the Alumni & Student Mentorship Forum at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The event gathered students and alumni to explore...
Years before I joined Fluent, a single emoji—texted in good faith—nearly derailed a documentary I was co-directing. One of the crew, who was texting with a teen participant about an upcoming shoot, sent her a smiley, and instantly blew up the production. In his mind, he’d...
What happens when you combine summer camp energy with cutting-edge research? You get Research Camp —a fresh, participatory approach that brings kids into the heart of the research process. We sat down for a quick Q&A with Dan Warren, Fluent's Director of Youth Development &...
We’re beyond excited to announce that Research Camp is growing! In addition to our beloved Boston location at New England Base Camp, we’re launching a second site at Colorado Adventure Point in Denver. Why Denver? Colorado Adventure Point is an incredible 20,000-square-foot Scouting and adventure education...