experiential design
for humans
SPECIALITIES
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Every industry could use a bit more human-ness. After all, every business is made up of humans and for humans.
We take a multi-disciplinarian approach to finding out the “why” and testing out the “how.”
Whether you build widgets to sell, services to deliver or gather humans together to make great things happen, Social Studies Lab can maximize your efforts.
Allow Social Studies Lab to help you achieve innovative change through experimentation, testing and implementing.
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Social Studies Labs creates in-person social experiences!
We design spaces to explore, experiment, ask questions, take risks, have fun and impact change.
From live festivals to intimate workshops, we build spaces to discover what it means to be human. Based on social sciences and art practices from top-minds, all looking to connect us not divide us.
We’re here to incite delight!
Social Studies Lab helps others explore, test & build bold new ideas, delivering impactful social experiences.
OFFERINGS
How to:
Value Design WorkShop
How does your personal values impact your satisfaction at work? How do you recognize and support them, then create space for those whose values defer from your own.
The Value Design Workshop creates alignment where individuals can be themselves while working as a cohesive team.
This is achieved through a 4-hour workshop with tools to undercover how values impact team culture and success.
How to:
be like an Anthropologist Workshop
Let’s shift your team’s mindset and advantage by approaching the world like an anthropologist.
Driven by curiosity, anthropologists explore the world through the lens of participant observation plus total immersion. Together, we unearth how these methods create new understanding of the world around us.
Explore how these approaches can upend assumptions and perspectives to create better designers, managers and leaders!
Become more anthropological in 90 minutes of playful conversations and experiments!
How to:
Delight Strangers Workshop
Did you know humans get a burst of positive emotions when engaging with strangers? What opportunities can only happen when strangers come together?
Through storytelling, collaborative exercises, group activities, and brainstorming sessions, we’ll create a dynamic space where everyone can bring ideas to life.
In this workshop, discover new ways to delight strangers, to create unexpected moments of joy and connection.
Explore ways to break down barriers, spark conversations and create meaningful interactions. After all, everyone including a friend, starts out as a stranger.
Then let’s explore how you design spaces, experiences and services, once you know “how” in this 90 minute workshop.
PROJECTS
About
Photo Credit: Heather Saitz
Hanan Chebib, Lead experience Designer
Social Studies Lab was founded by Hanan Chebib, an award-winning creator of live experiences, programs and projects.
She brings a culmination of 19 years of experience with an openness to creating something delightfully new. She led brave, innovative change by bringing together unique perspectives and expertise.
She believes any good challenge can be taken on with thoughtful, open, collaborative, human-focused teams.
Hanan is a member of the WXO aka World Experience Organization and Anthropology in Praxis.
Testimonials
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~ Jasmine Palardy, Future Fit Cities
“Social Studies Lab has the magical ability to rally like and unlike minds together to shape change-making projects.”
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~ Kylie Woods, Founder and Executive Director, Chic Geek
“Hanan is someone who leads by example, and the things I’ve learned from her are: 1. Stop getting in my own head and move faster. 2. Try it - why not? 3. Keep asking, what do you have to lose?”
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~ Angie Gelinas, Deputy Executive Director, Calgary Stampede Foundation
“Hanan’s strength on the Sam Centre project was her exceptional ability to integrate complex teams, from client-side coordination to managing design and fabrication partners. Her leadership was crucial to the successful completion of the Sam exhibits for the Calgary Stampede Foundation. Hanan consistently brought her sense of joy, tireless curiosity, and her “let’s get it done” to the project, perfectly aligning with our culture. Her representation of Sam Centre in all discussions and negotiations with our various partners was exemplary, leading to fulfilled objectives and a truly outstanding project completion.”