Colorado College’s ITS: Department, with support from Human Resources, has identified a gap in structured, on-campus support for female-identifying staff and faculty. Mentorship programs have been shown to facilitate the development of leadership and technical skills as well as support…

Previous Quad research conducted for Innovations in Aging has catalyzed a new real estate development near downtown Colorado Springs. Almost 300 units of attainable housing will be built in the coming months. How can this development be more than a…

Client: Community Health Partnership (CHP). Public opinion is an important aspect of any public health program. This research project examined three public health interventions related to the opioid crisis and identified viable advocacy strategies for local use. Potential strategies were…

Delivered growth strategy recommendations for Soil Cycle, a new composting business/social enterprise in Colorado Springs with 100 current customers. Recommendations were based on focused study of their market segments, relevant competitors and other market players, current and potential product opportunities…

How can the City of Colorado Springs identify and deploy new technologies that will improve quality of life and economic opportunity for area residents? Research and recommend viable opportunities for how the City can partner with higher education institutions and…

Affordable housing is in short supply in Colorado Springs, particularly for senior citizens. Elevate community awareness and advance the development of a real affordable housing project to better serve our region’s most vulnerable elders alongside Innovations in Aging staff.

Some local neighborhoods have disproportionately low access to the fresh, healthy food that contributes to health and quality of life. Work alongside El Paso County Department of Public Health staff to design and validate a model that leverages what works…

Altia is a tech company headquartered in Colorado Springs that provides powerful, professional-grade embedded graphical user interface (GUI) development tools. The tools help creative, customer-focused designers and software engineers worldwide deploy game-changing ways for users to interact with their devices…

The City of Colorado Springs and El Paso County want to improve social services access for people in the region. This Quad project has 3 phases and phases 1 and 2 have already been completed. Phase 1 was research and…

Venetucci Farm has an important legacy in our community. As so, in consideration of the PFC-contamination of the Widefield Aquifer, the Pikes Peak Community Foundation (PPCF) commissioned this study of viable uses of the Venetucci Farm property. Since the land…

Silver Key Senior Services is a local organization that supports quality of life for seniors. They are seeking to leverage their existing assets in order to deepen their impact through new revenue, employment opportunities for low-income seniors and other benefits…

The energy market is currently undergoing unprecedented, rapid change. Technology, infrastructure and strategy considered cutting-edge less than ten years ago is increasingly providing obsolete or no longer appropriate for the realities of the third decade of the 21st century. Unexpected…