Kairos Research Co.

Every mission has a moment.
We find it.

Driven by research and focused on impactful results.

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About the Firm

Research is our foundation.
Results are the point.

What we do

With a foundation in research, community insight, and modern design, Kairos Research equips clients to reach their most critical stakeholders. We craft integrated strategies and custom-built solutions that position our partners to influence, activate, and win the audiences central to their mission.

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What We Do

Four practices.
One integrated strategy.

  1. 01

    Product Design + Development

    We turn research into software people actually use, from discovery sprints and prototypes to production-ready apps and data platforms. Every build is grounded in the needs of the community it serves, so adoption is designed in from day one.

  2. 02

    Social Intel + Research

    We map the conversations, sentiment, and lived experience shaping your audience through social listening, surveys, and community fieldwork. The result is decision-grade insight on who to reach, what they need to hear, and when to act.

  3. 03

    Gov Affairs

    We help partners navigate policy, public agencies, and elected leadership with evidence-backed positioning and stakeholder strategy. From coalition building to testimony prep, we turn community priorities into influence where decisions get made.

  4. 04

    Brand Strategy + Marketing

    We build brands and campaigns that earn trust with hard-to-reach audiences, from narrative and identity to multichannel activation. Research informs every message, so budgets go further and results can be measured.

Clients

Trusted by institutions
that serve communities.

  • EBONY
  • Goodwill
  • Emory UniversityRollins School of Public Health
  • Outlier Media
  • Dunamis Charge
  • Foxxtecca
  • 98Forward
  • Your organization

Our Purpose

A cohort of researchers, designers, curators & planners.

Using technology to impact our communities. We work as one team across disciplines, so the people who study a problem are the same people who build the answer.

Portrait of Diop Shumake

Diop Shumake

Founder & CEO

Diop founded Kairos Research to put evidence behind the decisions that shape communities. As CEO, Diop sets the firm’s vision, leads its partnerships and portfolio of ventures, and holds the team to one standard: research that moves people to act.

Our Entities

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Bring us your
hardest question.

Tell us who you need to reach and what’s at stake. We’ll come back within two business days with next steps.

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