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WHO WE ARE

The power of Narrative Design™.

HUMAN is an Emmy nominated storytelling agency. We craft strategy and stories using Narrative Design™ to improve the human experience.

HUMAN is a storytelling and strategy agency that creates media for social impact. We work with an array of public and private-sector companies, nonprofit and intergovernmental organizations to design objective-driven stories that come to life through branding, video, and digital media. Whether we are helping brands redefine their corporate social responsibility platform or creating original documentary content for a nonprofit, HUMAN helps an array of organizations strengthen their commitment to elevating humanity.We are Emmy nominated experts in how to use media to achieve objectives beyond awareness. Our researchers and strategists think across sectors to harness potential and direct that energy to create specific change and then layer story on top of the data. HUMAN carefully balances advocacy goals, scientific innovation, the best of media and storytelling combined with an authentic artistic voice to make nonpareil media for impact.

From our founder

We believe story is the oldest and most powerful technology we have. It shapes culture, ignites movements, and redefines what’s possible. In a world saturated with noise, we're crafting a new signal—narratives that awaken empathy, inspire action, and remind us of what connects us. We don’t just tell stories. We design an emotional architecture for transformation.

-Jonathan Olinger

Capabilities & Expertise

A full service

storytelling company.

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HUMAN_INSIGHT
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STRATEGY
Strategy driven by Insight

This is where story begins — not with a script, but with a question.Through HUMAN_intelligence, our global consultancy, we uncover the deeper truths that drive human behavior.We translate ethnographic fieldwork, cultural nuance, and strategic analysis into clear, actionable narrative direction.

Strategy. Ethnography. Global and local intelligence.
Used by NGOs, movements, brands, and governments to understand and reach their audiences more deeply.

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HUMAN_IMAGINATION
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PRODUCTION
Production driven by Imagination

We don’t just create stories. We design experiences that make people feel seen, moved, and awakened.
Through Narrative Design™, we turn insight into immersive storytelling — across brand, film, identity, and experience.

Campaigns. Visual language. Emotional architecture.
Cinematic narratives that stay with you long after the screen fades to black.

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AUDIENCE
Audiences that Lead to Influence

Stories matter when they move.
We shape narrative ecosystems that ripple through culture — across platforms, across borders, and across hearts.
From micro-targeted engagement to global broadcast campaigns, we build distribution with meaning baked in.

Content Strategy. Distribution Design. Participation Funnels.
Because when story lands, transformation follows.

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Community
Community driven by Impact

We work across the full spectrum of story — from idea to identity, from audience to action.→ Impact Design

Campaigns & Movement Building
Brand Systems & Social Strategy
Film, XR, Photo, Social, Story Labs
Trainings, Activations, Cultural InterventionsYour vision. Our imagination. Shared influence.

It's time
The world is waiting for your story to be told.