INDEPENDENT RESEARCH & DESIGN · CHICAGO / EVERYWHERE
Make room
for what’s next.
Hallpass Labs is an independent research lab and creative studio exploring how people make sense of change, build shared tools, and shape what comes next.
THE LAB, IN BRIEF
We study the in-between: the space where evidence meets imagination, people meet systems, and a good question becomes a useful thing.
A little more about us ↗APPLIED RESEARCH
Signal Garden↗
A field guide to the small signals hiding in everyday systems.
CIVIC TECHNOLOGY
Common Ground↗
What if the first interface for a place was a better question?
DESIGN EXPERIMENT
Soft Systems↗
A calmer way to work with the things we cannot automate.
A PRACTICE, NOT A PIPELINE
Curiosity is the method.
Care is the measure.
We move between research, design, and making. Each project starts with a real question and ends with something someone can use, challenge, or carry forward.
See how we work ↗