Behavioral Insight & Intent Intelligence
We map how people, agents, and algorithms shape demand in an AI-mediated world.
Inherently Human-Centered
As pioneers of human-centered design, we live the problem to design the solution.
Systems Thinking
Transformative innovation exists in ecosystems. We embrace complexity and find connections that reveal game-changing opportunities.
Tangible Expressions of the Future
Inventing the future requires context for what doesn’t yet exist. We inspire change by making possible futures feel and seem real.
Capabilities
Ethnographic & AI-Mediated Research
Deep behavioral research that captures tacit needs, unarticulated friction, and digital decision patterns.
Intent & Journey Modeling
Understanding how intent is detected, interpreted, and acted upon across bots, search, apps, and human touchpoints.
Generative Search & AI Visibility Strategy
Designing for discoverability in AI-driven environments where answers replace navigation.
Experience Validation & Testing
Rapid prototyping and consumer validation to de-risk future-state experiences.
Behavioral Insight That Drives Instant Impact
Abound, Carrier’s AWS-based ‘Smart Buildings Platform’ was recognized by Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Ideas Awards.
Helping the world’s largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel define growth pillars for thousands of Innovation team members.
Helping a US multinational pharma firm use apps and personalized medicine to reduce pill burden, increase lifetime value, and improve patient outcomes.
Finding high-value options for a global e-commerce and business services firm, in the face of tech disrupters and rising consumer expectations.
Enterprise Data & AI Strategy
We help organizations define how AI creates structural advantage across revenue growth, cost structure, service delivery, and competitive positioning.
Human-Centered Problem Solving
We dive deep into the ecosystem of human behaviors, to find meaningful solutions that put people first.
Holistic Business Models
Our Seven Elements of Innovation™ model integrates: Offerings, Experiences, Brands, Channels, Partners, Operations, and Profit Models.
Realistic, Flexible Business Prototypes
We integrate business model experiments into user’s lives to create “data from the future”.
Capabilities
AI-Native Business Strategy
Future-back strategy development grounded in how intelligent systems reshape value chains.
Enterprise AI Roadmaps
3–5 year capability sequencing across data, platforms, governance, and operating model.
Data Flywheels & Model Advantage
Designing proprietary data strategies that turn internal processes and customer interactions into compounding assets.
Ecosystem & Platform Strategy
Mapping how enterprise systems, APIs, and partners integrate into a cohesive intelligence architecture.
Investment & Value Modeling
Financial modeling, ROI projections, and capital prioritization to support executive decision-making.
Enterprise AI Strategy That Sets the Stage for Long-term Growth
A series of new ventures enabled a Fortune 100 insurance company to deepen its AI expertise and attract a new generation of buyers—while driving loyalty among core customers.
Co-creating financial management products for a $7 trillion (AUM) investment advisory firm, to meet the changing needs of customers nearing retirement.
Helping an American multinational identify, prototype, and prioritize $1B direct ventures for their consumer health, care, and hygiene brands.
Finding new financial models with better patient outcomes via Gen AI for Medical Affairs for a global leader in Biopharma.
Experience and Product
We design the substrate of intelligence: the invisible layer of policy, orchestration, and trust that governs how AI behaves.
Leading-Edge Research and Insights
We customize methodologies for each challenge, to find breakthrough insights and get to the truth of human behavior.
Enterprise-scale Digital Experiences
We create products and experiences that touch millions of users while navigating enterprise complexity.
World-Class Front-End Design
We’re a business innovation consultancy with the heart—and capabilities—of a design studio. So you get both insight and delivery.
Capabilities
AI Architecture & Platform Design
Designing enterprise-scale intelligence systems that integrate existing platforms into cohesive, orchestrated ecosystems.
Constitutional AI & Behavioral Guardrails
Defining the immutable rules that govern how agents reason, respond, escalate, and comply with regulatory boundaries.
Citation & Truth Architecture
Retrieval design, source prioritization, and evidence protocols that ensure reliability and transparency.
Generative Experience Design
Dynamic interfaces that generate responses, insights, and actions in real time rather than relying on static workflows.
Security, Compliance & Responsible AI
Risk architecture, authentication design, regulatory alignment, and model risk mitigation embedded from the start.
Red Teaming & Adversarial Testing
Stress-testing systems before launch to identify hallucinations, vulnerabilities, and failure modes.
Intelligent Systems for the Most Accomplished Digital Natives
Airbnb’s new “Aircover” product was recognized by CEO Brian Chesky as the “biggest change to our platform in a decade.” The customer support ticket backlog went from weeks-long to real-time.
Providing elevated customer experiences and strategy for a major German auto company, to drive loyalty and strengthen brand connections.
Helping the world’s largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel define and launch direct-to-consumer products for must-win markets.
Collaborating with a US investment and financial services company to launch intelligent digital tools for their hard-to-reach customers.
Operating Model Transformation
Intelligent systems require new ways of working. We redesign the organization around AI, not the other way around.
Generous, Genuine Collaboration
“Collaborative” is in our name and in our nature—embraced by everyone who works here.
A Consultancy That Lives in the Future of Work
We’ve combined in-person and digitally-connected workflow for years. Companies like Amazon and Google task us to define their future working models.
A Culture That Embraces Change
Change is a given: physical to digital, products to services, sales to recurring revenue, and more. We thrive when we’re pursuing what’s next.
Capabilities
Zero-Based Workflow Redesign
Rebuilding processes from first principles with AI agents at the center.
The "Work Chart" Model
Moving from job titles to capability architectures, defining roles such as AI Supervisor, Prompt Architect, and Output Validator.
Human-Agent Escalation Design
Clear logic for when and how control transitions between AI systems and human experts.
Governance & Oversight Structures
Long-term governance models, monitoring frameworks, and performance management systems.
Implementation Sequencing & Playbooks
9–12 month implementation plans, capability staging, and execution roadmaps.
Change Leadership & Executive Enablement
Aligning leadership teams, building AI fluency, and embedding transformation across the enterprise.
Transformation That Puts the Customer at the Heart of its Operating Model
A digital transformation enables United Airlines to launch a series of tools that bring immediate results for both customers and business.
Working with one of the world’s largest tech companies to define how they manage Trust and Safety for their community of 1.8 billion customers.
Helping one of the world’s largest investment management firms shift Design Ops from a federated model to a centralized one.
Defining the role, responsibilities, and working models for the global med tech leader’s innovation lab
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