We strive to make wellness accessible, promote positive social impact, creating delightful interactions and elevating brands.
Decades of experience in product development has guided our process into a seamless and streamlined integration of research, design and engineering. We have worked with several Fortune 500 companies earning dozens of design awards and patents. As leaders in our field, we have been teaching in the masters program at Parsons, one of the top design schools worldwide.
Exceptional, fast, cost-effective.
Imagine that!
TRANSPARENCY
Clearly-defined deliverables and expectations for each engagement
EFFICIENCY
High performance and fast turn around in all phases of development with a seasoned team
HOW WE WORK
AGILity
Collaborative mindset that adapts to evolving project needs with flexible fee structures for various budgets
OUR APPROACH
Advocating
for consumers
Our human centered design approach exposes and leverages emotional connections between your product and people’s needs that go beyond aesthetics and function
innovatiNG
THROUGH insight
Our methodology explores a series of solutions that build upon each other from concept to prototype promoting learning and empathy for your target audience
Creating
lasting value
Our partnership and collective experience enable us to quickly understand your needs and identify unique and feasible solutions that unlock
new value and growth
OUR DESIGN CAPABILITIES
RESEARCH & ALIGNMENT
Ethnographies
1 on 1 interviews
Focus groups
Testing of related products
Actionable insights
Final Design Brief
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Opportunity
mapping
Idea generation
Co-creation
Sketches
and renderings
Mock-ups
User testing
REFINEMENT, Prototype & validation
3D CAD
Prototypes
User validation
Design for manufacturing
Manufacturing communication
Implementation of feedback
Product specifications
Final 2D & 3D CAD
* Activities
* Deliverables
OUR WORKSHOP CAPABILITIES
DESIGN SPRINTS:
ACCELERATE YOUR TEAM'S LEARNING AND INNOVATION PIPELINE
Design Sprints are fast paced workshops used to solve problems and test new ideas quickly without having to invest too many resources. Invented at Google by Jake Knapp, Design Sprints help teams solve big problems and validate prototype solutions with your target consumer in as little as five days.
Industry leaders such as Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Airbnb, Uber, IDEO, and LEGO have adopted this process as well as organizations like the United Nations and the European Space Agency. Smart teams around the world are applying its lessons to give their products and services the best chance of success with very little risk while having fun.
CO-CREATION SESSIONS:
DESIGNING WITH THE USER, FOR
THE USER
Co-creation sessions engage and empower the user, working in collaboration with them, in order to generate ideas and create concepts.
The user is not just a subject of study in the creative process, but an essential player, as they can provide insight into what is valuable to them.
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