We seek to improve the everyday lives of people as they interact with the world around them.
Since 2009, we have worked with over 100 public and private sector organisations across industries such as finance, health, education, transport, the built environment, libraries and museums, government, telecommunications and infrastructure to do just that.
Latest thoughts

South by South West – Three big ideas
A little over two weeks ago I was lucky to have attended the South by South West (SXSW) design, technology and creative conference in Austin, Texas – the 2018 theme… [...]

Using human-centred design methods in museums
Over five months in 2017 we coached over 40 staff from the Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences (MAAS) in human-centred design methods using a ‘design sprint’ process. The goal of… [...]

Reflections on an internship
We’ve recently said goodbye to intern-extraordinaire Purvi Desai. Before she finished up her three month internship, she penned this reflection on her time with us. Thank you Purvi for this… [...]

What makes a city liveable?
The 10th Liveable Cities conference was held on 10-11 July 2017 in Brisbane. The focus was on making cities more healthy for the people who live, play, visit, and work in them.… [...]

Service design workshops in Canberra, Melbourne & Sydney in March
We will be running our popular series of service design workshops in Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney in March. These workshops will immerse you in human centred design, design thinking and service… [...]

2017: A year in review
What a year 2017 has been! This year we have had the incredible opportunity to partner with many public, private, nonprofit and government organisations, making workplaces more human-centred and together… [...]

What can designers learn from Malcolm Gladwell and Steve Levitt?
Alison Sharp shares 7 learnings and poses 3 questions based on Malcolm Gladwell and Steve Levitt’s talk in Sydney. I got to see renowned authors Malcolm Gladwell and Steven Levitt talk about The Future: Disrupted and Reimagined.… [...]

Design is a life long apprenticeship
Alexandra Almond breaks down the Service Design Now 2017 conference, asks some important questions and in the process introduces us to some of Melbourne’s leading service design practitioners. The Service Design Now… [...]

Meld Design Capability Salon Melbourne
Design capability building is one of the hot topics of 2017. Having seen the value of human-centred design, organisations are trying to scale the impact and application of design across… [...]