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Discovery Research
Case Study

Westpac

Westpac

Designing financial services for vulnerable members of society
Designing financial services for vulnerable members of society

The Royal Commission into the Australian Financial Services Industry brought into sharp focus the responsibility of the major banks to better meet the needs of customers whose personal circumstances make them especially susceptible to financial detriment.

The Royal Commission into the Australian Financial Services Industry brought into sharp focus the responsibility of the major banks to better meet the needs of customers whose personal circumstances make them especially susceptible to financial detriment.

Strategic Design
Case Study

The Smith Family

The Smith Family

Scaling efforts to improve educational outcomes for children and young people
Scaling efforts to improve educational outcomes for children and young people

The Smith Family helps children and young people overcome educational inequality caused by poverty, which today affects as many as 1.2 million Australians. They wanted to use service blueprinting as a foundation for analysing opportunities to scale their impact through digitisation.

The Smith Family helps children and young people overcome educational inequality caused by poverty, which today affects as many as 1.2 million Australians. They wanted to use service blueprinting as a foundation for analysing opportunities to scale their impact through digitisation.

Discovery Research
Case Study

BT

BT

Accelerating the shift towards sustainable investing
Accelerating the shift towards sustainable investing

The concept of investing in companies with strong long term environmental, social and governance practices has long been an accepted investment theme, yet despite a large proportion of retail investors being interested in sustainable investing few have actually invested their money this way.

The concept of investing in companies with strong long term environmental, social and governance practices has long been an accepted investment theme, yet despite a large proportion of retail investors being interested in sustainable investing few have actually invested their money this way.

Service Prototyping
Case Study

Aware Super

Aware Super

Building confidence in financial decisions we make for retirement
Building confidence in financial decisions we make for retirement

Understanding superannuation can be a minefield for the typical Australian, but paying for expert financial advice is not the answer for everyone. Aware Super wanted to design more ways for their members to access help, while keeping account fees low.

Understanding superannuation can be a minefield for the typical Australian, but paying for expert financial advice is not the answer for everyone. Aware Super wanted to design more ways for their members to access help, while keeping account fees low.

Discovery Research
Case Study

NSW Department of Planning & Environment

NSW Department of Planning & Environment

Unlocking a new market for investing in nature
Unlocking a new market for investing in nature

As corporate sustainability ambitions mature, organisations are looking beyond carbon emission reduction and beginning to consider better ways to manage biodiversity loss. To support this trend, the NSW Department of Planning & Environment wanted to understand both the evolving needs of corporations in this space and the role they should play in encouraging nature-based investment in NSW.

As corporate sustainability ambitions mature, organisations are looking beyond carbon emission reduction and beginning to consider better ways to manage biodiversity loss. To support this trend, the NSW Department of Planning & Environment wanted to understand both the evolving needs of corporations in this space and the role they should play in encouraging nature-based investment in NSW.

Discovery Research
Case Study

Dulux

Dulux

Designing an in-store retail experience
Designing an in-store retail experience

Buying paint can be a confusing and overwhelming experience for the average customer, and buyers often rely on advice from hardware shop staff to make purchasing decisions. Recognising this dynamic, Dulux wanted to better support shop floor assistants by examining barriers and opportunities to position its brand more strongly with customers along their paint buying journey.

Buying paint can be a confusing and overwhelming experience for the average customer, and buyers often rely on advice from hardware shop staff to make purchasing decisions. Recognising this dynamic, Dulux wanted to better support shop floor assistants by examining barriers and opportunities to position its brand more strongly with customers along their paint buying journey.

Concept Development
Case Study

TAFE NSW

TAFE NSW

Helping teachers adapt to hybrid classrooms
Helping teachers adapt to hybrid classrooms

Rapid technological and social change is creating both opportunities and challenges for educators globally. TAFE NSW's Connected Learning Centres are new digitally enabled classrooms in regional areas where students attend classes often facilitated remotely by teachers. The new delivery model presents unique logistical challenges that can be unexpected for teachers accustomed to traditional classroom teaching.

Rapid technological and social change is creating both opportunities and challenges for educators globally. TAFE NSW's Connected Learning Centres are new digitally enabled classrooms in regional areas where students attend classes often facilitated remotely by teachers. The new delivery model presents unique logistical challenges that can be unexpected for teachers accustomed to traditional classroom teaching.

Service Prototyping
Case Study

HSBC

HSBC

Prototyping a human-centred financial crime compliance process
Prototyping a human-centred financial crime compliance process

Increasing regulatory demands for banks to conduct anti-financial crime due diligence can result in compliance processes that feel onerous and intrusive to customers. HSBC wanted to determine an ideal customer experience that would support and safeguard customers, while meeting critical regulatory requirements.

Increasing regulatory demands for banks to conduct anti-financial crime due diligence can result in compliance processes that feel onerous and intrusive to customers. HSBC wanted to determine an ideal customer experience that would support and safeguard customers, while meeting critical regulatory requirements.

Concept Development
Case Study

Australian Ethical

Australian Ethical

Anticipating the rapidly evolving needs of ethical investors
Anticipating the rapidly evolving needs of ethical investors

When it comes to ethics and finances, the needs of investors are constantly evolving in response to environmental events and sociopolitical change. Australian Ethical understood this and wanted to learn about the needs and motivations of investors in order to position itself for growth, leveraging it's history as Australia’s longest standing ethical investment manager.

When it comes to ethics and finances, the needs of investors are constantly evolving in response to environmental events and sociopolitical change. Australian Ethical understood this and wanted to learn about the needs and motivations of investors in order to position itself for growth, leveraging it's history as Australia’s longest standing ethical investment manager.

Concept Development
Case Study

NSW Department of Planning & Environment

NSW Department of Planning & Environment

Crowd-sourcing environmental data to inform government policy
Crowd-sourcing environmental data to inform government policy

Policy makers rely on large quantities of environmental data to understand and respond to environmental change. One way to gather this crucial information is from community volunteers who record observations of plants, animals or environments.

Policy makers rely on large quantities of environmental data to understand and respond to environmental change. One way to gather this crucial information is from community volunteers who record observations of plants, animals or environments.

Strategic Design
Case Study

Westpac

Westpac

Envisioning the future of merchant payments
Envisioning the future of merchant payments

The payments industry has an ever growing long tail of nimble, tech-forward competitors. With changes in regulation and technological advancements, Westpac wanted to explore bold new futures to inform decisions about investment, acquisition and its role as an incumbent in a growing ecosystem.

The payments industry has an ever growing long tail of nimble, tech-forward competitors. With changes in regulation and technological advancements, Westpac wanted to explore bold new futures to inform decisions about investment, acquisition and its role as an incumbent in a growing ecosystem.

Service Prototyping
Case Study

Westpac

Westpac

Designing empathy into services for bereaved customers
Designing empathy into services for bereaved customers

The death of a loved one can be overwhelming and emotionally difficult. It can also be complicated and onerous when it comes to managing the affairs of your loved one’s estate. Westpac wanted to examine the nuance of service interactions with bereaved customers so that the entire service model could be re-imagined with greater empathy and care for customers and their families.

The death of a loved one can be overwhelming and emotionally difficult. It can also be complicated and onerous when it comes to managing the affairs of your loved one’s estate. Westpac wanted to examine the nuance of service interactions with bereaved customers so that the entire service model could be re-imagined with greater empathy and care for customers and their families.

Strategic Design
Case Study

Digital Transformation Agency

Digital Transformation Agency

Setting a vision for how businesses transact with Government
Setting a vision for how businesses transact with Government

Fragmentation across Government digital services means that the experience of citizens interacting with Government online is often inconsistent. For businesses, identity verification and authentication across the range of Government services is a particular pain point that discourages many from doing more business with Government online.

Fragmentation across Government digital services means that the experience of citizens interacting with Government online is often inconsistent. For businesses, identity verification and authentication across the range of Government services is a particular pain point that discourages many from doing more business with Government online.

Service Prototyping
Case Study

Commonwealth Bank

Commonwealth Bank

Making third party referrals a seamless customer experience
Making third party referrals a seamless customer experience

Even organisations with deep customer relationships find it difficult to manage customer experience involving third party touchpoints. Understanding that trust is not easily transferable, Commonwealth Bank used prototyping to determine the best customer and staff experience for making an advice referral to an external partner.

Even organisations with deep customer relationships find it difficult to manage customer experience involving third party touchpoints. Understanding that trust is not easily transferable, Commonwealth Bank used prototyping to determine the best customer and staff experience for making an advice referral to an external partner.

Discovery Research
Case Study

HSBC

HSBC

Cutting across organisational silos to improve leads management
Cutting across organisational silos to improve leads management

Many large companies are organised in functional silos where expertise and accountability is concentrated in specific areas. This approach however can be problematic for service journeys that require different departments to work together, often with conflicting aims. To tackle this, HSBC decided to take an end-to-end view of how sales leads are created, distributed and actioned across the business in order to identify opportunities to improve outcomes for the business and its customers.

Many large companies are organised in functional silos where expertise and accountability is concentrated in specific areas. This approach however can be problematic for service journeys that require different departments to work together, often with conflicting aims. To tackle this, HSBC decided to take an end-to-end view of how sales leads are created, distributed and actioned across the business in order to identify opportunities to improve outcomes for the business and its customers.

Concept Development
Case Study

BT

BT

Helping more people set and reach financial goals
Helping more people set and reach financial goals

For many Australians, getting a good picture of your financial situation and options is difficult because the way we manage our money is often fragmented and ad hoc. BT wanted to explore concepts for how digital tools could help people better manage their money as a way of expanding their service offering into digital financial advice.

For many Australians, getting a good picture of your financial situation and options is difficult because the way we manage our money is often fragmented and ad hoc. BT wanted to explore concepts for how digital tools could help people better manage their money as a way of expanding their service offering into digital financial advice.