ThoughtFull is a customer-centric design and innovation group that helps organisations large and small re-envision their future.

Being ThoughtFull™

We aspire to create things that make people tingle, smile, find joy or comfort in, invigorate and empower. Opening people and businesses up to new ideas that make our lives and the world around us better – by adding a little magic to everything we do.

Our multi-disciplinary team of researchers, strategists, designers and technologists co-create with our clients across multi-faceted and fast-paced projects to discover unmet needs, define opportunities and create engaging product, service and brand innovations.

Through:

Inclusivity

01
We unlock our clients’ creativity by involving them in the creative process.

Pushing through

02
It will get tough, so we stay tough and see it through to the end. We don’t give up the challenge easily.

Honesty

03
We say what needs to be said, not what wants to be heard, to ensure we cut through the inertia and bureaucracy that change always brings.

Curiosity

04
We are curious and interested in all aspects of the world around our clients and our own world.

Standing strong

05
We provide the support and confidence our clients need to break conventions that need to be broken.

Being ThoughtFull™

We aspire to create things that make people tingle, smile, find joy or comfort in, invigorate and empower. Opening people and businesses up to new ideas that make our lives and the world around us better – by adding a little magic to everything we do.

Our multi-disciplinary team of researchers, strategists, designers and technologists co-create with our clients across multi-faceted and fast-paced projects to discover unmet needs, define opportunities and create engaging product, service and brand innovations.

ThoughtFull™ Capabilities

Aligning Purpose

Using design to create and communicate clarity of intent.

Aligning customer experience (CX) to purpose is crucial to establishing clear guidance for decision making and prioritisation. Clarity and alignment of purpose to customer needs helps to attract and retain the right talent, extract greater customer value, and to build trust with stakeholders and communities. It fosters innovation and adaptability, enabling organisations to better navigate market challenges and opportunities. 

How:
01  Staff Engagement
02 Customer Research
03 Market Analysis
04 Workshop Facilitation
05 Strategic Visioning
06 Board Immersions

Enlightening Strategy

Involving the customer in strategy to ensure relevance.

Customer presence is integral to compelling strategy. The needs, preferences and behaviours of customers must be at the core of all business decisions, informing both near and long-term planning, product development, customer experience and brand strategies. Ensuring that what the organisation does lines up with what the market needs.

How:
01  Desk Research
02 Generative Research
03 Proposition Design
04 Strategy formulation
05 Storytelling
06 Evaluative Research

Building Structure

Building structures and systems to deliver customer-centric outcomes.

An understanding that delivering a great customer experience requires the right internal structures and systems. This is often where organisations fail. The combination of tools to foster teamwork and collaboration along with the right governance structures and measures to guide and reward behaviours are essential.

How:
01  Organisational Assessment
02 Benchmarking
03 Governance Modelling
04 Process Design
05 Metric Development
06 Stakeholder Alignment

Coaching Capability

Developing the soft and hard skills needed to champion the customer.

Developing organisational capability to move towards customer centricity requires a clear customer vision and strategy, effective CX leadership, ongoing curiosity, research, experience, design and management competencies that create the adaptability needed to meet fast-changing market demands.

How:
01  Capability Assessment
02 Program Development
03 Executive Coaching
04 Design Training
05 Field Immersions
06 Playbook Design

Empowering Culture

Aligning mindset and behaviours toward customers.

Shaping organisational culture to embrace customers involves defining and aligning core values, policies and practices with the desired customer-centric outcomes being sought. It requires effective communication, fostering employee engagement and recognising and rewarding desired behaviours.

How:
01  Culture Audit
02 Program Design
03 Values Design
04 Service Behaviours
05 Employee KPIs
06 Employee Playbook

Delivering Brand and Experience

Creating brands and experiences that people can't live without.

Designing and delivering brand, digital, physical and human experiences people want in their lives requires a combination of deep contextual research and analysis, system based design strategy, innovative thinking and storytelling through to operational engagement and implementation.

How:
01  Research and Analysis
02 Brand Design
03 Communication Design
04 Service Design
05 Digital Design
06 Product Design

Aligning Purpose

Using design to create and communicate clarity of intent.

Aligning customer experience (CX) to purpose is crucial to establishing clear guidance for decision making and prioritisation. Clarity and alignment of purpose to customer needs helps to attract and retain the right talent, extract greater customer value, and to build trust with stakeholders and communities. It fosters innovation and adaptability, enabling organisations to better navigate market challenges and opportunities. 

How:
01  Staff Engagement
04 Workshop Facilitation
02 Customer Research
05 Strategic Visioning
03 Market Analysis
06 Board Immersions

Enlightening Strategy

Involving the customer in strategy to ensure relevance.

Customer presence is integral to compelling strategy. The needs, preferences and behaviours of customers must be at the core of all business decisions, informing both near and long-term planning, product development, customer experience and brand strategies. Ensuring that what the organisation does lines up with what the market needs.

How:
01  Desk Research
04 Strategy formulation
02 Generative Research
05 Storytelling
03 Proposition Design
06 Evaluative Research

Building Structure

Building structures and systems to deliver customer-centric outcomes.

An understanding that delivering a great customer experience requires the right internal structures and systems. This is often where organisations fail. The combination of tools to foster teamwork and collaboration along with the right governance structures and measures to guide and reward behaviours are essential.

How:
01  Organisational Assessment
04 Process Design
02 Benchmarking
05 Metric Development
03 Governance Modelling
06 Stakeholder Alignment

Coaching Capability

Developing the soft and hard skills needed to champion the customer.

Developing organisational capability to move towards customer centricity requires a clear customer vision and strategy, effective CX leadership, ongoing curiosity, research, experience, design and management competencies that create the adaptability needed to meet fast-changing market demands.

How:
01  Capability Assessment
04 Design Training
02 Program Development
05 Field Immersions
03 Executive Coaching
06 Playbook Design

Empowering Culture

Aligning mindset and behaviours toward customers.

Shaping organisational culture to embrace customers involves defining and aligning core values, policies and practices with the desired customer-centric outcomes being sought. It requires effective communication, fostering employee engagement and recognising and rewarding desired behaviours.

How:
01  Culture Audit
04 Service Behaviours
02 Program Design
05 Employee KPIs
03 Values Design
06 Employee Playbook

Delivering Brand and Experience

Creating brands and experiences that people can't live without.

Designing and delivering brand, digital, physical and human experiences people want in their lives requires a combination of deep contextual research and analysis, system based design strategy, innovative thinking and storytelling through to operational engagement and implementation.

How:
01  Research and Analysis
04 Service Design
02 Brand Design
05 Digital Design
03 Communication Design
06 Product Design

Recognition

DesignWeek
(Global)
Red Dot
(Germany)
Best Awards
(NZ)
Axis
(NZ)
Fast Company
(USA)
Good Design
(AU)
IDEA
(USA)
AIGA
(USA)

Select Clients

Agrigate, ASB Bank, Air New Zealand, Airbow Systems, Auckland Airport, Auckland Transport, Cin 7, Comfort Group, Contact Energy, CountdownX, Fonterra, Frucor, Halter, JK Foundation, Kiwibank, Lumina, Mercury Energy, Morningstar, Ngai Tahu Tourism, Pepsico, NZ Post, Sky TV, Stuff, Vodafone, Waka Kotahi, World Vision, Xero, Z Energy.