/ ENGAGEMENTS

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/ BESPOKE COLLABORATIONS

Collaboration with designbivouac is flexible by design—from full strategy engagements to focused workshops and reviews. Each partnership delivers fresh perspective, foresight, and creative momentum when it matters most.

/ FUTUREPROOF ENGAGEMENTS

Explore.
Envision.

designbivouac | Strategic Venturing Project


Navigate uncertainty. Discover and envision what's next.

Futureproof Engagements help organizations anticipate change, identify emerging opportunities, and build strategies that remain resilient in an increasingly uncertain world. Through strategic foresight, evidence-based research, collaborative workshops, and Foresight.OS, we help leadership teams move beyond reacting to today's challenges and begin designing for tomorrow.

Ideal for
Organizations facing disruption, evaluating long-term investments, entering new markets, or defining innovation priorities.

May include

  • Signal and trend analysis

  • STEEP (Social, Technological, Economic, Environmental, and Political) research

  • Strategic driver identification

  • Future scenarios

  • Opportunity landscapes

  • Strategic roadmaps

  • Foresight.OS collaboration working sessions & output

  • Executive workshops

Outcomes
Shared strategic direction, prioritized opportunities, and a clear path from future vision to actionable initiatives.

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33% Greater Profitability
Companies that look ahead and plan for multiple future scenarios

*Harvard Business Review

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DESIGNBIVOUAC
Foresight.OS Future Vision
Workspace

Foresight OS is a strategic foresight workspace built for exploring future scenarios and opportunities. It turns a curated set of one hundred macro drivers into AI-generated scenarios and if/then/else logic branches across multiple horizons, tones, and domains.

Outputs that traditionally require multi-week analyst engagements now surface far more efficiently.

DESIGNBIVOUAC
Postcards From the Future

This series explores future possibilities for technology and culture. Like postcards from the future, this work demonstrates designbivouac’s approach to future visioning, designed to spark imagination and inspire new possibilities.


Representative projects and clients:

Logos for Bloomberg Businessweek, Honda, Renault, Yamaha, and Bosch in black and white.

/ STRATEGIC DESIGN ENGAGEMENTS

Define.
Build.


Transform strategy into meaningful products, services, and experiences.

Once opportunities have been identified, Strategic Design Engagements help organizations translate ideas into experiences people value. Drawing on decades of experience designing products, services, mobility systems, and digital experiences, Designbivouac works alongside your team to define, prototype, and communicate future offerings that are desirable, feasible, and aligned with business goals.

Ideal for
Organizations creating new products, reimagining customer experiences, integrating AI, or designing future mobility and healthcare solutions.

May include

  • Product vision

  • Experience strategy

  • Service design

  • Customer journeys

  • UX and interaction design

  • Concept development

  • Experience prototypes

  • Design direction

Outcomes
Clear product and experience visions that align customer needs, technology, and business strategy.

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$1 = $100 ROI*
Every $1 invested in UX returns up to $100 in ROI

*Forrester Research

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NAUTO
Fleet Driver Safety Device

Nauto combines optical object detection, AI-driven behavioral analysis, and in-cabin sensing to deliver real-time feedback that helps prevent collisions and reduce risky driving behaviors. Designed for commercial fleets and professional drivers, the system integrates seamlessly across various vehicle types thanks to its compact form and a simplified installation process that requires no hardwiring or specialized tools.

CLEARMOTION
Active Suspension Demonstrator

An immersive product demonstrator was designed to let OEM partners experience ClearMotion’s groundbreaking suspension technology firsthand. With customizable ride modes, dynamic vehicle gestures, and real-time terrain simulations, the demonstrator showcased the system’s ability to reduce cabin movement by up to 75%, thereby enhancing comfort, control, and performance.


Representative projects and clients:

Logos of Mercedes-Benz, SAP, ClearMotion, Nauto, and Chase in black and white.

/ EXECUTIVE ADVISORY & WORKSHOP ENGAGEMENTS

Plan.
Transform.


Strategic guidance when experience matters most.

Some challenges don't require a full engagement—they require an experienced partner to help leadership teams ask better questions, align around difficult decisions, or facilitate conversations about the future. Designbivouac provides executive advisory, strategic workshops, and keynote sessions tailored to your organization's needs.

Ideal for
Executive teams, innovation leaders, venture groups, and organizations seeking outside perspective during periods of change.

May include

  • Executive strategy sessions

  • Innovation workshops

  • Leadership facilitation

  • Future vision presentations

  • Design critiques

  • Product and portfolio reviews

  • Speaking engagements

Outcomes
Greater organizational alignment, faster strategic decisions, and renewed confidence in future direction.


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30% higher levels of innovation*
Purpose-driven companies report stronger long-term performance

*Deloitte

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MERCEDES-BENZ VANS
Moving Goods Exploration


This collaboration explored the future of goods transportation through design thinking and rapid prototyping, helping shape the Mercedes-Benz adVANce initiative and lay the foundation for their Silicon Valley innovation lab.

CATERPILLAR
Customer First Digital Design Strategy


Caterpillar has a long-standing legacy of building powerful, reliable machines that serve a wide range of industries worldwide, from construction and mining to energy and transportation. This project built upon that legacy by enhancing the machines' capabilities and intelligent connectivity and driving a broader organizational transformation toward customer-centricity.


Representative projects and clients.

Logos of Caterpillar, Toyota, NASA, Bank of America, and Steelcase in grayscale.