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While our clients are diverse, all are seeking solutions that balance the needs of customers with organisational goals and constraints.
Identifying the best application of AI, without losing a human touch where it matters most is a common challenge across services. UNSW wanted to develop an early intervention Academic Success Monitor to support students at risk of failing. By defining who the AI should engage, how it should communicate, and which support services to offer, we helped UNSW develop an internationally awarded initiative that’s delivered measurable improvements in student engagement and intervention outcomes.
Identifying the best application of AI, without losing a human touch where it matters most is a common challenge across services. UNSW wanted to develop an early intervention Academic Success Monitor to support students at risk of failing. By defining who the AI should engage, how it should communicate, and which support services to offer, we helped UNSW develop an internationally awarded initiative that’s delivered measurable improvements in student engagement and intervention outcomes.
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.
As the most significant cultural investment in Sydney since the Opera House, the Powerhouse Parramatta wanted to deliver public, staff and partners experiences that reflect its brand and ambitious vision. To gain clarity on the target state and the program of work required to realise it, Sandbox helped the Powerhouse design a series of future state experiences for stakeholders across offerings; museum visitors, contractors, residents, schools and residential programs.
As the most significant cultural investment in Sydney since the Opera House, the Powerhouse Parramatta wanted to deliver public, staff and partners experiences that reflect its brand and ambitious vision. To gain clarity on the target state and the program of work required to realise it, Sandbox helped the Powerhouse design a series of future state experiences for stakeholders across offerings; museum visitors, contractors, residents, schools and residential programs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Service delivery issues often sit across organisational silos resulting in a disjointed and frustrating experience for customers. To tackle this challenge, we helped Wollongong City Council understand and identify opportunities for rates-related services to be improved for residents and property agents across the end-to-end service experience.
Service delivery issues often sit across organisational silos resulting in a disjointed and frustrating experience for customers. To tackle this challenge, we helped Wollongong City Council understand and identify opportunities for rates-related services to be improved for residents and property agents across the end-to-end service experience.
As organisations transition through periods of change and renewal, the gap between the intended and actual workforce experience can expand. To develop a tangible vision that reflects the Powerhouse museum's unique remit and culture, we helped the organisation by taking an intentional approach to the design of their workforce experience.
As organisations transition through periods of change and renewal, the gap between the intended and actual workforce experience can expand. To develop a tangible vision that reflects the Powerhouse museum's unique remit and culture, we helped the organisation by taking an intentional approach to the design of their workforce experience.
Demystifying complex processes to better support customers can be a challenge at scale. Aware Super saw an opportunity to reduce barriers faced by members applying for the Government Age Pension, a process that can be overwhelming and complicated without professional advice. Through the development of a new digital service concept that positioned the Aware Super as experts in government benefits, we helped Aware materially improve retirement outcomes for it's members, strengthening trust in the fund.
Demystifying complex processes to better support customers can be a challenge at scale. Aware Super saw an opportunity to reduce barriers faced by members applying for the Government Age Pension, a process that can be overwhelming and complicated without professional advice. Through the development of a new digital service concept that positioned the Aware Super as experts in government benefits, we helped Aware materially improve retirement outcomes for it's members, strengthening trust in the fund.
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.
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.
Research data management can be complex and burdensome for researchers, particularly when managing large volumes of sensitive data. We helped UNSW explore how to embed best practices and policy guidance into existing research workflows through the design of a digital solution that reduces friction whilst maintaining data integrity.
Research data management can be complex and burdensome for researchers, particularly when managing large volumes of sensitive data. We helped UNSW explore how to embed best practices and policy guidance into existing research workflows through the design of a digital solution that reduces friction whilst maintaining data integrity.
With significant disruption to business activity due to regulatory change and an inefficient internal system, Westpac wanted to redesign work schedule management for their staff. Through the development of a new fit-for-purpose design for impacted teams, we helped Westpac pinpoint how to improve productivity, staff experience and accuracy in-line with regulatory requirements.
With significant disruption to business activity due to regulatory change and an inefficient internal system, Westpac wanted to redesign work schedule management for their staff. Through the development of a new fit-for-purpose design for impacted teams, we helped Westpac pinpoint how to improve productivity, staff experience and accuracy in-line with regulatory requirements.
As markets shift over time, so do organisations' position and relevance within them. The NSW Government wanted to evaluate how SEED, the state’s environmental open data platform, should evolve in order to future proof it's position in the market. Using input from key market actors, we helped SEED better understand it's role in the ecosystem and identified opportunities to sharpen its value proposition through partnerships.
As markets shift over time, so do organisations' position and relevance within them. The NSW Government wanted to evaluate how SEED, the state’s environmental open data platform, should evolve in order to future proof it's position in the market. Using input from key market actors, we helped SEED better understand it's role in the ecosystem and identified opportunities to sharpen its value proposition through partnerships.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Processing superannuation payments can be slow and error-prone, often resulting in rejected payments and extra work for employers. We helped reduce this friction through the design a self-service portal that gave employers direct access to relevant member data and service features, streamlining payments and resolving issues on the spot.
Processing superannuation payments can be slow and error-prone, often resulting in rejected payments and extra work for employers. We helped reduce this friction through the design a self-service portal that gave employers direct access to relevant member data and service features, streamlining payments and resolving issues on the spot.