Sell change, not stuff.

We unlock value by guiding your audiences to what they (or their business) want to be.

R&D is a strategic consultancy working upstream of typical agency or brand briefs

People buy progress, not brands.

The challenge is not ‘how do we differentiate’ but that customers don’t just want what you sell; they want the outcome it helps them reach.

How we work

  • We start with where you need to end up.

    We work in sprints, decisively, we’ll go where others won’t, and get to impact faster.

  • Strategy that's a compass not a map.

    We’re here to help you navigate key moments on your journey. And we’re here for the whole journey.

  • We’re architects and bricklayers.

    “Unlike the consultants we had before, you don’t just tell me what to do, you help me do it.” - Founder, Creative Business

  • An agency before the agency.

    We help with inflection points and plateaus, when you need objective strategy, or agnostic of creative agenda.

  • We work with agencies and brands

    Because agencies are brands too.

  • We work with brands that matter

    Typically financial and professional services, marketing agencies, technology + software, luxury and health sciences.

What we do

We work in sprints for specific projects, or retained for changeable priorities

Brand audits

Category-of-one positioning

Brand architecture

In-house optimisation

Branding and naming

Agile brand strategy

Creative strategy and Comms architecture

Research design

Workshop design and moderation

Retained engagements

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Who we’ve helped