Nile – The Strategic Design Consultancy
We’re the changemaker’s
secret weapon
Nile is a strategic design consultancy. We use foresight and insight-driven design to help changemakers clear the path to progress.
Who we are
Established in Edinburgh in 2006, Nile is a multidisciplinary team of designers, researchers, and foresight practitioners, supported by a global network of specialist associates.
We’ve worked with hundreds of teams to bring clarity and confidence to problems worth solving. Our clients love us because we use design as both methodology and mindset.
That means we help organisations to do what designers do best: introduce new perspectives, break down silos, and zoom in on their strategy, their customers, and the planet. It’s why we’re known as the changemakers’ secret weapon.
Case Study
Bringing bereavement into the 21st century
We all struggle with bereavement. But probate — the legal process for putting our affairs in order — adds another layer of uncertainty.
Find out how we helped ExizentCase Study
Driving exceptional growth with service design
Black Circles had saturated the expert-buyer market. Now they needed to find new customers.
Find out how we helped Black CirclesCase Study
A design of note
The design of the RBS banknotes had remained unchanged since 1987. They needed an update.
Find out how we helped RBSWhat we do
We help changemakers:
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Break new ground
Go to market with confidence. Our research, design and futures teams identify competitive opportunities, prove their worth, and help you launch to the right people.
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Make bold moves
Cut through complexity. We help changemakers make better decisions by grounding them in human insights, and designing for sustainable change.
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Optimise products & services
Our service design teams focus on your experiences to reduce internal resource pressure, increase customer satisfaction and boost acquisition rates.
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Adapt & adopt ways of working
We help you reshape internal mindsets to activate your strategy, using foresight, design, and insight to guide and inspire your teams.
Teams we’ve helped recently
Thanks to Nile, the rate of growth we’ve achieved is unprecedented for retail – let alone automotive retail.Nick Leonard, Marketing Director, Blackcircles.com
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Find your path to progress
Talk to our client partner team to find out why some of the world’s most influential organisations choose Nile as their design partner.
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Partners and memberships
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Purpose-led design is here
Download our guide on designing experiences for the greater good while delivering on your organisational purpose.