Energy & Utilities

Better banking starts with a better customer experience.

We use service design to connect complex customer journeys across digital platforms, branches and service teams, helping financial institutions deliver simpler, more consistent experiences while meeting regulatory requirements.

The problem we solve

Banks are under growing pressure to deliver simple, consistent and personal customer experiences across every channel while maintaining trust and meeting complex regulatory requirements.

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73% of customers bank with more than one institution.

Customer loyalty can no longer be taken for granted. Banks must create more personal, connected experiences that give customers a reason to deepen the relationship.

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82% of Canadians do most of their banking digitally.

As banks accelerate the use of AI, there is a risk that efficiency comes at the expense of customer experience. The opportunity is to use AI thoughtfully while preserving trust and human connection.

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71% of Canadians still expect to visit branches in five years.

The branch is not disappearing, but its purpose is changing. Banks must rethink physical spaces around advice, relationships and complex financial decisions rather than routine transactions.

Areas of expertise

Our expertise has been shaped through years of working with customers, advisors, employees and financial leaders to improve the services people trust with their financial health.

What we do

We work alongside patients, clinicians, leaders, and care teams to understand the complete care journey, identify barriers and opportunities, and redesign experiences that improve access, communication, coordination, and continuity of care.

 
 

Build Customer Obsession

 

Develop a deeper understanding of customers and embed their needs into decisions across digital services, branches, operations and the wider organization.

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Modernize Banking Experiences

 

Design simpler, more connected experiences across digital channels, branches and customer support that help smaller financial institutions compete.

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Strengthen Internal Capabilities

 

Equip teams with the skills, tools and ways of working needed to continually improve services and keep customers at the centre of change.

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Recent Projects

ATB Financial
Customer Experience

Cooperators Insurance
Service Design

Vancity
Strategy & Planning

Service design for financial institutions that want to become customer obsessed.

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