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Stby is a pioneer in design research, with studios based in London and Amsterdam, committed to driving meaningful change across the private and public sectors.

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As a #SOCAP25 attendee, you'll be able to take part in critical conversations with a community of global changemakers.
Please vote before April 13 for our #SOCAPOpen session proposal on 'Co-creating Actionable Knowledge: Scaling Up Local Impact in Forced Displacement Contexts’. Link in bio.
April 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
❤️ We love creating & sharing knowledge at Stby. As pioneers, we are among the first to explore a new area.
We recently published 3 podcasts with dialogues about measuring impact, bringing life-centred thinking into design research and why AI needs design research. open.spotify.com/show/3N02h1o...
January 27, 2025 at 9:40 AM
We are happy and proud to announce that Quicksand and Stby have officially merged!
January 20, 2025 at 10:55 AM
🎙️ New podcast episode!

🔍 We unpack the term impact measurement and evaluation, sharing insights and learnings from various projects that highlight how we approach it.
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EP3..a dialogue about… how to measure impact of design research?
Discovery Dialogue · Episode
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December 17, 2024 at 2:17 PM
What makes collaborative design research successful and meaningful? To celebrate 20 years of international design research projects, we asked our global network of design researchers to reflect on this, and we've created 3 videos to share their perspectives.
www.stby.eu/2023/12/14/a...
Attaining international reach in Design Research - stby
To celebrate the vast body of global design research projects during the 20 years of Stby and 15 years of the Reach Network, we set out to reflect on the value of having different, local perspectives ...
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October 1, 2024 at 9:42 AM
Stby has used a range of research methods to explore how clients can create environments that encourage new, and different ways of working that are driven by design thinking and impact. We've created an interactive narrative that provides a peak into what this looks like.
www.stby.eu/2023/12/04/e...
Embedding Innovation: A story of change - stby
Over the last 20 years, Stby has gone beyond using foundational research for product and design teams, and has also taken a more birds eye view. We have used a range of research methods to explore how...
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October 1, 2024 at 9:34 AM
In design research, understanding what makes for a successful collaboration is vital to achieving positive research outcomes. We discuss the 5 collaboration roles we've identified in a podcast episode.
www.stby.eu/2023/12/07/f...
Five Design Research roles enabling Agile Collaboration - stby
In design research, understanding what makes for a successful collaboration is vital to achieving positive research outcomes. We reviewed nearly 20 years of past projects and interviewed some clients ...
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October 1, 2024 at 9:31 AM
Stby has been doing foundational design research around emerging technologies since 2003, years before products like smartwatches hit the scene around 2014. We've created an interactive game to reflect on this journey, follow the link to find out more.
www.stby.eu/2023/11/07/2...
20 Years of exploring Intelligent Systems - stby
Stby has been doing foundational design research around emerging technologies since 2003, when the company was founded. At that time, coming into the 2000s, digital and non-digital worlds were collidi...
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September 11, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Over the last 20 years, we have worked on 35+ projects tackling challenges related to sustainability. We've created a timeline to map out this journey, describing the transitions we've experienced. Follow this link to the full interactive map on a Miro board.
www.stby.eu/2023/11/24/j...
Journeys in sustainable development - stby
Over the last 20 years, we have worked on 35+ projects tackling challenges related to sustainability from various perspectives – including food sustainability, circular economy, water management, plas...
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September 11, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Celebrating 20 years of shaping healthier future societies through design research! We've created a series of 6 posters, each representing a key role we've learned in tackling societal challenges. #DesignResearch #FutureSocieties

www.stby.eu/2023/11/15/f...
Future Societies: Two decades of exploration - stby
Stby has been supporting changes toward more healthy future societies for 20 years, across projects commissioned by clients, developed in collaboration with partners, and initiated by Stby itself. As ...
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September 5, 2024 at 11:21 AM
We’ve been doing foundational research for over 20 years, to inform and inspire meaningful change. We’ve reflected on 6 key themes that have shaped our journey, resulting in a series of creative outputs. Check it out! 👇 #DesignResearch #ServiceDesign #DesignInnovation
www.stby.eu/2024/01/08/u...
Unpacking 20 years of design research - stby
To celebrate reaching our twenty-year milestone, the Stby team took a look back at six recurring and essential themes in our work. We seized this occasion as an opportunity to jointly reflect not only...
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September 3, 2024 at 11:09 AM