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Big Motive is a strategy and design consultancy. For more than twenty years we've helped governments, health systems and global brands turn ambition into products and services people use every day.

What we do

We help organisations change with less risk and more confidence.

We use strategy, design and AI, grounded in a deep understanding of the ambition, the business and the people who live with the change.

Find the right problem before you commit. We use a range of research methods to understand the people who use your service and the people who run it. We test assumptions early and give you the evidence to move forward with confidence.

AIwoven through everything

AI runs through all of our work. It lets us synthesise research at scale and get a working prototype in front of people in days rather than months, so your customers, patients and citizens see better outcomes sooner. We use it to move faster, never to replace the time we spend with people.

Our work

A selection of our work across health, public services, sport and culture. Each project is shaped by the people who use it, and measured by the difference it makes to them.

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We work alongside our clients on the challenges that matter most to them, from rethinking public services and improving healthcare to building digital products that work at scale.

We stay long after launch. We work as one team with our clients, learn from the people who use what we've made, and build the shared understanding that keeps everyone invested in the mission.

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Seagull in Belfast
Three team members collaborating and writing ideas together during a workshop
Two team members reviewing a project on a laptop during a working session
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Team member smiling and holding up awards to look like novelty glasses shaped like eyes
Two team members collaborating in office
Two team members reviewing a project on a laptop during a working session
Team members in discussion during a meeting
Seagull in Belfast
Three team members collaborating and writing ideas together during a workshop
Two team members reviewing a project on a laptop during a working session
Team members in discussion during a meeting
Team member smiling and holding up awards to look like novelty glasses shaped like eyes
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 MAKE THE FUTURE REAL. MAKE THE FUTURE REAL.
Big Motive