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Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future. Across 65 cities in 40 countries, we work alongside our clients as one team with a shared ambition to achieve extraordinary results, outperform the competition, and redefine industries. We complement our tailored, integrated expertise with a vibrant ecosystem of digital innovators to deliver better, faster, and more enduring outcomes. Our 10-year commitment to invest more than $1 billion in pro bono services brings our talent, expertise, and insight to organizations tackling today’s urgent challenges in education, racial equity, social justice, economic development, and the environment. We earned a platinum rating from EcoVadis, the leading platform for environmental, social, and ethical performance ratings for global supply chains, putting us in the top 1% of all companies. Since our founding in 1973, we have measured our success by the success of our clients.

IDEO (pronounced “EYE-dee-oh”) is a global design consultancy helping the world’s most audacious dreamers create braver tomorrows. We activate our science of design with the alchemy of our wide-eyed and wonderful creative people to make futures you can click, feel, taste, test, and believe in. Our early days were filled with designing groundbreaking physical products, but 40 years in, you’ll find that we’ve been busy working on the future of almost everything, from sustainable supply chains with H&M to design-oriented organizations with Ford, entire civic infrastructures with Intercorp—and so much more.

Lux Research is the only research and advisory service provider offering insights to predict what consumers care about and where technology is driving innovation. Our research is engineered to help you envision a future based on understanding where consumers and technologies are now, and isolate the direction they are headed in the future. We cut through the noise and hype, delivering crystal-clear perspectives that empower you to make bold, confident decisions in innovation, go-to-market strategies, and investments. We don’t push unchecked opinions or scraped data. Our research methodologies and processes ensure we deliver objective, vetted evaluations on technology, consumers, and markets. While AI and analytics are in our toolkit, our research is crafted by real scientists, engineers, anthropologists and business strategists. We use rigorous, formalized processes and proven methodologies to ensure our insights are uniquely our own, uniquely Lux, uniquely proprietary research—not just information. At Lux, we understand that human connection is at the core of our advisory services. It’s not just about providing access to cutting-edge research—it’s about collaborating with Lux experts, many of whom hold PhDs in their specific scientific fields. This partnership allows you to refine your ideas, uncover critical insights, explore new perspectives, and ignite innovative solutions. The value of having your ideas validated by Lux experts before presenting them cannot be overstated. In a world saturated with information, a trusted sounding board is the key to success.