ocular empowers senior leaders to transform complex business challenges into opportunities for growth and lasting impact. Through dynamic studios and coaching, we guide leaders beyond the comfort of meeting rooms, labs, and conferences into the most revealing contexts for strategic insight. Our proven methodology combines immersive discovery, systemic reframing, and actionable insight to align with the demands of 21st-century problems—delivering transformative results without wasted time or resources.
We are supposed to be experts, but everyone in my group started laughing when we realized we'd only been scratching the surface. I wish this kind of thinking had been part of my graduate program.
- A Lee, Financial Advisor
I don't think we'll ever see pencils, parking lots or our clients the same way again. I feel like the world just got a lot smaller, bigger, and more interesting and the challenge my team is taking on looks very different now.
- K Mendes, Founder/Owner
The studio was not what I expected. I now realize that we spend way too much time looking for the answers we want while missing out on what's actually going on right in front of us. I want the rest of my team to do this so we can change the way we serve clients.
- S Valios, Community Health Advocate
Bird in Hand, PA
Mumbai, India
Capetown, South Africa
Bird in Hand, PA
The future is shaped by those who harness complexity to be a source of competitive advantage and societal impact.
ROI
Reduced Risk • New Products, Services, and Processes • Smarter, Faster Decisions • Breakthrough Innovation Relevance • Enhanced Market Differentiation • Stakeholder Engagement • Internal Creative Cultures • Reduced Organizational Blind Spots • Lasting Leadership Legacy
Experience
Daniel Hewett is a global innovation educator and strategic design expert with experience at MIT, RISD, and Fortune 500 companies. Known for his ability to uncover hidden opportunities, Daniel has guided organizations like Nike, NASA, and the World Economic Forum toward transformative success.
Daniel led the Office of Academic Research + Partnerships at the Rhode Island School of Design. He co-founded the Center for Complexity, leading its Strategic Design Pedagogies program in the US, Europe, and India.
He is the founder and director of Urbanframe at MIT, a multi-year research program mobilizing international [artici[pants to design and prototype solutions to complex urban problems.
Daniel was the Director of Design at Dyer Brown and Associates, Architects in Boston. His work includes interior and adaptive reuse projects, historic preservation, and new residential and commercial commissions.
Current field research for the fairwitness project focuses on documenting the unique sensing and navigational gifts of individuals whose place-based wisdom enables them to thrive in the face of complex challenges.
Programs
Unique, hands-on experiences with peer leaders in the imperfect complexity of real-world environments.
In rapidly evolving business environments, traditional problem-solving approaches fail to generate innovative responses. Instead, Ocular Studios immerse leaders in dynamic environments where they can see the sources develop the original insight and deep systemic understanding to navigate complexity and drive transformative change.
The studios go beyond theoretical frameworks to provide real-world experience in navigating complex challenges.
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