Understand
We learn the business before we open a design tool.
What happens
Conversations with the people who actually run the business, a look at whatever exists today, and a plain-language brief we agree on together. Industry context and business-process understanding determine whether a digital product is even the right answer.
What we need
Access to what already exists and some time from someone who genuinely knows the business, rather than a polished marketing brief written specifically for us.
Output
A written scope and success criteria agreed before design begins — including, sometimes, an honest recommendation that the right first step is smaller than a full build.