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The future is shaped by those who see opportunity where no one else looks.

Better signals. Deeper insight. Smarter problems.

 

By engaging directly with the people, places, and contexts of greatest long-term value, ocular's field-based studios and coaching reveal the contextual intelligence and breakthrough insights that drive our relevance, resilience, and impact in a hyper-connected world.​

Surface Blind Spots • Reduce Risk​ • Generate Better Problems • Expand Stakeholder Networks • Seed Internal Creative Cultures • Identify New Products + Services •  Build Resilience Amid Change

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Multi-Gen Social Infrastructure Studio at MIT, Cambridge, USA

"Working with Daniel transformed how we understand our practice. He helped us see opportunities in the chaos, reimage the patient experience, improve outcomes, and streamline operations. Within months, revenue was up, and I'll never see challenges the same way again."

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- Raman M., CEO & Plastic Surgeon

"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."

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​- A Lee, Financial Advisor

"I don't think we'll ever see 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 now looks very different."

       

 -  K Mendes, Founder/Owner

"The studio was better than 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

Join your peers in dynamic studios that uncover the untapped potential woven into real-world contexts.​​

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​​Daniel Hewett is an educator, architect, and strategic design advisor. Known for his ability to uncover hidden value in competitive and rapidly changing markets, he guides organizations to the untapped sources of systemic insight that others miss.
 

Daniel led the Office of Academic Research + Partnerships at the Rhode Island School of Design and co-founded its 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 students to design and prototype solutions to complex urban problems. His research focuses on locating and documenting untapped systemic wisdom. His built architecture includes commercial, residential, adaptive reuse, and historic preservation projects.
 
Past Partnerships include: Boston Scientific, Cessna, Chanel, ESPN, Florim, GGP, Goldman Sachs' 10K Small Businesses, Hayworth, Hyundai, Infosys, Samsung, Steinway, International Fragrances and Flavors, Johnson & Johnson, Joint Special Operations University, Lego, Levis, LG, Mass Mutual, Microsoft, NASA, Natchmann, Nike, NPR, Patagonia,  Phillips, Providence Ballet Theater, Saint Gobain, World Economic Forum, USAid
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