Kevan is a design strategist who brings clarity to complex problems and designs solutions that put people first.
about
Kevan brings the customer voice into the heart of strategic decision-making
He bridges research, design, and strategy to help teams align around shared goals and act with clarity—enabling leaders to navigate complexity with confidence. He has consulted for and led projects across public and private sectors globally, working with leading organizations including IDEO, TPX Impact (formerly Futuregov), Doblin/Deloitte, and Tesco, the UK’s largest retailer. Kevan has also taught design and innovation at the university level, sharing his expertise with the next generation of strategic thinkers.
Through his company Sensemake, Kevan applies generative research and design-led strategy to help organizations build evidence-based, human-centered strategies that they can stand behind.
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Helping you frame the right problem
Working with teams and stakeholders to identify where we should start and why, and building alignment together
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Planning and executing research
Building and executing the right research methodology to understand more about your problem space and outlining who we need to speak with to get it right.
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Uncovering actionable insights and opportunities
Identifying themes and patterns, and converting insights into opportunities that bring the human perspective to the centre
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Developing and advancing balanced choices
Shaping a strategy through desirable, feasible and viable lenses that help shape the right direction for your business and your users
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Identifying the barriers and testing to learn
Making the right choice on where to invest, and building out a plan to test and iterate on our direction.
Currently, he is the Principal + Director at Sensemake
in London, UK.
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Past Work Experience
Design Research Lead
IDEO
Service Design + Research Lead
Tesco Technology (Design + Research)
Senior Service Designer & Researcher
Futuregov
Design & Insights Lead
Doblin/Monitor Deloitte
Adjunct Professor
York University | Design Management
Designer & Researcher
Health Design Lab
Design & Strategy Consultant
Kevan D’Agostino Design + Strategy
Education
Master of Business & Design
University of Gothenburg
Bachelor of Communication Design
Emily Carr University
(Exchange) Communication Design
Zurich University of the Arts
Recent Awards
17′ Göteborgs Slöjdförening Award | University of Gothenburg Jury and faculty voted for excellence in design, innovation and craft.
15′ Piece of Mind Award in Health Design | BC Psychological Assoc.Innovation in the Field of Psychological Health and Well Being.
Challenges I’ve worked on
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Get in touch
hello@kevandagostino.com
+44 7935994300
London, UK