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Top 25 Design thinking consultants based in Chicago, United States

Name: Design thinking consultants based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 169 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 169 design thinking consultants headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 1,565 professional contacts across them, including 674 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers design thinking consultants headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

169Companies

1,565Contacts tracked

674Verified emails

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The 25 largest design thinking consultants based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 169 design thinking consultants based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to design thinking consultants: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	CODAL	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	261 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Codal is an award-winning design and development consultancy that helps enterprise organizations solve complex problems and accelerate growth through cutting-edge, data-driven…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	VSA Partners	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	125 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We believe creative is currency.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Kaleidoscope	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	91 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Strategy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	Curioso	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	54 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At Curioso, we are designers and business-minded thinkers working together to create spaces that are meaningful for the people who experience them.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	The Office Of Experience	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	50 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Office of Experience (OX) is a full-service digital agency helping companies excel at every moment of interface they have with their customers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	ONE Design Company	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	50 contacts →
	Partial evidence “One Design Company is an award-winning strategic design and development agency based in Chicago.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Bluedog	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	47 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “WE DELIVER GROWTH THROUGH PURPOSE-LED TRANSFORMATION.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Clique Studios, LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	43 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Organizations that harness the power of creativity are more likely to innovate, have better outcomes, and do a better job of helping people.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Dupuis Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	42 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Dupuis is the design-innovation partner powered by human insight and creativity, built for the pace and complexity of modern markets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	Mary Cook Associates	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	36 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Utilizing our proprietary approach articulated in The Art of Space™ written by Mary Cook, our studio structure establishes an ideal collaborative framework for delivering our…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Ktgy Interior Design & Branded Environments	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	201-500	35 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Design Lives at KTGY.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Highland	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	28 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Highland is an innovation and digital consultancy.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	Thoughtium	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	25 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Thoughtium is a human-centered experience design firm that helps organizations bring strategy, leadership, and learning to life through immersive experiences.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Grand Studio	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	23 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Change can be messy and ambiguous.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	DO Tank	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Do Tank introduces a blend of visual thinking, human-centered design, business model innovation, and pace to supercharge innovation, strategic planning, and change management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Multiple INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Multiple is an independent, full-service brand strategy and design agency that helps organizations navigate change through clear communication and strong identity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Design Integrity, INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Design Integrity is a product design and development consulting firm founded in 1998 by senior managers from consulting and industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Doblin	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are global innovators working at the intersection of human-centered design, research and business strategy to help organizations imagine and build new businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	The Maude Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	18 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We help organizations unlock the potential of their experiences through strategy, design, storytelling and execution.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	Marquardt	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	17 contacts →
	Partial evidence “marquardt+ believes in using the power of design to challenge convention and ask, “What if?” With more than 30 years of experience working with exceptional clients, we have built…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	HECO	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Heco creates better user experiences and more interesting brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	SMDP	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “smdp is an innovative global design firm comprised of dedicated design professionals providing solutions to contemporary architectural and urban issues.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Racer Design Studio	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “RACER Design Studio is a high-performance design studio built to thrive in an era of dynamic change.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Inzovu	Partial evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Inzovu is a design collective that brings together passionate problem solvers to tackle your hardest challenges.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Idib Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Dal 2010, Idib Group aiuta le aziende a definire la vision del proprio business, trasformare le idee in realtà e migliorare i loro prodotti e servizi progettando esperienze…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: design thinking consultants. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names design thinking consultants.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of design thinking consultants, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name design thinking consultants. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Design thinking consultants based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

43.1%Verified-email coverage

9.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

263.9%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

128

11-50

51-200

201-500

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 169 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among design thinking consultants, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “design thinking consultants”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names design thinking consultants), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among design thinking consultants, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 674 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Design thinking consultants by metro in the United States

Design thinking consultants in New York446
Design thinking consultants in San Francisco287
Design thinking consultants in Los Angeles197
Design thinking consultants in Chicago169
Design thinking consultants in Seattle125
Design thinking consultants in Atlanta112
Design thinking consultants in Portland112
Design thinking consultants in Austin106
Design thinking consultants in Boston91
Design thinking consultants in Brooklyn74
Design thinking consultants in Washington73
Design thinking consultants in Minneapolis70
Design thinking consultants in Miami62
Design thinking consultants in Denver60
Design thinking consultants in San Diego60
Design thinking consultants in Dallas54
Design thinking consultants in Houston42
Design thinking consultants in Cincinnati39
Design thinking consultants in Philadelphia38
Design thinking consultants in San Jose30
Design thinking consultants in New York City29
Design thinking consultants in Orlando29
Design thinking consultants in Columbus27
Design thinking consultants in Phoenix27
Design thinking consultants in Pittsburgh27
Design thinking consultants in Grand Rapids25

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names design thinking consultants, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many design thinking consultants are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 169 design thinking consultants headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

CODAL, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most design thinking consultants?

New York leads with 446 headquartered companies, followed by San Francisco (287) and Los Angeles (197).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 674 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 169 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.