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Top 25 Design thinking consulting firms based in the United States

Name: Design thinking consulting firms based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 24, 2026 13,258 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 13,258 design thinking consulting firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 196,510 professional contacts across them, including 74,985 with verified work emails and 57,197 with mobile numbers. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers design thinking consulting firms headquartered in the 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 24, 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 24, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

13,258Companies

196,510Contacts tracked

74,985Verified emails

57,197Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest design thinking consulting firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 13,258 design thinking consulting firms based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 24, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to design thinking consulting firms: 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	Boston Consulting Group BCG	Partial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	10001+	38,730 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Boston Consulting Group partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges and capture their greatest opportunities.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
2	Bain & Company	Indirect evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	10001+	21,689 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Bain & Company is a global consultancy that helps the world’s most ambitious change makers define the future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
3	Kimley-Horn	Strong evidence	Raleigh, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	5,001-10,000	10,117 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Kimley-Horn is one of the nation’s premier planning and design consulting firms.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
4	Accenture Strategy & Consulting	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	5,001-10,000	5,514 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Accenture Strategy combines deep industry expertise, advanced analytics capabilities and human-led design methodologies that enable clients to act with speed and confidence.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
5	ACL Digital	Strong evidence	San Jose, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,640 contacts →
	Strong evidence “ACL Digital is a design-led Digital Experience, Product Innovation, Solutions, and Consulting offerings leader.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
6	AKQA	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,927 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AKQA is a creative company at the intersection of imagination and technology, with a global presence across 19 countries, and 30 locations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
7	Smithgroup	Strong evidence	Detroit, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,849 contacts →
	Strong evidence “SmithGroup is an award-winning, multi-national integrated design firm that employs research, data, advanced technologies and design thinking to help clients solve their greatest…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
8	FROG	Indirect evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,727 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “frog is the reinvention and experience partner for the eco-digital era.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
9	Cannondesign	Partial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,660 contacts →
	Partial evidence “CannonDesign is a different kind of design firm, where architecture, strategy, experience, innovation and social good converge to create meaningful impact.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
10	IBM IX	Strong evidence	Armonk, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	10001+	1,625 contacts →
	Strong evidence “IBM iX is your global experience design partner within IBM Consulting.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
11	HGA	Partial evidence	Minneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,543 contacts →
	Partial evidence “HGA is a national interdisciplinary design firm committed to making a positive, lasting impact for our clients and communities through research-based, holistic solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
12	Barbershop	Indirect evidence	Denver, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	n/a	1,468 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Barbershop is a creative technology studio based in Denver, Colorado.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
13	IDEO	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	201-500	1,208 contacts →
	Partial evidence “IDEO (pronounced “EYE-dee-oh”) is a global design consultancy helping the world’s most audacious dreamers create braver tomorrows.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
14	MJV Technology & Innovation	Partial evidence	Atlanta, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,168 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a global consulting firm that brings together people, technology, and AI to drive business growth and transform organizations with strategy, agility, and impact.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
15	The Beck Group	Partial evidence	Dallas, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	501-1,000	1,054 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We integrate architecture, construction, sustainability, and technology to transform how our clients design and build.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
16	Ware Malcomb	Strong evidence	International Design Firm, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	501-1,000	992 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Established in 1972, Ware Malcomb is a dynamic, forward-thinking design firm offering streamlined architecture, interior design, branding, and engineering services across the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
17	Smart Design	Partial evidence	Brooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	n/a	814 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Smart Design is a strategic design company that helps people live better and work smarter.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
18	Work & CO	Partial evidence	Brooklyn, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	201-500	684 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Work & Co, part of Accenture Song, is a global design and technology company with over 425 people across the United States, Europe, and Latin America.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
19	Prophet	Partial evidence	San Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	501-1,000	661 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Prophet is the Uncommon Growth Company-accelerating impact for business and marketing leaders through consulting, experience, and creative services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
20	WD Partners	Indirect evidence	Columbus, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	501-1,000	651 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At WD Partners, we’re renowned for our expertise in revolutionizing customer experiences and executing them flawlessly for some of the world’s most recognized brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
21	HFA	Partial evidence	Bentonville, AR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	501-1,000	637 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1990, HFA is a multi-disciplinary architecture and engineering firm specializing in delivering tailored design solutions for businesses of all sizes.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
22	Mentormate	Indirect evidence	Minneapolis, MN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	1,001-5,000	626 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MentorMate is now Tieto!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
23	Parkhill	Partial evidence	Lubbock, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	501-1,000	609 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are a full-service design firm of extraordinary planners, designers, architects, and engineers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
24	Konrad	Strong evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	501-1,000	596 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Konrad is a global leader in AI and digital innovation consulting providing AI, strategy, design, and technology services to the world’s most ambitious businesses and brands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 2026
25	CPL	Indirect evidence	Fairport, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 24, 2026	501-1,000	574 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Extraordinary projects are made from extraordinary relationships.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 24, 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 consulting firms. 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 consulting firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of design thinking consulting firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name design thinking consulting firms. 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 consulting firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 24, 2026

38.2%Verified-email coverage

29.1%Mobile-number coverage

14.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

8.8%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 24, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

10,711

11-50

2,012

51-200

388

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails were verified and the company information checked

Email last verified

Median 27.0d

54,5330–30

16,91931–60

2,50561–90

7890–180

950180+

Company record updated

Median 70.0d

00–30

58,94431–60

85,19661–90

41,80490–180

10,566180+

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 consulting firms, 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 the United States whose own description of what they do matches “design thinking consulting firms”. 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 consulting firms), 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 consulting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States 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, 74,985 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 24, 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.

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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 consulting firms, 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 consulting firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 13,258 design thinking consulting firms headquartered in the 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?

Boston Consulting Group BCG, headquartered in Boston, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most design thinking consulting firms?

New York leads with 1162 headquartered companies, followed by San Francisco (556) and Los Angeles (515).

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 24, 2026.

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About this data

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.