How we work

THINT works as an experience research and intelligence partner, helping organizations gain clarity where experience matters most.

Engagements are structured to reflect the reality of each organization, whether the focus is a specific product, service interaction, interface, or a broader experience system.

01 / Scope

Engagements are scoped, not templated

Not every experience challenge requires an end-to-end journey study. In many situations, clarity is needed around a specific product, feature, service interaction, or operational area.

THINT engagements are scoped based on the question being addressed, the decisions that need to be supported, and the level of depth required.

This allows organizations to address focused experience questions without unnecessary breadth or overhead.

02 / Principles

What stays consistent across all engagements

01

Research before recommendation

Every engagement begins with understanding real behavior rather than assumptions or templates.

02

Focus on evidence and patterns

Analysis prioritizes observed behavior, signals, and recurring patterns over opinion.

03

Connection to decisions

The objective is always to support clearer, more informed decisions, not to produce deliverables for their own sake.

03 / Methods

Our research and analysis approaches

THINT draws from a range of experience research and analysis approaches, selected based on the nature of the problem and the level of depth required.

Experience research

Studying real customer and user behavior across products, services, and environments.

Usability assessment

Evaluating ease of use, cognitive effort, and breakdowns in interaction.

Service analysis

Examining workflows, handoffs, constraints, and operational dependencies that shape experience.

Operational signals

Connecting observed behavior with operational events and outcomes.

Decision framing

Translating complex findings into clear implications for leadership and teams.

Not every engagement uses every approach. The combination is determined by the question being addressed.

04 / Phases

Typical phases of work

While each engagement is tailored, THINT's work generally progresses through a small number of consistent phases.

Phase I

Understanding the context

Clarifying the problem space, constraints, stakeholders, and decision context.

Phase II

Studying the experience

Conducting targeted research, usability assessments, service analysis, or system reviews as required.

Phase III

Synthesizing insight

Connecting findings to identify root causes, patterns, and implications.

Phase IV

Supporting decisions

Helping teams and leaders interpret insight and determine what matters most.

Not all engagements require every phase. Depth and duration depend on scope and objective.

05 / Role

How THINT Sense fits into the work

THINT Sense supports engagements where experience understanding needs to be sustained beyond a single study or phase.

It helps preserve context, retain learning, and maintain visibility into experience patterns as organizations evolve.

THINT Sense is introduced where continuity adds value, not by default.

06 / Boundaries

What we do and what we do not do

We do

  • + Conduct experience research and diagnostics
  • + Study usability, service interactions, and systems
  • + Synthesize insight across signals and sources
  • + Support leadership and teams in decision making

We do not

  • Design interfaces or services
  • Execute implementation or delivery work
  • Act as an outsourced operations team
  • Sell tools without context
07 / Engagement

How engagements typically begin

Most engagements begin with a conversation to understand the experience context, the decisions at stake, and the level of clarity required.

Scope and approach are defined collaboratively from there.

Discuss an experience challenge

Whether the focus is a specific product, service, or a broader experience system, we begin by understanding what matters most.