Hamish Vallabh
Strategic design, research, and new product innovation for uncommon organisations.
Previous experience
De-risk your
innovation efforts
Validate new ideas and offerings to ensure they are desirable, viable, feasible, and strategically relevant.
Design better products, services, and experiences.
Design products, services, and experiences that spark desire, build loyalty, and lead your industry in innovation.
Understand what really drives your customers.
Decode the needs, tensions, and unspoken motivations that shape how people behave, to reveal where your next opportunity lives.
Hey there, innovator! 👋🏽
I’ve spent the last 15 years working across strategy, research, and innovation, with organisations like Apple, Mercedes-Benz, and Boston Consulting Group.
I’ve worn many different hats along the way, such as design strategist, UX researcher, business designer, venture builder, and brand strategist. That range is my edge. Most problems worth solving live between disciplines, and that's exactly where I work.
I’ve been around the block. Living and working in Australia, England, Germany, and Singapore has shaped how I see the world. Each country has left its mark, sharpening my ability to decode cultures, trends, and human behaviour.
These days I work as an independent design strategist and innovation facilitator. When things are ambiguous and the path forward isn't obvious yet, I help teams find the signal in the noise, so they can act on what really matters. That's the work I love the most.
How I can support you
Research & Sensemaking
I help you make sense of your customers and your market. I dig into what people really need and why they act the way they do, and turn what I find into insights that guide decision-making.
New Product Innovation
I coach and guide teams through the messy innovation process, from discovery to concept development and validation, to arrive at products, services, and experiences that solve the right problems.
Facilitation & Coaching
I lead workshops that sharpen ideas and turn ambiguity into clear, actionable strategies. Whether prioritising opportunities or refining ideas, I help teams align, decide, and move forward with confidence.
Venture & Business Building
From zero to one, I help build ventures that solve real problems and resonate with customers. From refining business models to crafting go-to-market strategies, I’ll help you launch with clarity, speed, and confidence.
Product Marketing & GTM
I help you take a product to market. From positioning and messaging to go-to-market strategy and brand, I make sure it shows up in the right way, to the right people.