kyu is a collective of independent firms — strategists, designers, behavioral scientists, brand builders, data specialists, urban planners — united by a belief that the world’s hardest problems require more a new way of thinking. Member companies work independently and together, engaging separately for specialized work or in coordination when a challenge spans strategy and execution, culture and technology, brand and transformation at once. Founded in 2014, headquartered in New York, operating across North America, Europe, and Asia. Companies include IDEO, Sid Lee, SYPartners, Kepler, SYLVAIN, Gehl, and Public Digital, among others. Meet all 24: kyu.com/companies

Industry

Design Services

Company size

1,001-5,000 employees

Headquarters

New York, NY

Type

Public Company

Founded

2014

Specialties

Design, Consulting, Advertising, and Strategy

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  With Emmy voting ending in two days, we want to share this standout work from kyu Collective member Digital Kitchen for Academy members to consider. The global creative studio has not one but two nominees for Outstanding Title Design: Spider-Noir and Smoke. We’re proud to see Digital Kitchen’s work continue to earn recognition from the Television Academy.

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  Voting for the Emmys closes soon. We’re proud and honored to have two nominees for Outstanding Title Design - ‘Spider-Noir’ and ‘Smoke’. For Academy Members, get your votes in here: https://lnkd.in/gfqQuZQV #emmys #fyc #maintitles #spidernoir #smoke

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  In this Quick Qs Across kyu, we asked Reggie Snowden, co-founder and president of Ghost Note Agency, to share the emerging ideas he’s wrestling with in the creative industry, his interests outside of work and what’s bringing him joy lately. Get to know Reggie in the profile below, and follow Ghost Note Agency on LinkedIn for more.

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  Congratulations to kyu Collective member Gehl - Making Cities for People, an urban strategy and design consultancy, on breaking ground for Phase 1 of its Dvory Vysočany masterplan in Prague! We look forward to seeing how Gehl’s people-first approach reshapes the Vysočany neighborhood by creating more green space, reducing noise and making room for community life.

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  Phase 1 of our Dvory Vysočany masterplan is officially under construction! We know that the most critical part of any neighborhood isn't actually the buildings, but the life that happens in and between them. So, in the Dvory Vysočany masterplan, our starting point wasn't the density of the blocks, but the everyday life we wanted the neighborhood to support. 🤝 To invite life back into this industrial footprint, we are reintroducing a courtyard block typology to Prague. Here, the semi-private courtyards function as shared living rooms where local community life can actually thrive. It's also a practical shield: the courtyards and front gardens buffer residents from the noise of a nearby traffic artery, so people can move through green, quiet space instead of alongside a busy road. 🌱 The street network follows the same ‘people-first’ logic. With 90% of the area dedicated to people rather than cars, residents are far more likely to run into and meet each other - the building blocks of a healthy and lasting neighbourhood. At the block edges, the public realm is designed for people to pause and stay, not just pass through. 🌟 Density and design are important in shaping neighbourhoods, but it’s people who ultimately make them great places for communities to thrive. The strategy seems to be paying off at Dvory Vysočany: even the ground floor apartments are proving incredibly popular. 💫 We’re proud to be working together with developer CORWIN and local architecture partner Opočenský Valouch Architekti on this exciting neighbourhood in Prague. Working with developers who share our commitment to human experience, and quality of life and who bring our shared vision to life, is incredibly rewarding. ✨

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  What do sustained agentic workflows, CrossFit and the opera have in common? They’re all favorites of Anthony Quigley, VP of Enterprise, AI Systems and Consulting Operations at SYPartners. Get to know Anthony in the profile below.

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  Since joining kyu in 2018, Kepler has brought its award-winning digital marketing expertise to the collective. For our third member company spotlight, let's get to know the back-to-back winner of Digiday's Most Innovative Media Agency award in 2025 and 2026. Kepler has partnered with leading brands including Hasbro, F1, DoorDash, Champion and Rhone to drive measurable growth through data-driven marketing. Learn more in the carousel below, and follow Kepler on LinkedIn for the latest insights, client work and company updates.

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  Yard, the creative powerhouse of youth culture, recently partnered with NBA 2K to give gamers a new way to experience the franchise in the real world. At NBA Summer House in Paris, visitors experienced the immersive NBA 2K Market, where scenography, collectibles, visual details and game references came together to extend the universe of NBA 2K27 beyond the screen. The experience showed the power of giving fans new ways to engage with the worlds and brands they love.

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  Yard Agency for NBA 2K For the NBA Summer House in Paris, Yard imagined, conceived and produced the NBA 2K Market, an immersive physical activation designed to translate the codes of the game into a real-world experience. Built as a dedicated NBA 2K space within the wider NBA Summer House, the project took shape as a market-inspired environment and was designed as a full brand immersion where scenography, collectibles, visual details and game references came together to extend the universe of NBA 2K27 beyond the screen. From the storefront to the interior journey, every element was developed to recreate the energy, language and visual culture of NBA 2K in a format that audiences could physically enter, explore and engage with. The space also included a customization area, allowing visitors to personalize pieces such as T-shirts, shorts and caps, turning the experience into something participative and tangible. Developed from ideation to production by Yard, with WWWESH STUDIO™ on scenography and SAINT CHAFFRAY on decoration, the project marked a first strategic milestone in Yard’s broader support of NBA 2K27’s launch in France. CEO/Co-Founder : Tom Brunet Deputy Managing Director : Ambroise Soule Executive Creative Director : Güllit Baku Account Manager: Siméon Debraine Account Executive : Ana Sánchez Gény Creative Senior: Ugo Bortolotto Creative: Kieran Benzmera Creative Junior: Malo Le Breton Head of Production: Arnaud Orengué Production Director: Leo Lallemant Head of Content Production : Jasmin Nahar Content producer: Thibault ALLAMELLOU Wemby’s Keyshot Photographer: Erwan EMONNET Photographers: Randy Mouanga, Erwan EMONNET Director: Mangua Diallo Editing: Maxime De Cillia Social Media Lead: Saida Van der Auweraert Community Manager: Yousra El Hafidi Scenography: WWWESH STUDIO™ Scenic: SAINT CHAFFRAY

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  In 2015, Sid Lee joined kyu, bringing bold ideas rooted in design and informed by culture to the collective. For our second member company spotlight, we're profiling the Emmy Award-winning creative agency. Based in Montreal, Sid Lee has partnered with leading brands across entertainment, sports, beauty and fashion, creating work that spans campaigns, experiences, digital products and cultural moments. Get to know more in the carousel below, and follow Sid Lee on LinkedIn for the latest insights, client work and company updates.

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  One of the greatest strengths of the kyu Collective is our ability to bring diverse perspectives together around our clients’ most important challenges. Last week, Kepler invited kyu Vice Chair and IDEO Chair Emeritus Tim Brown, Kendra Cooke of SYPartners, and Jonathan Meyer of SYLVAIN to share perspectives shaped by their expertise in design, leadership, culture, and brand. The exchange of ideas can unlock new possibilities, reveal unexpected opportunities, and reshape how a challenge is understood. Across kyu, we have an extraordinary breadth of expertise and a collective designed to put it into action. Also featured: Fanny Sun, Kyung Kim, and Jim Halliday