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We're a global cultural insights &
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research for remarkable brands
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Uncommon research for
remarkable brands

Uncommon research for
remarkable brands

Based in Amsterdam and London

Based in Amsterdam and London

Established in 2025

Established in 2025

/ˈaʊtˌlʌɪə/
NOUN

an exception that breaks the rule rather than proving it

WE BELIEVE…

THE WORLD NEEDS MORE OUTLIERS

We’re living through a period of permanent flux, defined by unstable institutions, shifting identities, and a desire for reinvention.

We believe that in environments like this, progress doesn’t come from playing it safe. It comes from outliers: the remarkable, the weird, the wicked, and the wonderful. The people and perspectives that push culture and brands forward into fruitful new grounds.

WE BELIEVE…

THE WORLD NEEDS MORE OUTLIERS

We’re living through a period of permanent flux, defined by unstable institutions, shifting identities, and a desire for reinvention.

We believe that in environments like this, progress doesn’t come from playing it safe. It comes from outliers: the remarkable, the weird, the wicked, and the wonderful. The people and perspectives that push culture and brands forward into fruitful new grounds.

WE BELIEVE…

AVERAGE INSIGHTS WILL ONLY LEAD TO AVERAGE STRATEGY

Much of the insight industry is built to reduce risk: to confirm direction, defend decisions, and smooth uncertainty.

That work has value (sure) but it also has limits. It explains obvious behaviour neatly, yet rarely reframes the problem or unlocks the genuinely new insights and opportunities required in this increasingly complex world.

WE BELIEVE…

AVERAGE INSIGHTS WILL ONLY LEAD TO AVERAGE STRATEGY

Much of the insight industry is built to reduce risk: to confirm direction, defend decisions, and smooth uncertainty.

That work has value (sure) but it also has limits. It explains obvious behaviour neatly, yet rarely reframes the problem or unlocks the genuinely new insights and opportunities required in this increasingly complex world.

WE BELIEVE…

INSIGHTS SHOULD WORK HARDER, DIG DEEPER, AND DELIVER MORE IMPACT

From our studios in Amsterdam and London, we operate fluently across more than 50 markets worldwide drawing on a huge network of the best cultural strategists, film makers, ethnographers, researchers, and analysts that all work together to do one thing well: deliver exceptional work for remarkable brands that genuinely sticks, lands and gets remembered.

WE BELIEVE…

INSIGHTS SHOULD WORK HARDER, DIG DEEPER, AND DELIVER MORE IMPACT

From our studios in Amsterdam and London, we operate fluently across more than 50 markets worldwide drawing on a huge network of the best cultural strategists, film makers, ethnographers, researchers, and analysts that all work together to do one thing well: deliver exceptional work for remarkable brands that genuinely sticks, lands and gets remembered.

OUR PROMISE

WE UNLOCK, UNEARTH AND UNLEASH UPSTREAM STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES

WE UNLOCK, UNEARTH AND UNLEASH UPSTREAM STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES

We partner with brands navigating fast-moving, high-stakes realities so every ØUTLIER project is:

  • Senior led

    Every engagement is led by senior practitioners from first conversation to final output. No junior-run studies. No performative senior oversight at the end.

  • Grounded in context

    We use bespoke, casting led recruitment to find the right people (those who have real skin in the game) avoiding professional participants and flattened panel data.

  • Method-agnostic

    We follow the question, not a fixed toolkit. Deep qualitative immersion leading to rich cultural insight, Quantitative and social data in a way that it genuinely adds clarity, Semiotics, trends, and scenarios to widen perspectives.

  • Crafted for influence

    We turn research into documentary-led work designed to shift perspective and travel through organisations. From film, photography, events and editorial to live moments and cultural programming, our outputs are built to be felt, remembered, and acted on.

  • Senior led

    Every engagement is led by senior practitioners from first conversation to final output. No junior-run studies. No performative senior oversight at the end.

  • Grounded in context

    We use bespoke, casting led recruitment to find the right people (those who have real skin in the game) avoiding professional participants and flattened panel data.

  • Method-agnostic

    We follow the question, not a fixed toolkit. Deep qualitative immersion leading to rich cultural insight, Quantitative and social data in a way that it genuinely adds clarity, Semiotics, trends, and scenarios to widen perspectives.

  • Crafted for influence

    We turn research into documentary-led work designed to shift perspective and travel through organisations. From film, photography, events and editorial to live moments and cultural programming, our outputs are built to be felt, remembered, and acted on.

OUR SPECIALISM

UNCOMMON RESEARCH

FOR A NEW ERA

  • Culture, customer & audience understanding

    Segmentation · Cultural insights · Usage & attitude studies · Audience profiling · Thought leadership

  • Brand strategy & positioning

    Brand strategy and positioning · Portfolio strategy · Brand purpose

  • Cultural & category foresight

    Semiotic coding · Scenario mapping · Category futures · Need-space mapping · White-space identification · Innovation opportunity sizing and prioritisation · Pricing strategy

  • Comms development

    Creative inspiration · Big idea development · Route testing · Iterative development · Message hierarchy testing · Pack and VI testing · Comms tracking

  • Shopper & experience journeys

    Path-to-purchase · Journey mapping · UX/CX development · Vox pops

  • Culture, customer & audience understanding

    Segmentation · Cultural insights · Usage & attitude studies · Audience profiling · Thought leadership

  • Brand strategy & positioning

    Brand strategy and positioning · Portfolio strategy · Brand purpose

  • Cultural & category foresight

    Semiotic coding · Scenario mapping · Category futures · Need-space mapping · White-space identification · Innovation opportunity sizing and prioritisation · Pricing strategy

  • Comms development

    Creative inspiration · Big idea development · Route testing · Iterative development · Message hierarchy testing · Pack and VI testing · Comms tracking

  • Shopper & experience journeys

    Path-to-purchase · Journey mapping · UX/CX development · Vox pops

Our
Methods

Our
Methods

IRL
Culture and qualitative insight

Filmed interviews, home and cultural ethnography, citizen journalism, tastemaker safari, diaries and tracking, community immersion, and all classic qualitative methods

ONLINE
Social and Netnography

Online communities, online ethnography, memology, narrative tracking, social semiotics, social listening, social trends

Data
Quant and unstructured analytics

Quantitative surveys, big data modelling, segmentations, personas and bringing them to life, data boards and widgets

Future
Semiotics, trends and scenarios

Strategic trends, semiotic, visual and narrative analysis , scenario planning and strategy

Studio
Creative studio and production house

Film, photography, documentary, design, experiences, dinners/food, music, journalism, events

Casting
Bespoke recruitment away from panels

Social recruitment, influencer network recruitment, street casting, high net worth casting

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