Human-First Insurance Innovation

We partner with insurance carriers to design and execute empathy-driven product and growth strategies.

We balance people, possibility, & profitability

We are a team of researchers and designers that partner with insurance carriers to understand the true motivations and priorities of the people they serve. We believe that pushing the boundaries of what's possible results in not only improved business results but also a better world.

Empathy

Gain an understanding of your customers as people, not just policyholders

Focus

Clearly define, design, and sell the opportunity you are pursuing

Momentum

Gain actual traction internally and get your projects to market

Testimonials

"Stepwise has a broad skillset that brought forth tangible and actionable concepts for us to build and launch. They are a fantastic mix of ethnographic research, test and learn entrepreneur, and corporate shepherd – I look forward to working with them again."

Chris Lowell
Vp, innovation
the hartford

"We engaged with Stepwise to help  as we were writing our strategic narrative of disrupting a conservative market. The frameworks, structure, feedback and thought partnership, were all extremely instrumental in accelerating our conviction toward our goal."

Nir Rikovitch
PRODUCT INNOVATION
john deere

"We feel extremely comfortable engaging Stepwise. They perfectly fit into our team dynamic and produce excellent work, even leaving us learning from a new framework or two. This isn’t the first time we’ve engaged Stepwise and it certainly won’t be the last."

David Lanphear
INNOVATION
Guardian life

"The Stepwise team was incredibly insightful when it came to framing ideas based on customer empathy. They facilitated workshops that encouraged us to incorporate the customer perspective into our path forward!"

Camryn Santos
STRATEGY
‍‍THE HARTFORD

Gen Z at Work: Insights & Opportunities Report

Learn what Gen Z cares about when it comes to life, work and benefits, and uncover product, distribution, and marketing  opportunities insurers can take advantage of.

Tasked with getting something new off of the ground?

You're in charge of launching new ideas, but don't have the in-house team or capacity to deliver.
You're struggling to create focus and make any sort of traction. There's more talking than doing, and that's frustrating you.
You are surrounded by innovation skeptics and worry you'll lose credibility if you don't produce results - fast.

Let’s get started, together

Reach out to start the conversation about how we can help you turn your ideas into action