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Kepler Group Voted #7 Among Best Places to Work in 2020 by AdAge

Global digital marketing service firm Kepler Group was recently ranked #7 on AdAge’s 2020 Best Places to Work list. Six major elements determined the rankings: employee benefits, company culture, company environment, employee perks, employee development and employee engagement.

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Investigating “Death by Millennial”

When Dana Wait was approached about writing a blog post for Hornall Anderson’s website, she had another idea — what about a podcast instead?

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Leading the revolution for behavioral science in business

BEworks hosted its second-annual Summit for Behavioral Science in Business: a thought-provoking deep dive into how behavioral science can revolutionize business.

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Inside IDEO’s kyu Futures 5‑Day Design Sprint

Hosted by IDEO, the current kyu Futures curation focuses on creating tools that enable kyu companies to better share knowledge and insights across the collective. Positing that knowledge-sharing is critical to building more impactful client relationships, the IDEO team chose to apply the lens of healthcare as a specific sector to focus creative efforts.

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Shaping the Future of Talent Recruitment

Looking to re-imagine talent recruitment through an innovative and collaborative lens, Sid Lee hosted the first curation of the “kyu Futures” series, titled “The Future of Talent Recruitment.”

Sid Lee Appoints Andy Bateman as CEO of Sid Lee USA

kyu member company and global creative firm Sid Lee is broadening its capabilities in the United States and would like to welcome Mr. Andy Bateman as the new Chief Executive Officer of Sid Lee USA.

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Award-Winning Design Studio and Creative Hub ATÖLYE Joins kyu

The collective’s newest member will establish international creative communities.

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RedPeak Asia Wins 2019 iF Design Award

RedPeak Asia announced an exciting milestone for their young, four-year-old office.

Meet kyu Maru Participant Koji

Meet Koji, the latest kyu Maru exchange participant! Koji, a member of Hakuhodo (which is a division of kyu’s parent company Hakuhodo DY Holdings), spent his winter working in Sid Lee’s Toronto office.

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Inspiring Japanese companies to create more social impact: An IDEO.org/IDEO talk at Ginza Six

On December 5^th, Jocelyn Wyatt, CEO of IDEO.org, and Paul Bennett, CCO of IDEO, joined Hakuhodo DY Holdings in a public symposium on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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kyu Collective raises over $89,000 for Giving Tuesday to support design in Nairobi

In honor of Giving Tuesday, the kyu Collective came together in a two-part campaign — first, to share highlights of our collective’s social impact work, and second, to support IDEO.org’s Nairobi studio through a fundraising initiative.The latter, which ran from Giving Tuesday on November 27^th until December 7^th, raised over $89,000 for IDEO.org.

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Member Companies Share Expertise at The Fast Company Innovation Festival

The Fast Company Innovation Festival brings thousands of people from around the world to New York City each year for a week of dynamic, engaging sessions meant to educate and inspire.This year, RedPeak, SYPartners, Sid Lee, and IDEO shared their diverse expertise with attendees of the 2018 Festival.

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Developing highly targeted digital advertising to increase awareness and adoption of HIV self-testing in Nairobi

Each day leading up to Giving Tuesday on November 27^th, we will feature one case study showcasing our member companies’ social impact work.

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Uniting artists to show the importance of empathy

Each day leading up to Giving Tuesday on November 27^th, we will feature one case study showcasing our member companies’ social impact work.

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Reducing unplanned pregnancy for young women with a sex positive approach

Each day leading up to Giving Tuesday on November 27^th, we will feature one case study showcasing our member companies’ social impact work. View the list to date here.

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Celebrating the Biggest Mural in NYC with City-As-School

Each day leading up to Giving Tuesday on November 27^th, we will feature one case study showcasing our member companies’ social impact work.

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Restoring abandoned farmland in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Each day leading up to Giving Tuesday on November 27^th, we will feature one case study showcasing our member companies’ social impact work. View the list to date here.

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Empowering Americans to take charge of their financial futures

Each day leading up to Giving Tuesday on November 27^th, we will feature one case study showcasing our member companies’ social impact work.

Kepler Group Voted #7 Among Best Places to Work in 2020 by AdAge

Investigating ​“Death by Millennial”

Leading the revolution for behavioral science in business

Inside IDEO’s kyu Futures 5‑Day Design Sprint

Shaping the Future of Talent Recruitment

Sid Lee Appoints Andy Bateman as CEO of Sid Lee USA

Award-Winning Design Studio and Creative Hub ATÖLYE Joins kyu

RedPeak Asia Wins 2019 iF Design Award

Meet kyu Maru Participant Koji

Inspiring Japanese companies to create more social impact: An IDEO​.org/IDEO talk at Ginza Six

kyu Collective raises over $89,000 for Giving Tuesday to support design in Nairobi

Member Companies Share Expertise at The Fast Company Innovation Festival

Developing highly targeted digital advertising to increase awareness and adoption of HIV self-testing in Nairobi

Uniting artists to show the importance of empathy

Reducing unplanned pregnancy for young women with a sex positive approach

Celebrating the Biggest Mural in NYC with City-As-School

Restoring abandoned farmland in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan

Empowering Americans to take charge of their financial futures

Investigating “Death by Millennial”

Inspiring Japanese companies to create more social impact: An IDEO.org/IDEO talk at Ginza Six