Building the digital backbone of public life
The most innovative technologies behind public services are made at Portable. We’ve built the backend for the largest tram network in the world, brought the power of artificial intelligence to family law, and designed API architecture for supreme courts and parliaments. Our approach combines engineering rigour with deep collaborative design and engagement to deliver products that meet proven needs — and exceed the highest standards of security and regulation.
Overcoming complexity through collaborative design
Unwieldy organisations. Sensitive subjects. Sprawling technical requirements. Portable’s signature collaborative design process is purpose-built for impossibly complex conditions. From lived experience research that reveals human realities on the ground, to interactive alignment workshops that unite stakeholders around a common design strategy, we run the right set of collaborative processes before writing a single line of code. The result: technical solutions that are perfectly tailored to both operator and audience.
Understand your target audience.
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Explore the preferences and perceptions of those using your products and services.
Improve decision-making with insights backed by data and user behaviour.
Research and map out the digital experience of your existing users.
Uncover powerful insights that drive positive change, with people at the centre.
Design with the people you serve.
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Make change in partnership with the people most affected.
Increase access to justice alongside Portable's expert legal designers.
Reimagine services to deliver great experiences for people and providers.
Deliver digital products and services.
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Craft elegant and inclusive digital experiences that help people get things done.
Create a digital experience with efficiencies for you and the end user.
Prototyping and UI design
Map out, visualise and test future user journeys for a better user interface.
Keep your technology healthy with reliable and scalable support.
Communicate with clarity and purpose.
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Position your brand with purpose at the centre.
Beautifully and effectively express your value and impact.
Guide the creation, delivery and governance of useful, accessible content.
Create change across your organisation.
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Build your team's skills in creative leadership and innovation through collaboration.
Begin your journey into collaborative design through practical and interactive workshops.
Scale your ability to make change with technology and data.
Successfully plan, communicate, and implement meaningful change in your organisation.
High-efficiency facilitated workshops that help you gain clarity, get aligned and get things underway.
Partner with Portable on your next project.
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Get in touch and discover how can work together to create truly transformational change today.
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