BIG DREAMS

What BIG DREAMS does

BIG DREAMS is a 14-person design practice headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, operating as a professional services consultancy for organizations working on emerging technologies and initiatives. Founded in 2021, the firm works alongside founders, scientists, engineers, leaders, and institutions to make emerging ideas understandable, participatory, and actionable — engaging where new categories are still taking shape across aerospace, media & entertainment, consumer & retail, cultural institutions, education, government, and healthcare verticals. Its client roster spans Collins Aerospace, BBC, Google, Disney, Nike, Samsung, Salesforce, Novartis, MIT, Stanford, and the Smithsonian, among others.

The practice's core technical output is anchored by a multi-year partnership with Collins Aerospace that has produced the MAYA™ concept business class seat platform and three award-recognized sub-systems: ADAPT™ (a passenger-experience personalization interface with accessibility accommodations), Galley.ai (an AI-driven galley management and sensor system), and InteliSence™ (an AI/ML system for real-time passenger-need anticipation). These systems collectively integrate sensor data, predictive analytics, process automation, and accessibility-focused recommendation logic within aircraft cabin environments. Adjacent work spans immersive information architectures (Amazon UX Lab), international exposition design (Expo 2020 Dubai), ocean-futures toolkits, fusion-energy credibility work (Xcimer Energy), grid intelligence positioning (Utilidata), and ocean infrastructure (Panthalassa).

The business model is professional services: project-based design consulting engagements acquired through reputation, portfolio, and direct relationships with senior stakeholders. Revenue is generated through consulting fees rather than productized SaaS, though trademarked sub-brands (MAYA™, ADAPT™, InteliSence™, Galley.ai) suggest latent product IP that could be licensed. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. There is no disclosed funding history, parent company, or external institutional ownership, consistent with founder-controlled operations.

Name

BIG DREAMS

Legal name

Big Dreams, inc.

Website

https://bigdreams.studio

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BIG DREAMS is a 14-person Providence, RI-based design consultancy that helps organizations make emerging technologies and initiatives understandable and actionable. It serves enterprise clients across aerospace, media, consumer, cultural, education, government, and healthcare sectors through project-based design engagements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Design Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Specialized Design Services (54149), Other Specialized Design Services (541490), Specialized Design Services (5414), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

Keywords

• Design consulting services
• Human centered design
• Emerging technology design
• Immersive experience design
• Strategic design practice

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Design Consulting Services: Big Dreams generates revenue through design consulting engagements, working alongside organizations to help emerging technologies and initiatives take shape. The practice focuses on helping people understand what is emerging, where they belong, and how to move it forward.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

BIG DREAMS is a design practice that provides human-centered design consulting for organizations working on emerging technologies and initiatives. The firm helps clients understand, participate in, and act on new ideas through immersive information architectures, AI-driven systems (such as ADAPT™, Galley.ai, and InteliSence™ developed with Collins Aerospace), and stakeholder alignment projects. Engagements are delivered as project-based collaborations with enterprise, cultural, government, and academic clients globally.

Product overview

BIG DREAMS is a design practice that works alongside organizations to help emerging ideas become understandable, participatory, and real enough for people to act on. The company offers a portfolio of design services and projects including the MAYA™ concept business class seat (featuring the ADAPT™ user interface system for accessibility accommodations and the Galley.ai AI-driven galley management system), the InteliSence™ AI/ML system for passenger need prediction, and various strategic design projects such as Possibility Ocean, Amazon UX Lab, Ocean Futures Toolkit, and Hexagon. The practice focuses on human-centered design, working with clients across aerospace, cultural institutions, corporations, and government sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Galley.ai: AI-driven galley management and sensor system for cabin crew efficiency and passenger communication.
• ADAPT
• InteliSence

Products and services

• Design Consulting Services Human-centered design consulting engagement for organizations (founders, scientists, engineers, leaders, institutions) working on emerging technologies, new category creation, immersive information architecture, and stakeholder alignment.
• ADAPT™ User Interface System User interface system that enables travelers to access mobility, sensory, cognitive, and language accommodations, developed with the Institute for Human Centered Design for inclusive design and accessibility.
• Galley.ai System AI-driven galley management and sensor system that streamlines onboard meal service preparation, monitors equipment safety and maintenance, and improves passenger communication in aircraft cabin environments.
• InteliSence™ AI/ML System AI/ML system that anticipates passenger needs in real time within aircraft cabin environments to support flight crew service delivery.
• MAYA™ Concept Business Class Seat Design Elements Design elements for Collins Aerospace's MAYA™ concept business class seat, integrating the ADAPT™ user interface and Galley.ai system to support personalized passenger experience and crew efficiency.

Quantifiable outcome

• Galley.ai won the 2025 Crystal Cabin Award in the Cabin Technologies category - recognized for ability to integrate multiple information streams, system modules and components, harnessing AI to lower crew workload
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers24 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• OCTO Product DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBig Dreams partnered with OCTO Product Development to build a functioning prototype of Collins Aerospace's Galley.ai system that integrates galley equipment, crew tools, and cabin interfaces along with the passenger communication platform.
• Institute for Human Centered DesigncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBig Dreams partnered with the Institute for Human Centered Design to provide subject matter expertise on inclusive design and accessibility for the ADAPT user interface, helping consider cognitive complexity, color and lighting effects on stress management, and implementation of American Sign Language interpretation.
• John Morris (wheelchairtravel.org)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerJohn Morris, accessible travel advocate and founder of wheelchairtravel.org, advised on designing solutions for scenarios that matter most to people with mobility issues and age-related difficulties, where digital systems can support physical service delivery.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Method (Method Design): Global design and innovation consultancy focused on experience design, digital products, and emerging technology. Comparable in offering design-led innovation services to enterprise clients and translating complex tech for end users.
• Huge: Digital experience design and engineering firm working with major brands on products, platforms, and emerging technology. Comparable in serving premium enterprise clients on experience design for complex, tech-forward initiatives.
• Teague: Design and innovation consultancy with deep aerospace, transportation, and consumer electronics expertise. Particularly relevant given Big Dreams' flagship Collins Aerospace engagement and shared focus on next-generation cabin/interior experiences.
• IDEO: Global design and innovation consultancy that pioneered human-centered design for emerging technologies. Most directly comparable peer — both firms translate emerging tech into understandable, participatory experiences for enterprise and institutional clients across diverse verticals.
• frog (Capgemini Invent): Design and innovation consultancy (now part of Capgemini Invent) focused on emerging technology, product design, and customer experience. Directly comparable as a strategic design partner to Fortune 500 and tech clients on emerging-tech translation.
• Pentagram: Independent design consultancy with partners across multiple disciplines (brand, product, environmental, digital). Comparable as a partner-led design firm offering multidisciplinary design expertise to high-profile enterprise and institutional clients.
• Lunar Design: Independent product design and innovation consultancy with strong technology and consumer electronics focus. Comparable as a boutique firm embedding design at the intersection of emerging technology and human experience.
• Work & Co: Digital product and design studio building products for brands like Apple, Google, and Nike. Comparable as a high-end boutique studio designing digital experiences and product platforms for enterprise and consumer tech clients.
• Smart Design: Independent product design consultancy combining research, strategy, and design for consumer and enterprise products. Comparable as a boutique firm working at the intersection of emerging tech and human-centered design across multiple verticals.
• Manual (formerly Ammunition): Design and innovation studio specializing in product design for consumer electronics, hardware, and emerging technology brands. Comparable as a boutique firm combining industrial design, UX, and strategy for tech-forward product engagements.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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