Square Holes is a cultural insight studio.

Culture shapes everything:  across people, place, brand and government.

We deploy our customised mixed-method cultural explorations, blending ethnography, in-home and group conversations, surveys, human data and expert perspectives to uncover the patterns, tensions and shifts others miss. Our studio model blends a core team with a curated global  network.

Our ‘studio‘ model combines experienced local teams (in Adelaide and Melbourne currently) with specialist collaborators globally, across cultural insight, research, academia and sector experts, scaling with needs, time and cost efficiency and fresh perspective around each challenge.

Thriving businesses

We partner with growth focused marketers, leaders and innovators to reimagine outdated models with a focus on the evolving needs of the customers and markets. The result: less waste, stronger product innovation, strategic precision and performance tracking. 

Bob, Adelaide | Photo Credit: Thomas Blah (title)

Flourishing cities

Research to drive an evolving narrative, behaviour change and support leaders in education, environment, government, health, infrastructure, housing, arts, sport, culture, lifestyle and economy. The result: informed and effective policies, services, planning and communications. 

Recent work spans wine consumption shifts, multicultural insights, AI adoption, youth and education trends, and the changing face of retail: supported by 20+ years of data on arts, wine, housing, education and more. Square Holes has long sector-wide and government relationships, as well as brand and client partnerships. We are a critical strategic partner to navigate complex and ever changing sectors.

THINK! eMAG

Weekly update on consumer and cultural trends from Square Holes’ research. ‘Free’ every Fri 9:30am AEST

We produce beautifully crafted outputs widely shared internally to guide decision making and innovation, in media to share trends, within government and across sectors to guide evolution. Square Holes’ research shapes conversations and policy, and helps shift our economy and culture.

We explore people and culture