The Talent Design Studio

We work with leaders who want answers to tough HR questions to achieve business longevity and people sustainability.

We call this
Adaptive Talent Design

  • How do we make our organization flat while not devolving into chaos?

  • Why are companies STILL having trouble with performance management?

  • What is the role of the manager now?

  • How can we increase diversity and belonging for some groups, while not alienating others?

  • How do we fundamentally change the HR function to best serve the workplace of today?

Our Services

Most HR practices and organizational and team cultures haven’t adapted quickly to meet today’s needs. We meet you where you are to custom-design solutions that remove friction and increase adaptability, allowing both your people AND business to thrive.

“For me, making work better and more enjoyable is what I do.” 

CEO Andrea Robb

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With a combination of HR, finance, design, and learning backgrounds, we bring the latest insights rooted in organizational best practices to adapt your talent design for the intelligence age. And we intentionally build fairness into all we do. It’s our first thought, not an afterthought.

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Client Testimonials

  • "Working with ARCx is like capturing lightning in a bottle! They excel at untangling the messiest strategic planning into clear, actionable insights with a human-centered approach."

    Leah van der Mei
    COO at California Academy of Sciences

  • “ARCx was instrumental to our performance management redesign efforts. Andrea’s expertise and thought leadership combined with Laura’s abilities to distill and organize were the perfect combination.”

    Sara Hanlan
    People Programs at Pixar Animation Studios

  • "Andrea is a gifted coach and an innovative thinker in the sphere of talent, organizational development, and leadership. She is a curious and thoughtful business partner. She has a genuine passion and real capability for unlocking the nascent potential of businesses."

    Colum Slevin
    Positive Play Experiences, Electronic Arts

  • "ARCx brought our leadership team together not just for the day but in a lasting, meaningful way. Their process produced a deep understanding of our culture that built trust, and the exercises engaged real world muscles while being delightfully unassuming. We are smitten!"

    Akemi Tom
    Director of Visitor Insights, The California Academy of Sciences

  • “Andrea served as an advisor and expert on an important project, 'Redesigning, Redefining Work.' It is an innovative video series about leading research and solutions to reimagine the future of work. Andrea provided insightful recommendations to deepen the user experience and sharpen our learning points making it smarter, more useful, and clearer.”

    Lori Nishiura Mackenzie
    Stanford VMware Women's Leadership Innovation Lab

  • "ARCx are true innovators and strategic experts around workplace culture, transformation, and employee experience. What makes them special is the time they take to really listen and understand the organization and culture to get to the root of each issue quickly and recommend the most impactful actions. They are not only talented but are also authentic. They have grown to be trusted partners I can lean on for anything."

    Eri Ito | Organizational Effectiveness at Clif Bar

  • "ARCx led discovery for our Ways to Working initiative. Through interviews, documentation review, and on-site observations they gained strong insight into where the organization was productive and opportunities for improvement. We look forward to leveraging their expertise as we continue our journey."

    Scott Ahrendt
    Owner and Business Advisor, Decision Counsel