Design in practice · Rhode Island & beyond
Big Dreams helps organizations make ambitious ideas clear, tangible, and ready for the people who can bring them to life.
Something new is taking shape,
Others need to see it too.
An emerging technology needs investment. A new venture needs partners. A place needs people to see what it can become.
We work alongside the people making change. Together, we make ideas visible and tangible—so teams can learn what matters, make decisions, and give others a reason to invest, participate, or act.
01 / Selected work
Our work takes many forms: a roadmap, a film, a prototype, a launch, an experience, a shared plan. Each is made for a particular moment and the people it needs to reach.
02 / HOW WE WORK
We work alongside founders and leadership teams to explore what is possible—and the conditions that make progress possible.
What is becoming true?
Understand changing technologies, behaviors, and systems.
Why does it matter?
Connect possibility with purpose and a direction worth pursuing.
Who needs to be part of it?
Bring different perspectives and potential partners into the work.
What makes participation possible?
Create the stories, tools, and experiences that help people contribute.
What are we learning?
Revisit assumptions, refine the direction, and decide the next move.
03 / People & origins
A small core. A wide world of collaborators.
Big Dreams brings together the people and expertise each situation needs. A small core and a wider network of collaborators work alongside clients from the first question through the things we make and put into the world.
Nick Scappaticci
Founder & Managing Director
A creative and strategist who designs alongside founders, leadership teams, scientists, and communities. Nick founded Big Dreams in 2022 after more than two decades as co-founder of Tellart.
Jack Lenk
Principal & Production Director
A Producer connecting strategy to execution across identity, media, presentations, experiences, and digital platforms. Jack brings systems thinking and design principles to work in technology and social enterprise.
04 / Start here
You don’t need a finished brief.
Bring the ambition, the uncertainty, or the thing that isn’t moving. We’ll work together to understand the situation, make the questions visible, and decide what to do next.
A working start
A focused START HERE engagement to bring the right people together, surface the questions, and build a useful brief.
A shared project
A defined challenge and a team built around it. Together, we make the things the work needs—from a narrative and visual identity to a prototype, film, or experience.
An ongoing partnership
A creative partner working alongside your organization as the ambition evolves—connecting the decisions being made with the things people need to see and experience.