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Everything starts with an attempt.
Tentativ is a design consultancy in Oslo. We find out what works before being wrong gets expensive.
- Draw a card. The dial picks one of our nine services.
- Read it. What it means, where we've done it and what we've written.
- Test it with us. The first attempt is a conversation.
- tentativ
- from the Latin tentare, to attempt
Test your fate
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Services
Work
- 2026 –Read the case →
arbeidsplassen.no
An open service that makes it easier for job seekers and employers to find each other.
- 2026 –Read the case →
Strategic direction
We help a leadership team at Nav make its strategic frame and priorities clear.
- 2025 – 2026Read the case →
AI for sustainability
Product and service design for a Norwegian startup building AI-supported tools for sustainability.
- 2024 – 2025Read the case →
Rekrutteringstreff
A digital tool Nav staff use to plan and run hiring events where employers meet job seekers they can hire.
Articles
All articles →- 28 September 2026 · 2 min read
Accessibility starts with the first sketch
Universal design is required by law, but that's not why we do it. It makes better solutions for everyone, and it's cheapest to do early.
Read the article → - 28 September 2026 · 2 min read
Nobody should have to think about the interface
Good design is barely noticed. It comes from many small, deliberate choices about hierarchy, structure and flow.
Read the article → - 28 September 2026 · 2 min read
Six habits that pick up the pace
Organisations that make good products don't necessarily have the most designers. They have habits that make everyone see the users.
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