Radical Thinking
About

Radical Thinking

An AI-native agency based in Dubai. Built different by design.

Our story

Radical Thinking did not start in 2009. It started in 2005, when a university intern walked into Microsoft's Dubai office and made himself impossible to forget. Four years later, freshly graduated and newly arrived in a city still shaking off the 2008 crash, that network opened the first doors. Microsoft, HP, Lenovo. Not bad for someone who had never had a proper job.

The crash that wiped out agencies became the launch platform. No overhead, no bloat, just sharp thinking and fast execution. For over a decade the agency punched above its weight, always at the front of the technology curve, building for some of the biggest tech brands in the region.

Then AI arrived. And it changed the question. Not “how do we keep up?” but “what does an agency look like when the tools finally match the ambition?” Radical Thinking is the answer to that question. Lean by design. AI-native by conviction. Built to deliver what used to take a floor full of people, without the floor.

How we think

BI = C + Ex × T²

01

Creative

The idea

Bold before buildable. We start with what would actually make a difference, not what is easiest to execute. Every project begins by asking whether the idea is worth building at all.

02

Experience

The feeling

Not just used. Remembered. We design for the impression that stays after the screen closes, the campaign ends, or the conversation finishes. That feeling is what brings people back.

03

Technology

The loop

This is where AI earns its square. We use it to test, validate, and improve continuously. What is working gets pushed further. What is not gets fixed. The idea gets smarter every cycle.

Mission

To help businesses stop fearing AI and start leading with it. We find where AI creates real value, build around it, and deliver products and experiences that work in the real world.

Vision

Bold ideas should not be limited by team size or budget. One sharp mind with the right tools should be able to build what used to take twenty people. That is not the future. That is now.

Key facts

Founded
2009, Dubai, UAE
Founder
Stephan van Wijk
Formula
BI = C + Ex × T²
Location
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Clients
1001 Inventions, Microsoft, The Netherlands Government, Lenovo, Ministry of Finance of the UAE, Ministry of Economy of the UAE, Simon Snelder, Payment Partners, AI Networks, HP, and more.
Products
FluffyFriends, KahuLife, Animal Intelligence, Webinarlife
Services
AI solutions, web platforms, automations, strategy, branding, and digital.
License
DET Commercial License 714580 (Radical Thinking Web Design L.L.C), licensed since 2014
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