Define goals, constraints, stakeholders and KPIs before scouting begins.
Open innovation
From challenge to pilot with a faster, governed and KPI-driven approach. We help companies activate collaborations with startups and research capabilities around clear business priorities.
Scouting
Selection
Pilot activation
KPI-based
Checkpoints
Decision memo
Built for measurable execution
Open innovation works when priorities are clear, governance is built in and pilot decisions are based on evidence.
Curate startups and research capabilities against real business needs.
Run pilots with owners, checkpoints and decision-grade outputs.
A pragmatic challenge-to-pilot path
A structured path designed for corporate reality: stakeholder alignment, partner selection and measurable pilot outcomes.
- Challenge scoping
- Scouting and shortlist
- Evaluation sessions
- Pilot activation
- Challenge brief and KPIs
- Shortlist and decision logic
- Pilot charter and milestones
- Scale / stop / iterate memo
- NDA-ready discovery
- Selection criteria
- Structured checkpoints
- Risk visibility
From challenge to pilot
A simple progression from diagnosis and brief design to selection, execution and decision.
Clarify priorities, constraints and the most feasible path.
Define the brief, KPIs and selection criteria.
Identify and evaluate the most relevant partners.
Launch a pilot with owners, cadence and milestones.
Conclude with a decision to scale, stop or iterate.
Connect pilots with learning or capability-building paths when useful.
Tell us your innovation challenge
Share your context and we will suggest a path with objectives, governance and expected outputs.
- Priority area
- Main constraints
- Timeline
- Stakeholders involved
- Objectives and KPI logic
- Governance and checkpoints
- Expected outputs
- Suggested collaboration format