Who we work with
Our clients and partners make us who we are. We work with forward‑thinking leaders who are ready to turn ambition into action by strengthening their innovation approach and skills at whatever maturity zone they are today.
Organisations we're proud to support
Our clients trust us to align their innovation initiatives with corporate strategy and build their team's competence, capacity, and confidence to deliver measurable impact.
One method, four kinds of organisation
The right level of innovation competence looks different depending on who you are and what you are accountable for.
Make innovation repeatable without the administrative overheads.
A shared language, a simple way to capture and act on ideas, and a handful of practical improvements each year - not a system you have to feed.
Deliver citizen impact with modest innovation investment.
A strategy your people helped to write, governance that fits public accountability, and the skills and confidence to deliver it.
Turn innovation spend into measurable portfolio returns.
Evidence-based portfolio steering, clear measures, and readiness for ISO 56001 certification if and when that becomes commercially useful.
Benchmark and elevate innovation capability across your network.
Consistent diagnostics and a roadmap for every organisation you support, with outcomes you can report.
HOW THIS WORKS
The sectors we serve
We bring the same rigorous, people‑first and ISO‑aligned approach to every sector - adapted to the unique pressures, pace and priorities of each.
Public Sector & Local Government
We help councils, agencies and public bodies develop the strategy, innovation skills and confidence to innovate in service of their communities - within the constraints and accountability that public sector leadership demands.
Financial Services
From retail banking to insurance and fintech, we work with financial services organisations navigating regulatory change, digital transformation and the challenge of embedding a robust innovation system within established structures.
Housing & Social Enterprise
Housing associations and social enterprises face the dual challenge of delivering value to residents while modernising operations. We help them build the capability, confidence and structures to innovate with purpose.
Technology & Cyber
Technology businesses need to innovate faster than their markets move. We work with tech and cyber companies to sharpen their innovation strategy, define their market position and develop the innovation teams and competencies that will take them there.
Sport
From elite performance organisations to governing bodies and sports technology companies, we help the sport sector apply innovation thinking and skills to athlete development, fan engagement, commercial growth and operational excellence.
Education & Not-for-Profit
Universities, colleges and not‑for‑profit organisations work with us to build innovation capability, develop collaborative networks and create lasting impact for the communities they serve.
Raise capability across your whole network
The same Innovation Zones and F!Sk® products, delivered to many organisations at once on your behalf: awareness sessions open to all, an ISO-aligned diagnostic for each organisation, a one-to-one review and a roadmap they own.
You get consistent diagnostics across the cohort, an analysis of the barriers and opportunities they share, and an impact report for your own funders. Where it helps, we train a local team to carry the work on, so the capability stays with you.
For larger programmes, our assessment platform can sit behind your own field team - placing each organisation in the right Zone consistently and at volume, so support goes where it counts.
- 205innovation roadmaps for SMEs across nine Northern Ireland councils, with awareness sessions reaching 1,141 people (Digital Surge, funded by Invest NI and the European Regional Development Fund).
- 53diagnostics and roadmaps for organisations in Northern Cyprus, delivered through GIZ, with a local team trained to continue the work.
- 7cohorts of Innovation Ambassadors and Innovation Leaders across Sport Ireland's national governing bodies.
Built on strong collaborations
We partner with organisations that are ready to move - whether that means setting a new strategic direction, developing the innovation capability of their teams, or delivering tangible results from a specific challenge. Our partners share a common trait: they believe that people, given the right tools, environment and clear innovation system, can drive extraordinary change.
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