Strategic Innovation Consulting
Innovation with direction, governance and a return.
Innovation fails when it is random. We help leadership teams decide where to play and how to win: which customer problems to solve, which technologies to bet on and how to balance quick wins against long-term breakthroughs.
We combine design thinking with commercial discipline, building an innovation strategy, a prioritised portfolio and a technology roadmap, then the processes and culture that keep new ideas flowing into profitable products.
- Leadership teams who want innovation to drive measurable growth
- Manufacturers facing commoditisation, new competitors or changing regulation
- Organisations with many ideas but few that reach market
Strategic innovation framework.
Every engagement follows a clear, staged process with defined decision gates, so you always know where your project stands and what happens next.
- 01ExploreMarkets, customers, technologies and trends
- 02IdeateDesign thinking and concept generation
- 03ValidateRapid tests with customers and data
- 04◆ GatePrioritisePortfolio decision: invest, pivot or stop
- 05RoadmapProduct and technology roadmap
- 06ScaleInto strategic product development
Strategic Innovation Consulting services.
Select a service to see what is included, what you receive and the benefits.
Innovation Strategy & Portfolio
Decide where to play and how to win.
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Design Thinking Workshops
Customer-centred ideas, generated and tested fast.
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Technology Roadmapping
Plan which technologies to adopt, and when.
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Business Model Innovation
New ways to create and capture value.
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Open Innovation & Partnerships
Innovate faster with the right partners.
Learn moreInnovation Culture & Capability
Build a team that innovates every day.
Learn moreWhat changes for your business.
A clear innovation direction
Agreed focus areas tied to growth and margin goals.
A balanced portfolio
The right mix of incremental, adjacent and breakthrough projects.
Ideas that reach market
Stage-gates and governance that move the best ideas forward fast.
Strategic Innovation Consulting: common questions.
How is strategic innovation different from product development?
Strategic innovation decides what to develop and why: the opportunities, portfolio and roadmap. Product development then designs and engineers the chosen products. We do both, so strategy flows straight into engineering.
Do you run design thinking workshops?
Yes. We use design thinking to understand customers and generate ideas, then test them against technical, commercial and manufacturing reality.
4–8 week innovation strategy engagements, followed by ongoing portfolio and roadmap support.
Every engagement starts with a free consultation and a fixed-scope proposal with clear deliverables, timing and success measures.
Articles on Product Development.
Faster product development with AI and simulation
AI and simulation tools are compressing product development timelines: generating options, predicting performance and catching problems before prototypes and tools. Where they deliver real speed, and where physical testing still decides.
Case studyCase study: value engineering a mature power tool
A power tool brand’s best-selling drill had not been reviewed in six years while competitors cut prices. A cross-functional teardown generated 64 ideas; the top six cut unit cost by $4.10 and part count from 47 to 39, worth around $615,000 a year.
GD&T mistakes that drive up part cost
Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing communicates design intent precisely, but misapplied GD&T drives up tooling, inspection and scrap costs. The most common mistakes and how to tolerance moulded parts for both function and cost.
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Whether it’s a bold new product, a strategy that needs sharpening or an operation that should be doing more, a conversation with a senior consultant is the fastest way to find out what’s possible.
- Free initial consultation with a senior engineer
- Response within one business day
- Confidentiality and NDA available on request
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