Making Innovation Happen

We help organisations make innovations real and deliver return on investment.

Ideation, Design and Testing

Use data to frame problems and opportunities, engage innovators, and develop propositions.

Build, test, and make them happen. Fast.

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Innovation Strategy & Capability

Developing strategic roadmaps for innovation projects and organisations.

Build the capabilities to deliver innovation repeatedly and productively.

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We’re pragmatic and focused on value.

We’ve applied our expertise across private sector corporations, public sector bodies, academia, and small businesses. Making innovation happen is a journey, whatever type of organisation you’re in.
We’ve been there, as intrapreneurs, and this is one of the things that makes us different.

Pragmatic

Innovation in practice, on-the-ground, is very different to theories. So we adapt and flex continually as practitioners.

Value-Focused

Innovation needs to deliver a return on investment. So we always have our eye on value.

Inclusive

Innovating in an organisation means you can’t be a lone wolf. So we bring others along the journey.

What Our Clients Say

“Working with Studio Zao has been innovative and refreshing. Their methodology has shaped our Digital and AI strategy, helping us navigate VUCA challenges with agility. We’ve developed real digital innovation use cases across Pharma, Beauty, and LATAM teams, incorporating their lean methodology to minimise risk and boost business success.”

Fabio Di Memmo
Vice President, Digitalisation, AptarGroup
“Studio Zao have been an instrumental partner for us in SFP. They have been helping us innovate on our agile journey, taking us from a strategic framing of the opportunity to piloting in practice. They blend the ability to engage strategically to frame and communicate innovative change while also making it simple and pragmatic to put into practice, deliver value, and always a pleasure to work with.”

Benoit Henry
Agile Transformation Lead, PMI Smoke-Free Products
“Studio Zao worked with us all the way through a complex journey involving academia, large and small business, running two successful workshops and hacks. This has given us a highly engaged network to back our bid for further UK Innovate funding.”

Gary Frost
Professor of Nutrition and Dietetics, Imperial College London
“Studio Zao took us through a strategic and immersive venture building process. It was insightful to see how the teams’ propositions transformed through customer engagement and validation, with three propositions going forward into pilots and a number of entrepreneurial talents recognised in the business.”

Emily Haynes
Head of Incubation, Pentland Brands
“The insight gathering, casting, research, planning, delivery and amalgamation into the final published report was well executed. The team brought expertise and an elevation of the conversation which enabled South London Partnership to play a convening role and allowed organisations from a range of sectors to collaborate openly in shaping the discussions and outcomes. Studio Zao are quick, responsive and work efficiently which was essential for this piece of work. The team were tenacious and helped us keep on track to deliver at pace.”

Polly Persechino
Head of Economy, Skills and Employment, South London Partnership