Build Innovation Capabilities

We find your innovation talent
hidden gems and unlock their potential.

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Developing and retaining innovation talent has never been more critical.

A workforce fit for the future needs innovation talent or intrapreneurs: capable of capturing growth opportunities in rapidly changing markets, breeding agility, speed and resilience.

The thing is, much of the innovation talent and intrapreneurial potential already exists in organisations — it’s just not being uncovered and harnessed.

We help organisations find their (often hidden) innovation talent and unlock their potential to drive commercially significant propositions.

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Upskill In Innovation

Testimonials

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“Brilliantly done, very clear, easy to follow and professional quality. I’m very happy. Please pass it on to the rest of the team: the verdict of the one week sprint is absolutely a success!”

Katie C.

Head of Profession for Entrepreneurship, UK Civil Service

“Studio Zao has organised an energising entrepreneurship bootcamp to help cancer researchers create new commercial opportunities based on their work. Overall feedback has been very positive, and it’s been great to hear attendees say that the bootcamp gave them the courage to build their own company in the future.”

Andy Carr

Business Development Manager, Institute of Cancer Research

”I truly believe that this is a great experience, and the methodologies can be applied to many areas in Aptar to develop and think in a more agile way when delivering solutions.

Rosangela Schneider

HR Director LATAM, Aptar

“We hosted the most awesome global webinar with Studio Zao on ‘The Power of Intrapreneurship and Innovation’ and it was an exciting journey of an intrapreneur, with practical tools and ideas, inspiring stories, and an amazing passion for innovation.”

Jennifer Zhang

V-Lab Manager, Vodafone

What we do

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Innovation Talent

The success of innovation isn’t actually about a specific bet or idea; it’s about the team behind it and whether they are able to make it happen under conditions of uncertainty and complexity.

We help you find and sponsor the right intrapreneurial talent and teams in your organisation, capable of delivery step changes in innovation value:

Practical — We don’t use obscure formulae or fancy mapping; instead, we challenge your people to reveal their capability and tenacity to innovate
Factual — We zero-in on the right talent based on their actions and behaviours on a structured and real innovation journey
Actionable — The resulting cohort of intrapreneurs will be able tackle the most pressing problems and capture the most strategic opportunities

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Upskill

in Innovation

Innovation requires a specific skillset and an enabling environment to thrive. Those leading innovation must understand what effective leadership and governance looks like; while those doing innovation must be fluent in fundamental methods and practices.

We help you build up innovation capabilities across teams and leaders by co-designing internal innovation upskilling programmes with you, based on your current capabilities, ambitions and challenges:

Intrapreneurship and innovation fundamentals
Putting internal innovation into practice
Effective innovation leadership and governance
Rapid experimentation

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Testimonials

1 2 3 4

“Brilliantly done, very clear, easy to follow and professional quality. I’m very happy. Please pass it on to the rest of the team: the verdict of the one week sprint is absolutely a success!”

Katie C.

Head of Profession for Entrepreneurship, UK Civil Service

“Studio Zao has organised an energising entrepreneurship bootcamp to help cancer researchers create new commercial opportunities based on their work. Overall feedback has been very positive, and it’s been great to hear attendees say that the bootcamp gave them the courage to build their own company in the future.”

Andy Carr

Business Development Manager, Institute of Cancer Research

”I truly believe that this is a great experience, and the methodologies can be applied to many areas in Aptar to develop and think in a more agile way when delivering solutions.

Rosangela Schneider

HR Director LATAM, Aptar

“We hosted the most awesome global webinar with Studio Zao on ‘The Power of Intrapreneurship and Innovation’ and it was an exciting journey of an intrapreneur, with practical tools and ideas, inspiring stories, and an amazing passion for innovation.”

Jennifer Zhang

V-Lab Manager, Vodafone

Check out our online course.

Our flagship online self-directed training it’s an interactive and practical learning and development journey that includes 30+ video tutorials and 9 core tools over 5 hours of guided work.

Equip your people with must-have innovation skills to future-proof your organisation and their development.

Get grounded in the fundamentals