Ideation, Design and Testing
Use data to discover opportunities, frame problems, engage innovators, and develop valuable propositions. Test, build, and make them happen. Fast.
Make Innovation Productive and Deliver Value
We help organisations turn ambitious ideas into commercial and social value. Through our deep expertise in hypothesis-based problem-solving, opportunity-framing and lean design, we ensure innovation happens and delivers return on investment.
What We Do
Opportunity Discovery
Frame problems and opportunities through structured data analysis and user/customer research
Ideate and design propositions for new products, services, processes or business models
Formulate business cases to clearly articulate value and prioritise resources for efficient testing
Testing and Prototyping
Design experiments and test ideas to gather evidence and prove business cases
Create test-ready prototypes quickly and frugally to de-risk ideas and justify further resource commitment
Build, pilot and scale propositions to show feasibility and viability and deliver ROI
Open Innovation Engagement
Engage the innovator ecosystem to understand the art of the possible
Consult innovators who have tried, failed or succeeded to understand nuances and gather learnings
Gauge readiness and interest from innovators in the ecosystem to be potential partners
Why Studio Zao?
We’ve been intrapreneurs.
Making innovation happen from within established organisations isn’t easy.
From aligning decision-makers on the case for action, articulating compelling business cases that capture low-hanging fruit without compromising on long-term value, co-creating routes to experiment at speed compliantly, and building new things in an agile and scalable way.
We’ve been there ourselves.
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Innovation needs to deliver return on investment. So we always have our eye on value.
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Innovation in practice is very different to theory. So we adapt and flex continually as practitioners.
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Innovating in an organisation means you can’t be a lone wolf. So we know how to bring others along.
Our Work
Ready to make innovation happen?
Get in touch today to explore how Studio Zao can help your organisation make innovation happen and deliver better ROI.