Innovation consultants who get ideas tested, fast.
We help teams move from ideas to tested concepts in weeks, not months, with customers involved from the start.
Our facilitators have worked with
When teams call us
- A new product or service idea that needs validation
- A growth target without a clear path to it
- Teams full of ideas but few real experiments
- Innovation projects that stall in committees
The fastest way to a good idea is to test many ideas early.
The Brightspots promiseInnovation built on what already works
The best new ideas often grow from something that already works: a loyal customer group, a strength nobody uses yet, a team that experiments on its own. We find these bright spots and build on them.
Find the bright spots
Somewhere in your organisation, a team already gets it right. We find these moments before the workshop, in short interviews and a quick pulse check.
See why they work
In the room, your people take these successes apart: what exactly do they do differently, and what makes it possible?
Choose what to copy
The group decides which few behaviours to spread. Focus wins: three changes people carry out beat ten that stay on a slide.
Leave with owners
Every decision gets a name, a first step and a date. You walk out with a plan your team built and wants to deliver.
Inspired by the "bright spots" principle that Chip and Dan Heath describe in their book Switch.
Innovation consulting, step by step
Choose the modules you need. We combine them into one clear plan around what should be different afterwards.
Innovation workshops
A few focused days in which a small team moves from challenge to tested prototype.
Outcome: evidence and a clear go or no-go
Customer discovery interviews
Your team learns what customers really need, before you build anything.
Outcome: validated customer insights
Business model workshops
Turn an idea into a business model with a clear customer, offer and revenue logic.
Outcome: a business model you can test
Innovation strategy and portfolio
Decide where to play, which bets to fund and how to measure progress.
Outcome: a focused innovation portfolio
Innovation training for teams
Your teams learn to run experiments and sprints on their own.
Outcome: teams that innovate without outside help
OKRs for innovation
Set learning goals and measurable outcomes for innovation projects.
Outcome: innovation that shows results
Start small or go all the way
Every engagement starts with a short briefing call about what should be different and by when. Then you choose the format that fits.
Kick-start
A diagnosis and one focused leadership workshop. Momentum within weeks.
Programme
Diagnosis, workshops, enablement and reviews over several months.
Sparring on demand
A senior partner for your leaders, exactly when it matters.
Two senior consultants. One goal: your outcome.
Jörn Steinz (MBA)
Founder · innovation and OKR expertJörn brings clear structure, strong workshop design and engaging facilitation. He has designed and run more than 1.000 workshops and trainings since 2014. Before founding the innovation consultancy INNOMINDS, he spent over ten years at Accenture, XING and the freenet Group, developing new products and services. He is the team's expert for innovation and OKRs, and he also facilitates strategy and leadership workshops. He holds an MBA from EADA Business School in Barcelona.
Oliver Pasdzior
Strategy and leadership expertOliver supports leadership teams in aligning strategic priorities, making clear decisions together and turning transformation into measurable results. He is particularly strong on the human side of change and facilitates complex discussions with analytical clarity, empathy and pragmatic structure.
Questions about our innovation consultants
What happens in an innovation workshop?
A few focused days in which a small team moves from a clear challenge to a tested prototype, with real customer feedback. You leave with evidence instead of opinions, and a clear go or no-go.
Which methods do you use?
We combine human-centred design, customer interviews, lean experiments and business model innovation, and we choose what fits your challenge.
Who leads your innovation work?
Jörn Steinz, founder and innovation expert. Before founding the innovation consultancy INNOMINDS, he spent over ten years at Accenture, XING and the freenet Group developing new products and services.
Where do the workshops take place?
At your office, at a venue of your choice, or at an offsite location we help you find, in Copenhagen, Dublin, Paris, Barcelona, Zurich or anywhere else in Europe. We also run online and hybrid sessions.
How quickly can we start?
Often within a few weeks. After a short briefing call you receive a tailored workshop design, and we block dates together.
What does a workshop cost?
Every workshop is designed for your goal, so we quote after a short briefing call. You receive a clear offer that includes preparation, facilitation and documentation of results.
What should be different after your workshop?
Share your goal, your group and your timing. You get an answer within 24 hours, and a first workshop design after a short briefing call.
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