ExperimentFirst
Unit of Wheelhouse Venture Partners
We've listened to the challenges of 73 directors & managers
How do you generate 3000%+ ROI through people innovation?
We help organisations design and run people innovation programs, which
Generate exceptional ROI
triple your innovation capacity
fast with no new hiring
embedded across your whole-org
low-cost
deliver results in 8-week sprints
Benefits, in the words of our customers
"We were drawn to your low-cost model of people innovation on a subscription"
"I love your model as it democratises innovation, allowing me to combine top-down and bottom-up innovation..."
"I enjoyed how you innovated with us, as co-founders, ensuring long-term skills building across our teams..."
"Your model is helping us create a culture of innovation at scale..."
"You helped innovation happen at speed, being able to take results in just 8 weeks, back to the business unit..."
Co.Creator is running learning accelerators for 10 organisations, accelerated over 50 internal and external startups
Examples (click on more details)
Worldwide Incubator
A global network (30+ organisations) are using Co.Creator, as a low-cost way to build an worldwide incubator for innovation in education
Growth Incubator
A technology business is using Co.Creator to quickly launch an internal incubator to foster growth in exploring new markets
Solve strategic problems
Big national and international social sector organisations are using Co.Creator to solve their product and service problems
Innovation Leadership
Organisations are using Co.Creator's model to build internal capacity and retain 'emerging leaders' program, with a compelling innovation training program
Distribution
Value-Customer-Fit
Problem-Customer-Fit
Innovation-Strategy-Fit
How...
Product
Development
Why...
Strategy
Development
What...
Customer
Development
When...
Business Model
Development
Testing...
Our capacity and time...
16+ hours of one to ones with us,
20+ hours of co-creating,
20+ hours of "getting out of the building", debriefing insights
16+ hours of one to ones with virtual co-founder,
20+ hours of co-creating,
15+ hours of knowledge and skills development
20+ "getting out of the building interviews
Depending on the solutions taken forward. We offer virtual Chief Technology Officer, Chief Design Officer
Depending on the decision on which solutions to scale. We offer virtual Chief Marketing Officers and Commercialising Innovation experts
SCALE
Subscribe to one or more of these 8-week sprints
SEED
SOLUTION
SEARCH
We've iterated the design of accelerator models to ensure impact in multiple contexts
During SEED and SEARCH we create a virtual team, allowing problems and innovations to be explored in a systematic way without the loss of existing roles and capacity, making easier to get sign-off. As proof points increase, the time committment increases, thereby reducing the risks
Each sprint is 8 weeks, which is long enough to show results and short enough to create a sense of urgency
Multiple entry points into a minimum viable innovation system. If you already have a problem, then go straight into SEARCH sprint. If you've got early adopter customers, then start with the SOLUTION sprint
We offer co-founders who join your team (not a consultant, mentor or advisor). This is a process expert, embedded into your team who pushes, prods, and pokes holes throughtout the 8 weeks in an intense way. Our co-founder mindset and approach ensures that innovation is not done 'to' you, but with you - so the skills remain inside your organisation long after the accelerator
Focus on...
Each 8 week sprint is highly focused - the outcomes are measurable. For example with SEARCH we are looking for traction (customers, users) in a core, adjacent or disruptive space
*For a more detailed view of our lean accelerator design, let's talk over an innovation coffee
Options
Trial
Join an existing digital incubator. A place (limited availability) working with 2 team members
March-April - fully booked
July-August - 6 spaces left
Team/
Department wide
Apply for 5 ideas/teams to go through 8 weeks of intense support followed by 8 months of ongoing support=£8K per team/idea
Org-wide
Price on application, to help create a culture of innovation
Free Tools
Access our lean innovation accelerator model and one-page tools (Innovation test, innovation canvas, customer scripts, value proposotions, pretototypes)
Sign-up to access our weekly digest of free-tools and the chance to win a free seat on Co.Creator (worth £5k-£10K)
Zevae M. Zaheer
Founder: People Innovation Director
- Director of Innovation, TeachForAll
- Head of Market Intelligence, Detica
- Masters: Computing Science
Let's talk over an innovation coffee (or tea)
Chris Geary
Partner: Co.Creator
- Innovation Programme Director, Orange Business Services
- Global Competency Head,
- MBA/Computing Science
- Share our successes (and failures) in designing an ultra low-cost innovation accelerator
- Access our free innovation toolkit
- Free co-design of your own accelerator model
- Access to a our global network of innovation directors
- Interested in applying to join us
- Join the dots and partner with us
- Speak to any organisation running Co.Creator