Raising your internal innovation game
As they become more central to company strategy, more demands are being made of Design and Innovation teams. In response to this, leaders are evolving their team’s purpose, developing new skills and ways of working more quickly. We draw on decades of experience, advising and supporting to accelerate the growth of your team’s impact.
Outputs
Design / innovation team strategy
It’s critical that you articulate your team’s purpose within your organisation and how this will evolve. To do this, we’ll help you devise a vision, build a value proposition and identify the capabilities you need for an action plan.
Principles, processes and tools
We help distil your strategy into principles and frameworks, develop processes to embed this into new ways of working, and craft communication tools to engage the organisation.
Training and mentoring
We design and deliver engaging programmes to upskill your innovation team or individual team members. These are tailored to your needs and supported by clear, compelling materials.
Case studies
Defining and communicating a new strategic pillar
Defining Design’s winning role in corporate strategy
Design leadership programme and content
‘Plan came with fresh perspectives, crystal clear insights and some difficult “home truths” – and they left us with a clear direction, a stronger sense of purpose and new capabilities. They did all of this in a humble, respectful and genuine way, making the whole project a pleasure to work on.’
‘Working with the Plan team was an absolute pleasure and an inspiring experience. The fruitful discussions and the final outcome really helped open top management’s eyes to the strategic power of design. They identified opportunities and developed an actionable roadmap to implement their recommendations.’
‘Plan helped us navigate a particularly fuzzy and complex project – defining our perspective on Designing for the Underserved. Kevin and the team are terrific thought partners; they brought great perspective and candid advice. The result was a set of crisp and actionable principles; all brought to life
in a compelling and highly relevant way.’
Views
How Industrial Design is evolving
Structures, resources and perspectives to boost creativity
How can I increase the impact of design in my organisation?
There are many reasons to be cheerful about automation.
Six pitfalls fo working from home and the case for working together in offices
An article by Be Kaler Pilgrim for Futureheads
Design Thinking was the most potent pitch of design to business in history.
So what the hell is a Design Leader? From Maestros to Scholars, there is no…
So what is mentoring all about? How can young designers find a mentor? And, how…
The RAZR story provides a strong case of an emergent, learning, and responsive strategy.
Frame the problem, framing drives focus.