We want to help

We have worked with a wide range of organisations, varying in location, type and size, in over 30 countries, and have supported over 700 teams from 50 countries to improve their outcomes.

We build tools, models and systems for innovation projects that have significant impact.

Greg working with participants at a workshop in Shenzhen

Our core team

Nicholas Coutts
Nick Coutts
Innovation, fundraising, finance
Previously: IBM, Smartology

Nick is an expert in the design, development and marketing of services. He has developed tools, processes and services that help companies go to market more effectively and efficiently, and help organisations maximise the value of their resources: people, time and equipment. At IBM, he was Vice President for Global Distribution Channel Strategy. His team designed and implemented Routes to Market, the process and tools to get new products and services to market quickly and effectively.

Gregory Pepper
Gregory Pepper
Product, operations, people
Previously: UNLEASH, Seedstars

Greg is a resourceful entrepreneur, innovation designer and facilitator, who has led programmes in innovation, sustainability and leadership for startups, corporates, NGOs and universities in over 20 countries. At UNLEASH, he built and led innovation programmes, including an incubator for solutions addressing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which has now supported over 325 startups. He was previously Regional Manager for Africa at Seedstars World. 

Jo Rabin
Jo Rabin
Technology, strategy
Previously: Deutsche Bank, Reuters

Jo is a Chartered Engineer and has led numerous software engineering teams. He was Head of Technology in the innovation team at Deutsche Bank, and led the development of the Reuters Forex Trading product (USD 2Tn/day). He invented NewsML, the international standard for news, and headed Reuters mobile efforts. Jo has been a startup founder, CTO, advisor and CTO-in-Residence at Telefónica’s accelerator, Wayra. He chaired a number of W3C working groups and wrote a dozen W3C notes and standards.

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