Phase 4 · Product / Service Development · Build What You Can Actually Deliver
Innovation Sprint & Ideation Facilitation
The best innovation sessions are not the ones with the most people in the room. They are the ones with the best structure — because structure is what turns a brainstorm into a decision.
Innovation sprint and ideation facilitation is the structured design and facilitation of the intensive workshop sessions that generate, develop, and validate new ideas rapidly — using proven ideation methodologies to produce more ideas of higher quality in less time than unstructured brainstorming allows.
The Pain We Solve
You may recognise yourself in one of these.
Three audience scenarios · because the same service produces a different transformation depending on where you are in the business journey.
Scenario 1
The business that holds innovation workshops that produce excitement but no pipeline of developed ideas that survive the week after the session
The workshop was energising. The sticky notes covered the wall. And within a week, the ideas from the session had been forgotten and the pipeline was empty — because the session generated enthusiasm without producing developed, owned, actionable ideas.
Scenario 2
The leadership team that has a strategic challenge it needs to address with ideas from across the organisation but does not know how to facilitate a productive session
The challenge is defined. The team has the knowledge to address it. But the leadership's previous attempts have been dominated by the loudest voices and have failed to surface the genuinely innovative thinking that the team is capable of.
Scenario 3
The business that wants to run a design sprint or innovation hackathon but lacks the methodology and facilitation capability to make it productive
Design sprints and innovation hackathons are established formats. The business wants to use them. Nobody in the business has the facilitation expertise to run them well — and a poorly run sprint produces frustration rather than innovation.
The Impact It Creates
The Moment You Will Feel the Difference.
Innovation ideas generated in volume and quality beyond what unstructured brainstorming produces
Ideas developed and validated within the sprint so they enter the pipeline with assessed commercial potential
Full team contribution captured — not just the loudest voices
Sprint outcomes owned and actioned after the session rather than forgotten
What You Receive
The Specific Deliverables.
Tangible outputs · documented, dated, and yours to keep.
- Innovation sprint design — format, methodology, and session plan
- Facilitation of the sprint or ideation session
- Ideation output capture and synthesis
- Idea development and commercial validation within the sprint
- Post-sprint action plan and ownership assignment
- Innovation pipeline entry for sprint outputs
The Outcome
Where You Will Be on the Other Side.
The business emerges from the innovation sprint with a set of developed, validated, commercially assessed ideas that enter the pipeline with clear ownership and next steps — rather than the undeveloped enthusiasm that poorly structured sessions produce.
Primary Focus
Designing and facilitating innovation sprints and ideation sessions that produce developed, validated, commercially assessed ideas ready for pipeline entry.
KPI Measurement
- Ideas generated per sprint
- Sprint ideas entering pipeline
- Sprint outcomes actioned within 30 days
- Commercial validation completion rate
- Pipeline quality improvement from sprint vs baseline
Investment & ROI
Pricing Engineered Around the Value You Create.
Every engagement is sized against the value we believe we can create with you · the fee is always a fraction of the outcome. Four tiers · so the investment matches your stage of business.
Tier 1
Foundations
£5,000 – £15,000
Right for
Pre-startup, startup, and micro-business founders ready to build on evidence rather than instinct.
Typical Value Created
£100K+ in product-market fit acceleration and reduced rebuild waste
Engagement
4 – 8 weeks
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Tier 2
Acceleration
£15,000 – £50,000
Right for
Growing SMEs and established small businesses ready to scale a working model into the next revenue band.
Typical Value Created
£500K – £5M in scalable delivery capability and operational margin expansion
Engagement
8 – 16 weeks
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Tier 3
Transformation
£50,000 – £250,000
Right for
Medium enterprises and scale-stage businesses ready to commit to a multi-quarter, organisation-wide shift.
Typical Value Created
£2M – £20M in product economics, retention, and capability advantage
Engagement
3 – 9 months
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Tier 4
Enterprise
£250,000 – £2M+
Right for
Large enterprises, global operators, and complex organisations ready for a multi-year strategic partnership.
Typical Value Created
£10M+ in capability transformation, digital re-platforming, and operational moat
Engagement
12 months and onward
Target Return
5 – 10× ROI
within 12 – 18 months
Why We Price This Way
Every engagement is sized around the value we believe we can create with you. The fee is always a fraction of the outcome · typically 10 – 20% of the expected first-year return.
This is how we make sure pricing aligns with results. The conversation is never “what does this cost?” · it is always “what is this worth to your business?” We answer that together in the first call, transparently, and decide the right tier from there.
If we cannot articulate a credible 5–10× return for your specific situation, we will tell you in the first call. That honesty is part of why our clients trust us with the work that matters most.
Why This Conversation Matters
“The innovation sprint is not a team-building exercise. It is a commercial output. We design and run the session that produces that output.”
A 90-minute structured strategy session · produces a usable roadmap whether you engage further or not.
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