Designing innovation systems that create clarity, structure, and momentum.
Innovation doesn’t thrive on ideas alone — it requires structure, governance, and alignment with your strategic direction. Our Strategic Framework Design service helps organizations translate ambition into architecture: custom-built systems for managing innovation, venturing, or transformation.
We combine international standards (such as ISO 56001), organizational design principles, and scientific theory to create frameworks that are both rigorous and adaptable. Each design is tailored to the specific context of your organization, sector, and innovation maturity.
You can expect:
- A structured design process, from diagnostic to co-creation and delivery
- Frameworks that clarify roles, decision-making, and innovation governance
- Integration of internal processes with external collaboration or venturing models
- Visual tools and documentation to communicate and implement the framework
This service is ideal for corporates, public organizations and knowledge institutions seeking to embed innovation structurally — not as a project, but as a system.
Corporate Innovation Consultancy
Higher Education Consultancy
Public Sector Consultancy
Example: Double Diamond for Startup Ecosystems
Linking Design Thinking and Startup Ecosystems into a Unified Innovation Model
In collaboration with several ecosystem partners, we developed a framework that integrates Design Thinking principles with startup development logic — aligning human-centered exploration with scalable, venture-based execution.
This framework was created to help innovation teams, incubators, and ecosystem builders navigate the tension between creativity and structure. The design outlines three interlinked dimensions:
- Problem Framing (Design Thinking)
How might we deeply understand real-world needs, user behavior, and societal challenges? - Solution Shaping (Lean Startup)
How do we rapidly develop, test, and iterate scalable solutions in response to those needs? - System Anchoring (Ecosystem Thinking)
How do we embed ventures in a supportive system of policies, partners, and platforms?
The visual innographic has since been used by educators, innovation hubs, and public sector programs to clarify how different methodologies align — and where they diverge. It’s an example of how strategic frameworks don’t just provide internal clarity, but also foster alignment across networks and stakeholders.
Example: ISO-based Innovation Excellence Framework
Building an Innovation Excellence Framework Based on ISO 56001
In this project, we translated the principles of ISO 56001 into a practical Innovation Excellence Framework for use within higher education and public-sector organizations. The goal: embed a quality management approach into innovation systems — making them not only creative, but also consistent and accountable.
The framework bridges the gap between theory and implementation by organizing ISO 56001’s key elements into four interconnected domains:
- Strategic Anchoring
Aligning innovation ambitions with organizational purpose, leadership, and stakeholder needs. - Process Architecture
Designing a repeatable, scalable innovation funnel – from opportunity identification to implementation. - Performance & Learning
Embedding KPIs, feedback loops, and evaluation practices to ensure continuous improvement. - Culture & Capabilities
Defining the competencies, values, and incentives required to sustain innovation over time.
This framework helps organizations professionalize their innovation efforts by turning ISO-compliant thinking into a dynamic, living system. It has been used in audits, curriculum design, and institutional strategy development — demonstrating that innovation and quality can reinforce one another.
