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We tackle big questions and look for opportunity spaces.
Starting from the understandings of our researches, every time we spot an opportunity space we kick start independent projects that aims at ground-breaking results.
We conduct collaborative projects involving the members of our platform, blending academic and business purposes.
Global Insights
Throughout our editorial and academic activities, we investigate emerging global innovation trends.
Participatory Research
We invite international talents and thought leaders from the academic and business world to join our projects and research.
Fast Prototyping
We create and coordinate joint task forces, working with entrepreneurs, production and R&D managers in order to transform ideas into quick and conversational prototypes.
Corporate Scale-Up
While working on moonshot projects, we support organization in enhancing their innovation culture, with workshops and executive education.
How do we transform post-industrial clusters into global design centers?
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Barilla, Innovation Programs, Global Hackathons, Milltowns,
case study // project milltowns

In our research on food as fine agricultural product and on emerging trends in the baking industry, we identified a product innovation opportunity on Panettone – a rising star in the global market, with increasing popularity in California.
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case study // panettone

In our research on food as fine agricultural product and on emerging trends in the baking industry, we identified a product innovation opportunity on Panettone – a rising star in the global market, with increasing popularity in California.
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Is now the time for regional manufacturing?
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Panettone
Did we just entered in the post-consumerism age?
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Meaningful Companies, Disruptive Quality, Domori collaborations
case study // criollo society

We worked with Domori, a pioneer in the bean to bar chocolate sector, to strengthen the company’s thought leadership in the fine chocolate market, improve the customer relationship management, fine-tune the brand positioning and expand the business development strategy in the US market.
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change without borders
why we are in business
How Italy is working to spread innovation.
An interview of Marco Mari and Riccardo Illy that appeared on Wharton Business Knowledge.