Corporate Innovation Lab

Venture Capital

Financing provided to early-stage, high-potential startup companies in exchange for equity ownership.

Innovation Management

The systematic process of managing an organisation's innovation procedure from ideation to implementation.

Open Innovation

A business model where organisations use external ideas and paths to market alongside internal capabilities.

Digital Venturing

Creating new digital businesses or ventures within or alongside an established organisation.

Intrapreneurship

The practice of entrepreneurial behaviour within an established organisation to drive innovation.

Venture Building

The systematic creation of new businesses from scratch within a corporate or studio environment, providing capital, talent, infrastructure, and strategic guidance from inception.

Corporate Venture Capital

Investment of corporate funds directly into external startup companies to gain strategic benefits such as access to innovation, market intelligence, and potential acquisitions.

Lighthouse Project

A high-visibility pilot initiative designed to demonstrate the value of a new technology or approach, building organisational confidence and momentum for broader adoption.

Build vs Buy Analysis

A strategic decision framework for evaluating whether to develop technology capabilities internally or procure them from external vendors, weighing cost, time, differentiation, and risk.

A condition or circumstance that puts a company in a superior business position relative to competitors.

The process of identifying, analysing, and strategically engaging with individuals who have an interest in a project.

A strategic planning tool evaluating Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats facing an organisation.

The way an organisation delivers value, encompassing people, processes, technology, and governance structures.

A sales strategy where a vendor establishes an initial foothold with a small deployment and systematically grows the account through demonstrated value and expanded use cases.

The strategic upgrading of an organisation's technology infrastructure from legacy systems to modern architectures, enabling agility, scalability, and integration with AI capabilities.

The total revenue a business can expect from a single customer account throughout their relationship.

Innovation that creates a new market and value network, eventually disrupting existing markets and displacing established firms.