miles finch innovation capabilities

Idea Centric Strategically DrivenHumanely Conscious

Our Firm’s Capabilities

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WE HELP ORGANIZATIONS

CREATE AND INCUBATE IDEAS

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Our areas of expertise focus on four core

drivers of organizational innovation:

• Creating the environment for innovation

• Creating supporting infrastructure &

processes

• Creating strategic frameworks that

focus the organization on key goals

• Creating and incubating ideas that

align with business objectives.

What We Do


What’s Up with the Name?MILES FINCH INNOVATION WAS

INSPIRED BY CHARLES DARWIN

The multiple species of finches he discovered on

the Galapagos Islands played a key role in

shaping his evolution and natural selection

theory.

Although he had studied much about species

evolution, it was his discovery of the Galapagos

finches that helped him connect the dots.

“Miles” simply represents the path he had to

travel in order to experience his “aha” moment.

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OUR MISSION

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To help our clients build better innovative

cultures and processes so they can capture

value from their organization’s creativity.

“AS COMPANIES PURSUE THE HOLY GRAIL OF INNOVATION,

THEY’RE ESSENTIALLY CONTRACTING TO BECOME MORE

CREATIVE. THE IMPLICATIONS ARE

ENORMOUS. BUT, THE REWARDS CAN BE TRANSFORMATIVE.”

- TONY VENGROVEFOUNDER & CEO


We Offer a Full Range of Services Centered Around Innovation

CONSUMER EXPERIENCE

MAPPING

INSIGHT ACTIVATION

PORTFOLIO STRATEGY

EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING

CREATIVE FACILITATION

NEW PRODUCT CONCEPTING

VISION, MISSION & VALUES DEVELOPMENT

CULTURAL ASSESMENTS

TEAM BUILDING & DiSC ASSESMENTS

IDEA CLIMATE EQUATION® WORKSHOP

TECHNOLOGY & IP SCOUTING

CONCEPT INCUBATION

RAPID PRODUCT OPTIMIZATION


We Search for the Truth…

WE DECONSTRUCT THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE TO

IDENTIFY INSIGHTS AND PRESSURE POINTS THAT

CAN BE EXPLOITED WITH INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

Need-Recognition Consideration Usage Post-Consumption

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in

[behavioral]

sight


… and Incubate Ideas Until they Hit the Sweet Spot

WE UNDERSTAND THAT INNOVATION

REQUIRES CREATIVE IDEAS THAT

ALIGN WITH CONSUMER NEEDS AND

INTERNAL CONSTRAINTS.

“YOUR ODDS OF HITTING THE SWEET SPOT AFTER ONE

BRAINSTORM SESSION IS MINIMAL. IT’S CRITICAL TO

INCUBATE SPARKS OF IDEAS AND GIVE THEM TIME TO

GROW INTO ATTRACTIVE AND FEASIBLE OPPORTUNITIES.”


Our Alliance with Insight Strategy Group Provides Access to a Full Range of Marketing & Research Capabilities

Located in Manhattan, Insight

Strategy is a full-service research and

strategy firm that inspires its clients

to build innovative and impactful

experiences for their consumers.

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Truth + Possibility = Inspiration


What Makes Us Different?WE DON’T STOP AT CREATING

IDEAS.

WE WORK HARD TO CONNECT IDEAS

TO TECHNOLOGIES SO THEY

TRANSFORM FROM AN IDEA ON A

PIECE OF PAPER TO A FEASIBLE

PROTOTYPE. “WE DON’T WANT TO EVER LEAVE YOU STRANDED

WITH A STACK OF IDEAS YOU CAN’T EXECUTE. WE

SCAN THE GLOBE TO LOOK FOR CAPABILITIES YOU

CAN USE TO BEGIN R&D EXPLORATION.”


We Focus on the Innovation You Actually Need

THINK OF US AS PRAGMATIC

DREAMERS.

“We need to innovate” is too broad of an

objective. We work with clients to develop a

strategic framework to determine what kind

of innovation is actually required to build the

business.

“IT’S EASY TO BRAINSTORM RADICAL IDEAS THAT CAN’T

BE EXECUTED. WE DON’T CHASE DISRUPTIVE

INNOVATION JUST FOR THE SAKE OF IT. WE RECOGNIZE

THAT MOST BUSINESS SITUATIONS CALL FOR

INNOVATION THAT IS STRATEGIC AND ADDS VALUE

TO THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCE.”


We Embrace Diversity of Thinking

Our diverse network of industry experts can

participate in framing strategic challenges and

brainstorming solutions. We believe diversity is

the friend of creativity and strive to surround

our clients with stimulating perspective that

opens minds and

creates fresh context.

HOW WOULD A MECHANICAL ENGINEER OR A STATISTICIAN SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

WHAT WOULD THEY SAY THE PROBLEM IS?


We Believe Innovation Should Be Experienced First-Hand

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WE DESIGN EXPEDITIONARY EVENTS THAT INSPIRE NEW IDEAS

Based on your learning objectives, we curate

a tour of innovative businesses and products

that allow you to interact with creative

entrepreneurs who are solving similar

problems.

EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING EVENTS GET CLIENTS OUT

OF THE OFFICE INTO CREATIVE ENVIRONMENTS

SO THEY GET INSPIRED TO MAKE

NOVEL CONNECTIONS AND CREATE IDEAS


We Help Build Creative Leadership SkillsCREATIVITY IS THE FUEL FOR INNOVATION.

YET, MANY LEADERS HAVE NEVER BEEN

TRAINED ON BUILDING CREATIVE CULTURES

OR MANAGING CREATIVE EMPLOYEES. WE

CAN HELP!

The Idea Climate Equation® is our proprietary

teaching tool that guides a conversation on

corporate innovation and creativity.- Team workshops- Executive level mentoring- Keynote speeches

“ACCORDING TO IBM’S 2010 GLOBAL CEO SURVEY,

CREATIVITY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT LEADERSHIP

ATTRIBUTE CEOS WANT IN THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.”

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We Promote Collaboration

Innovation teams require great communication

skills to effectively collaborate and build trust. We

utilize

Everything DiSC® assessment tools to craft

teambuilding sessions that invite communication

and understanding.

“WE HELP BUILD A BETTER WORKPLACE

ONE RELATIONSHIP AT A TIME.”

FEATURED DiSC® TOOLS:

• WORKPLACE PROFILE• WORK OF LEADERS

PROFILE• 363 FOR LEADERS PROFILE• MANAGEMENT PROFILE • SALES PROFILE


We are Predisposed to ActionIN•NO•VATE: VERB

The intersection of strategy, innovation and

creativity forms the letters ‘ate’ – the Latin

suffix which means: to do, to make, to act

upon.

It’s a friendly reminder that innovation is not

about thinking of new things but actually doing

new things.

That’s why we prefer the word innovate.

It invites action, not definition.


How can we help?

TONY VENGROVE, FOUNDER & [email protected]

MOBILE: 203-788-2665

WWW.MILESFINCHINNOVATION.COM

IN A PINCH? CALL THE FINCH!


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