i-propeller is a social business innovation consultancy that has been operating commercially since 2007. It designs new services using an open innovation methodology that matches clients' challenges with social entrepreneurs. The methodology involves crowdsourcing ideas, developing business plans, prototyping solutions, and assisting with launches. i-propeller focuses on how organizations can innovate to address major social trends and has a network of over 1,500 social entrepreneurs across Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, and South America.

2. i-propeller is commercially active since Q4 2007The first clients

3. SocialBusinessInnovationMission: Propelling Social Business Innovation

4. Innovation Services i-propeller designs new services that are innovative, social and profitableSocialBusinessInnovationResearchAbout social businessinnovation and socialentrepreneurshipIncubator forSocial Entrepreneurs

5. Idea Lab Propelling Social Business Innovation

6. The i-propeller Innovation Services focus on how organisations can innovate towards today’s major emerging societal trends and increase their competitive edge.Social trends are important growth marketsImportant growth markets

7. i-propeller has unique access to, and intelligence about social entrepreneurs and social business innovationi-propeller designs new services that are innovative, social and profitableInnovation services

8. i-propeller consultancy servicesInnovation ServicesOpportunity identification

9. Crowdsourced ideation

10. Concept & Business plan developmentDeveloping new services that are both innovative, social and profitablePerformance management(KPI definition, governance, embedding, etc.)Workshops & facilitation CommunicationCreating and maintaining management frameworks & tools to initiate, motivate, measure and communicate changeChange ManagementIdea management systems (e.g. Idea Jams)Network processes Community management & operations supportiCoach(new business incubation)Developing & managing the methodologies and processes to implement system change to be more sustainable and social at local, national, European levelsOpen Innovation Networks & Platforms

11. Our open innovation methodologyA methodology fuelled by social entrepreneurs, as lead usersSocial Entrepreneurs focus on (*)(1) innovation (2) market orientation(3) public benefit (*) Source: Alex Nichols, Saïd Business School (Oxford University)Social Entrepreneurs innovate and…

12. Christopher Benz, CraftnetworkJamie Oliver, FifteenMuhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank…fuelled by Social Entrepreneurs

13. Geographic coverage of our networkAccess to over 1500 Social Entrepreneurs via an extensive academic and non-academic network60% in Europe10% in North America10% in Asia10% in Africa10% in South America

14. Unique Innovation Methodology

15. Define company’s key area of activitysubject to high impact by (new) social trendsModule 1: identifying the challenge

16. Crowdsourcing: identify the right match of ‘pioneering’ social entrepreneurs’to help solve the innovation challenge.Idea creation: stretch the innovation threshold and expose pioneering solutions to the innovation challengeSelect: assess and select with you the solution that has the most potential to improve your company’s competitive edge.Module 2: crowdsourcing and idea creation

17. Developinga business planOptional:i-design workshopModule 3: i-design

18. After i-propeller has designed the new service concept and worked out its business plan, it assists its clients in the prototyping and launch phase of the new service.Module 4: prototyping and launch phase

19. i-propeller supporting activitiesInnovation& Action LabIncubator for social enterprises

20. Laboratory for social service innovation

21. Creative meeting space for open innovation networks and platforms