Solveo is a strategic design and innovation consultancy that works with companies to create customer-centric approaches to innovation through new brands, products, and services. They utilize open innovation, crowdsourcing, and multidisciplinary teams to help clients address challenges and identify opportunities. Solveo offers services such as innovation consulting, events, education, digital platforms, and crowdfunding campaigns to help companies innovate and strengthen their position in changing markets.
The purpose of Productized is to help innovators create successful products.
Making a great product is super-tough. Productized helps entrepreneurs make their early prototypes and access the resources they need to succeed.
We fight for a culture of innovation and productization for both public and private organizations. We bridged several Lisbon Universities, research laboratories, established companies and startup founders.
We have tons of great technologies being created in several Universities, research labs, and even companies but, they are not being productized. Why is that? How can we make it visible?
We believe in human-centered methodologies, product design and product management within startups as well as in established companies to craft thoughtful product experiences.
Because great economies and companies live from great product and services experiences.
This impact report is a small showcase of that work and our thank you to all the partners, mentors, volunteers and staff who help the success of product-driven innovators!
Thank you for your commitment towards our association. We won't let you down.
A list of the major projects I have managed, classified in the following categories: Entrepreneurship, process methodologies, it development, event coordination.
The purpose of Productized is to help innovators create successful products.
Making a great product is super-tough. Productized helps entrepreneurs make their early prototypes and access the resources they need to succeed.
We fight for a culture of innovation and productization for both public and private organizations. We bridged several Lisbon Universities, research laboratories, established companies and startup founders.
We have tons of great technologies being created in several Universities, research labs, and even companies but, they are not being productized. Why is that? How can we make it visible?
We believe in human-centered methodologies, product design and product management within startups as well as in established companies to craft thoughtful product experiences.
Because great economies and companies live from great product and services experiences.
This impact report is a small showcase of that work and our thank you to all the partners, mentors, volunteers and staff who help the success of product-driven innovators!
Thank you for your commitment towards our association. We won't let you down.
A list of the major projects I have managed, classified in the following categories: Entrepreneurship, process methodologies, it development, event coordination.
Know How is a new programme for the cultural sector in the East Midlands, designed to take your organisation on a journey placing digital and design thinking at the heart of what you do.
2nd annual Social Business Collaboration - Main PR Maria Willamowius
One of Europe´s best conferences for strategic approach in the field of Social Collaboration and Business Intelligence. To see the full panel of speakers and more details regarding keynotes, top-speakers, program and schedule, please follow this link: http://collaboration2013.we-conect.com/en/
CHOICE is a 4-month innovation & transformation program for your employees. We believe each company has a resource for innovation. And innovation starts from within a company. During CHOICE program we focus on your most valuable resources — employees — to kick off innovation culture and growth mindset.
The applications for the 2015 Startup Braga Acceleration Program are open until March 15. It will run for 3 months with a limited number of teams. This time the focus will be on Mobile/ eCommerce, MedTech and Nano Technology.
Why join us:
Startup Braga Acceleration program is a great opportunity to push your startup forward, the 7 teams participating in the 2014 edition managed to raised over 1.7 Million euros in funding even before the demo day. We connect you with over 50 entrepreneurs, investors, industry experts and executives and we also provide office space 24/7, access to a network of startup providers, top-notch workshops and a community of over 30 startups. In the end, you also have the opportunity to participate in our international roadshow. No equity is taken.
Apply here: www.f6s.com/startupbragaaccelerationprogram
Level Up Your Team: Front-End Development Best PracticesMediacurrent
Front-end web development is a critical aspect of software development. This is why the demand for skilled front-end developers is higher every year.
This webinar is an overview of best practices and standards of front-end development directly from the team who has worked with some of the world's top brands.
Companies are seeing lower success rates on social media and diminishing conversion rates on the web - a trend that has put us all, especially content marketers, in the position to prove the ROI or face severe fiscal cuts.
In this presentation, Sr. Digital Strategist Dawn Borglund will discuss the following challenges that we’re facing as a community and how it relates to content marketing on our websites, social media, and email:
-How do I increase conversions?
-Why are my traditional tactics (Facebook posts, blogs, link building, SEO etc) no longer working?
-How do I reach a larger or more targeted audience?
-How do I find a balance between personable content and advertising?
-What metrics should I show my boss to prove long term ROI for my Drupal website?
-What Drupal tools can I use to help me get there?
An introduction to multi channel content strategyReading Room
Originally presented by Simon Nash for UKTI Export Week webinars. An hour long run through of the key principles of content strategy and content marketing.
Innovasjon i rakettfart
Paul Bowman - Director @ Market Gravity London
Chaudhuri Saurav - Director @ Market Gravity London
London baserte Market Gravity hjelper verdens ledende selskaper med å skape og lansere innovative ideer og tjenester fra "post-it" lapper til prototyper på bare 60 dager. Fra før har selskaper som Boots, Barclay og British Gas fått hjelp til innovasjon i rakettfart. Chaudhuri og Paul kommer fra London for å lede hackaton'en og presentere metodogikken og tankene bak på First Tuesday på kvelden 4.sept.
Join our tribe of successful start-ups. Start your business with a team of talented and competent experts in programming, design, web design and online marketing, working together on making your business successful.
Know How is a new programme for the cultural sector in the East Midlands, designed to take your organisation on a journey placing digital and design thinking at the heart of what you do.
2nd annual Social Business Collaboration - Main PR Maria Willamowius
One of Europe´s best conferences for strategic approach in the field of Social Collaboration and Business Intelligence. To see the full panel of speakers and more details regarding keynotes, top-speakers, program and schedule, please follow this link: http://collaboration2013.we-conect.com/en/
CHOICE is a 4-month innovation & transformation program for your employees. We believe each company has a resource for innovation. And innovation starts from within a company. During CHOICE program we focus on your most valuable resources — employees — to kick off innovation culture and growth mindset.
The applications for the 2015 Startup Braga Acceleration Program are open until March 15. It will run for 3 months with a limited number of teams. This time the focus will be on Mobile/ eCommerce, MedTech and Nano Technology.
Why join us:
Startup Braga Acceleration program is a great opportunity to push your startup forward, the 7 teams participating in the 2014 edition managed to raised over 1.7 Million euros in funding even before the demo day. We connect you with over 50 entrepreneurs, investors, industry experts and executives and we also provide office space 24/7, access to a network of startup providers, top-notch workshops and a community of over 30 startups. In the end, you also have the opportunity to participate in our international roadshow. No equity is taken.
Apply here: www.f6s.com/startupbragaaccelerationprogram
Level Up Your Team: Front-End Development Best PracticesMediacurrent
Front-end web development is a critical aspect of software development. This is why the demand for skilled front-end developers is higher every year.
This webinar is an overview of best practices and standards of front-end development directly from the team who has worked with some of the world's top brands.
Companies are seeing lower success rates on social media and diminishing conversion rates on the web - a trend that has put us all, especially content marketers, in the position to prove the ROI or face severe fiscal cuts.
In this presentation, Sr. Digital Strategist Dawn Borglund will discuss the following challenges that we’re facing as a community and how it relates to content marketing on our websites, social media, and email:
-How do I increase conversions?
-Why are my traditional tactics (Facebook posts, blogs, link building, SEO etc) no longer working?
-How do I reach a larger or more targeted audience?
-How do I find a balance between personable content and advertising?
-What metrics should I show my boss to prove long term ROI for my Drupal website?
-What Drupal tools can I use to help me get there?
An introduction to multi channel content strategyReading Room
Originally presented by Simon Nash for UKTI Export Week webinars. An hour long run through of the key principles of content strategy and content marketing.
Innovasjon i rakettfart
Paul Bowman - Director @ Market Gravity London
Chaudhuri Saurav - Director @ Market Gravity London
London baserte Market Gravity hjelper verdens ledende selskaper med å skape og lansere innovative ideer og tjenester fra "post-it" lapper til prototyper på bare 60 dager. Fra før har selskaper som Boots, Barclay og British Gas fått hjelp til innovasjon i rakettfart. Chaudhuri og Paul kommer fra London for å lede hackaton'en og presentere metodogikken og tankene bak på First Tuesday på kvelden 4.sept.
Join our tribe of successful start-ups. Start your business with a team of talented and competent experts in programming, design, web design and online marketing, working together on making your business successful.
Globalization creates many opportunities but also challenges for businesses today.
While some challenges may be particular to a country or sector, there are many challenges that SMEs around the world have in common.
Numerous barriers exist, so in order for SMEs to not only survive and grow, they must be armed with the correct tools and strategies to overcome these challenges and thrive.
While there are some that the individual business cannot control (at least for now) that does not mean they should sit back and do nothing.
A business that decides to understand the challenges and develop a program for finding solutions is a business that puts itself in a position to achieve success.
According to The Marketer of 2022 Report by Brandwatch, digital insights and methods of collecting consumer data are at the top of mind for marketers this year. With that in mind, social listening is looking at what people are talking about online, on forums, social media, underneath news articles, and on websites. Learn what social listening is, and the 5 steps to launch a successful social listening program.
Key Takeaways:
Learn the framework to launching a successful program including; the “why”, understanding the benefits, sharing insights, “surprise and delight”, and time.
This 14 Week Bootcamp starts 29th April 2020 and helps business owners tackle the widespread disruption to small and medium businesses dues to COVID 19. It is crucial to take measures and formulate action plans to mitigate risks on impacts to business operations.
For most businesses, this involves renewing business models, customer acquisition, finding new revenue streams and always, always be innovating.
This Innovation Program, designed by The Scale Institute at Charles Sturt University, is tailored to ensure your business not only can survive, but continues to thrive!
The cost is $150 per week and involves a 3-hour commitment from those who enrol in the program.
A practical introduction to - and overview of - the entrepreneurship journey, based on the ecosystem in Copenhagen area. From a lecture, I gave at Aalborg University CPH for engineer candidates (cand.polyt study) in the 'Entrepreneurship, Innovation & Business models'-course as part of the 'Converging Mediatechnology' track.
The Digital Product School is a 3-month full-time program by UnternehmerTUM GmbH which aims at educating the next generation of digital product makers.
Similar to Solveo - new opportunities in the palm of your hand (20)
The idea is to set up platforms that turn energy from the human step into electricity. The platform is connected to three generators which at one step produce 5 to 8W, which is enough to water one LED lamp for 30 seconds. This energy is collected in batteries and then used for lighting. The platforms would be set up at locations across Skopje where there is the largest flow of people. The purpose of this solution is more efficient energy production and saving money.
Healthy means wealthy - is the motto of this team. It's an online platform for fresh and healthy delivery of food from local agricultural farms to your home twice a week.
Solar panels are the future of renewable energy. This team created a solution where on the top of the buildings will be solar panels which will create energy additionally the panels can be placed on the windows.
The Skopje Recycling platform offers a complete visual identity of the new process and way of selecting waste through the use of smart boxes specially inventorized and designed for this platform that can recognize the material that they fill and communicate to what level they are filled with waste . The platform is intended to replace the well-known green plastic containers, from which the waste is most often pour around as well as changing citizen habits for selecting waste through a tailored communication strategy integrated into the platform itself.
This solution will separate the waste from the water, which is a very common problem. This will be conducted by carefully designed sensors which will measure the capacity of waste and the level of water running through the pipes.
One City - One App provides a solutions for multiple sectors such as: transportation, unified ID, access to payments and to e-government. This app will also encourage sharing economy as a great possibility for its citizens.
BioInk system for 3D printing compatible human organs. It will start with complete scan on the injured patient, where the pain place/organ will be diagnosed after that the 3D printer will make the organ with the BioInk where the organ will be allocated with dron.
Sophisticated and reliable solution to the traffic jams in Skopje. In the advanced phase, every street in the city has sensors that receive traffic flow data and by analyzing the machine learning system, it regulates traffic in real time. The beginnings would be by crowd sourcing the traffic data that is needed, and the system is being developed in parallel.
Presentation from the Solveo challenge: How will we make ‘My Great Recipes’ the leader of the digital recipe search, save and sharing space in the US market?
My Great Recipes Presentation - Team Last SupperSolveo
Presentation from the Solveo challenge: How will we make ‘My Great Recipes’ the leader of the digital recipe search, save and sharing space in the US market?
My Great Recipes Presentation - Team The ToastersSolveo
Presentation from the Solveo challenge: How will we make ‘My Great Recipes’ the leader of the digital recipe search, save and sharing space in the US market?
My Great Recipes Presentation - Team Yellow HatSolveo
Presentation from the Solveo challenge: How will we make ‘My Great Recipes’ the leader of the digital recipe search, save and sharing space in the US market?
Senior Project and Engineering Leader Jim Smith.pdfJim Smith
I am a Project and Engineering Leader with extensive experience as a Business Operations Leader, Technical Project Manager, Engineering Manager and Operations Experience for Domestic and International companies such as Electrolux, Carrier, and Deutz. I have developed new products using Stage Gate development/MS Project/JIRA, for the pro-duction of Medical Equipment, Large Commercial Refrigeration Systems, Appliances, HVAC, and Diesel engines.
My experience includes:
Managed customized engineered refrigeration system projects with high voltage power panels from quote to ship, coordinating actions between electrical engineering, mechanical design and application engineering, purchasing, production, test, quality assurance and field installation. Managed projects $25k to $1M per project; 4-8 per month. (Hussmann refrigeration)
Successfully developed the $15-20M yearly corporate capital strategy for manufacturing, with the Executive Team and key stakeholders. Created project scope and specifications, business case, ROI, managed project plans with key personnel for nine consumer product manufacturing and distribution sites; to support the company’s strategic sales plan.
Over 15 years of experience managing and developing cost improvement projects with key Stakeholders, site Manufacturing Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, Maintenance, and facility support personnel to optimize pro-duction operations, safety, EHS, and new product development. (BioLab, Deutz, Caire)
Experience working as a Technical Manager developing new products with chemical engineers and packaging engineers to enhance and reduce the cost of retail products. I have led the activities of multiple engineering groups with diverse backgrounds.
Great experience managing the product development of products which utilize complex electrical controls, high voltage power panels, product testing, and commissioning.
Created project scope, business case, ROI for multiple capital projects to support electrotechnical assembly and CPG goods. Identified project cost, risk, success criteria, and performed equipment qualifications. (Carrier, Electrolux, Biolab, Price, Hussmann)
Created detailed projects plans using MS Project, Gant charts in excel, and updated new product development in Jira for stakeholders and project team members including critical path.
Great knowledge of ISO9001, NFPA, OSHA regulations.
User level knowledge of MRP/SAP, MS Project, Powerpoint, Visio, Mastercontrol, JIRA, Power BI and Tableau.
I appreciate your consideration, and look forward to discussing this role with you, and how I can lead your company’s growth and profitability. I can be contacted via LinkedIn via phone or E Mail.
Jim Smith
678-993-7195
jimsmith30024@gmail.com
The Team Member and Guest Experience - Lead and Take Care of your restaurant team. They are the people closest to and delivering Hospitality to your paying Guests!
Make the call, and we can assist you.
408-784-7371
Foodservice Consulting + Design
Specific ServPoints should be tailored for restaurants in all food service segments. Your ServPoints should be the centerpiece of brand delivery training (guest service) and align with your brand position and marketing initiatives, especially in high-labor-cost conditions.
408-784-7371
Foodservice Consulting + Design
The case study discusses the potential of drone delivery and the challenges that need to be addressed before it becomes widespread.
Key takeaways:
Drone delivery is in its early stages: Amazon's trial in the UK demonstrates the potential for faster deliveries, but it's still limited by regulations and technology.
Regulations are a major hurdle: Safety concerns around drone collisions with airplanes and people have led to restrictions on flight height and location.
Other challenges exist: Who will use drone delivery the most? Is it cost-effective compared to traditional delivery trucks?
Discussion questions:
Managerial challenges: Integrating drones requires planning for new infrastructure, training staff, and navigating regulations. There are also marketing and recruitment considerations specific to this technology.
External forces vary by country: Regulations, consumer acceptance, and infrastructure all differ between countries.
Demographics matter: Younger generations might be more receptive to drone delivery, while older populations might have concerns.
Stakeholders for Amazon: Customers, regulators, aviation authorities, and competitors are all stakeholders. Regulators likely hold the greatest influence as they determine the feasibility of drone delivery.
Artificial intelligence (AI) offers new opportunities to radically reinvent the way we do business. This study explores how CEOs and top decision makers around the world are responding to the transformative potential of AI.
2. WHO WE ARE
Solveo is a strategic design and innovation consultancy. We work
with driven/ambitious companies to create a more customer centric
approach to innovation. Together we create new brands, products
and services that are focused on future users.
Our ecosystem is made up of three companies:
Solveo (open innovation)
Lite task (digital marketing)
doXteam (international software development and IT consulting).
Our joined teams are made up of highly skilled experts in the fields
of innovation, digital marketing, finance, branding, enterprise
software development, and digital transformation.
3. OUR CLIENTS
In house innovation project
Crowdfunding campaign for launch-
ing a Macedonian product globally
In house innovation project
Database and online platform for
the local startup community
Product launch: Developing a design
and brand strategy for the launch of
an innovative digital product.
Marketing and monetization
strategy for a social network for
recipe sharing
Retail strategy: Improving custom-
er experience and engagement in
fast-fashion brands
4. OUR PARTNERS
Crowdsourcing as the first step in our approach is a crutial part for our
process. We begin our projects by involving the crowd in idea genera-
tion, research, co-creation and creative problem solving.
To acquire the most suitable and best performing crowd for each of our
projects, we have partnered with most of the universities in Macedonia
and we are also collaborating closely with the regional universities.
5. HOW MIGHT WE MAKE MY GREAT
RECIPES THE LEADER OF THE DIGITAL
RECIPE SHARING IN US?
THE CHALLENGE
The shrinking demand for printed recipe card collections and
growth of social media made IMP seek for a digital solution. The
mission was to digitally evolve the recipe card collection. The
almost 2-year long project was designed in 4 phases and is still
ongoing. It went into these phases: open innovation, platform
development, maintenance and marketing. In only one year from
launching the digital platform we have achieved for our client: 112k
active web users, 45k mobile app users, focusing mainly on the
US market.
RESULTS
1. As the teams identified potential issues in the UX and UI of the
platform, after the project the platform was redesigned
2. Social media engagement:
230% growth in facebook likes / 180% growth on instagram followers
3. Created video content and food facts
4. Opened Youtube Channel
5. Content marketing: launched a food blog / 60+ blog posts
DEVELOPMENT OF DESIGN AND BRAND
STRATEGY FOR LAUNCHING A NEW
DIGITAL PLATFORM
THE CHALLENGE
DoXteam is a leading software development company based in
Macedonia that works with large enterprises such as Nederman,
Swiss Re, IMP Digital to deliver cloud-based solutions into their
everyday work. DoXteam have started developing an innovative
backend-as-a-service platform. Having the platform almost
finished, it was in the need of complete branding, alpha testing
with potential users and clients, and a go-to-market strategy.
RESULTS
1.The company modified their go-to-market strategy
2. We accelerated the launching process
3. We launched a landing page
4. The product is fully branded
5. We have identifed the product’s core values
QUALIFICATIONS AND BENEFITS
7. With our unique process, we help our clients create and build new busi-
ness concepts and deliver innovative solutions. We use crowdsourcing
and open innovation as an approach for accelerating the innovation pro-
cesses within enterprises.
We help companies develop a different mindset about developing new
business ideas.
With our innovative approach we help our clients create suitable and inno-
vative solutions to strengthen their market position and be a leader in the
constantly changing environment.
9. As a core methodology, we use and apply open
innovation and crowdsourcing in the form of a
3-day hackathon od 3-week makeathon. Our
projects are workshop based where we work
together in multidisciplinary teams. The entire
process is fully facilitated and each of the teams
works closely with mltiple industry experts.
Through our unique process, creative work-
shops, and mentoring we will identify business
problems, and develop up-to-speed creative
solutions using the power of the crowd.
HACKATHONS/
MAKEATHONS
WORKSHOPS
6
completed
competitions
70+
run
workshops
200+
student
participants
97%
participant
satisfaction
32+
job offers
We host large 3-day events where we tackle some
of the trickiest emerging issues and challenges. Our
events are a combination of Conference and Work-
shop where 100 participants work in teams to deliver
fresh ideas and creative solutions on topics such as:
Creating your future digital city, Creating the bank
for millennials, Reshaping the education etc.
This is the perfect event where young people learn
in an informal setting what it means to start their own
business through design thinking workshops and
informal educational programmes.
11. GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF INNOVATORS
Engage with, and get ides from our millennial
community of innovators.
FULLY FACILITATED PROCESS
We solve our clients’ problems and find new
opportunities by fully facilitating the process.
INTERNAL INNOVATION
Accelerate your internal innovation processes by
using our platform. We will facilitate and guide
your teams, they will bring the ideas.
and solutions.
DIGITAL WORKSHOPS
Leading creative workshops for idea genera-
tion, problem-solving and business development
through our digital platform.
13. DESIGN THINKING TRAINING FOR COMPANIES
In our 2 day intensive workshop, in a creative setting the participants will learn the Design
Thinking method and will practically learn how to apply it in their everyday work. During
the workshop participants will develop new ways to collaborate, understand how to create
value for their customers, and will learn how to deal with everyday problems by using this
methodology. The purpose of the workshop is not just to teach the process, but to create a
new ‘mindset’ that can be easily applied in the future. At the end of the workshop, the par-
ticipants will leave with newly acquired knowledge, new acquired skills and a practical and
innovative solution that you will create during the workshop.
DESIGN THINKING PROGRAMME FOR KIDS
We now have 4 experienced trainers and the aim of the project is to inspire creative thinking
and problem-solving from early age, and to boost enterprenural spirit for the youngest
generations. We run multiple design thinking programmes and trainings for kids:
- Design Thinking as an after-school activity
- The Design Thinking programme will run as a summer school for children in the period of 2
months.
- Starting September Solveo will be running a regular Design Thinking programme for the
youngest generations in private and public schools.
Design Thinking is an innovative method that transforms the way we work everyday. The solutions from this method are
based on the needs of the current and future customers. This methodology allows you to identify the key needs of each
user or person, to quickly create tested prototypes and to bring new innovations that suit the identified needs.
This method sparks creative problem-solving and stimulates enterprenurial spirit.
DESIGN THINKING TRAINING
15. Together with our clients we create, launch and run crowdfunding campaigns. We co-create the
strategy for the campaign, and we produce all content internally including campaign content, vid-
eo production, photographs and graphics, and we co-run the entire marketing activities.
Through the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter we succesfully funded the launching of the first
publishing project from Macedonia.
CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGNS
Link from the campaign: https://goo.gl/15vUmc