“Humans think in stories rather than facts, numbers or equations, and the simpler the story, the better.”
– Yuval Harari
We are an innovation consultancy.
We enable your research to succeed by fostering curiosity, creativity and research excellence through all of our work.
Over £35m unlocked since 2020
Our approach
01
Interpret
Bring clarity to your vision
02
Identify
Unlock opportunities and catalyse partnerships
03
Quantify
Create a clear evidence base
04
Execute
Craft your narrative to unlock funding or other deliverables
The right ingredients
Remove funding barriers
We source and scope opportunities that are the best fit for your business, no matter what size.
ESG prioritised
We prioritise projects that are green and equitable, accelerating products that will deliver our future economy.
Exceed expectations
We help you to realise your ambitions and exceed them.
Fundraising
Achieving your targets with a planned and sustained strategy
Fundraising is an art of narrative. Telling a compelling story, building a case for support, projecting future success and understanding the policy context you are operating in. We have successfully raised millions in equity-free funding for our clients.
Research
Delivering evidence-based research and data analysis
Research is central to everything we do. Whether that's technical writing, communications or facilitation and mentoring. Our experience spans commercial forecasting, resource and energy efficiency calculations and ESG impact analysis.
Growth
Market development and operations support to grow your enterprise
Growth isn't a straight line. We help organisations plan for the best and prepare for the worst in their business. Whether that's preparing a healthy financial pipeline, developing a technical roadmap or organising their team.
ESG
Experts in ESG and how it can accelerate your business growth
Change needs to be measurable. We support organisations to identify, quantify and manage risk associated with ESG in their business.
The P Project
Our first in-house innovation is a novel natural fertiliser made from urine. The common elements that are synthetically created for industrial fertilisers – nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium – occur naturally in the human body and are retained in our own waste.
Global application of synthetic fertilisers is problematic and unsustainable. We are focused on building a scalable alternative using an abundant waste-stream as our primary input.
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Find us at Future Space
Bristol, BS34 8RB
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