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Engineer more innovation.

Build next-gen industrial automation & motion control subsystems without burning out your core engineering team.

Becoming more innovative should advance your manufacturing company, not disrupt it.

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Energized employees exploring innovative ideas

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No risk or disruption to operations

Swarm innovation keeps managers in charge without missing out on innovative ideas.

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Image showing how swarm innovation enables decentralized exploration of the vast unexplored opportunity space outside management focus within the larger opportunity space aligned with mission.

The challenge: How to turn a regular team into an energized team of innovators.

Graph showing % of energized, innovative employees across 5 groups in mature companies: (1) Regular employees, (2) Middle managers, (3) Senior executives, (4) Regular teams, and (5) Innovative teams. Only senior executives and innovative teams are mostly energized, innovative employees. The other 3 groups lag far behind because they lack: (1) Freedom to innovate, and (2) Exciting problems.
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Our Solution

Unofficial Skunkworks Projects

Unofficial skunkworks projects allow swarm innovation to flourish within the existing operating model.

  1. Official work: Managers continue to lead their teams exactly as before. Nothing changes.
  2. Unofficial skunkworks projects: Employees are free to take on experimental projects not yet ready to be officially sanctioned.
Table showing the required resources and operating model for unofficial skunkworks projects. Required resources = Full time catalyst + $0 Project funding + 0% Project time. Operating Model = No change to management model + No risk or disruption to operations + Opt-in model.

This swarm innovation comes entirely from higher productivity, with zero disruption to management priorities.

Graph showing unrealized potential of regular teams vs innovative teams. Regular teams significantly lag in (1) Energized, innovative employees, (2) Productivity per hour, and (3) Swarm innovation.
Graphic showing positive feedback loop: Swarm Innovation ⇒ Energized Employees ⇒ Higher Productivity. Feedback loop is driven by Freedom to Innovate + Exciting Problems.

Our Services

Our skunkworks program brings swarm innovation to engineering teams.
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Explore Terrain

We provide the services to explore the skunkworks program, and how it will help your company.

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Launch Campaign

We provide the catalyst to launch the skunkworks program. 90 days to swarm innovation.

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No Training

With our skunkworks program, there is no training. All you need is the catalyst.

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No Transformation

No need to change your operating model or culture. Keep doing what you do.

How It Works

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Executive

Announces skunkworks program

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Catalyst

Provides dedicated support to employees

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Managers

Sponsor projects they like, ignore the rest

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