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2. i-propeller is commercially active since Q4 2007
The first clients
3. SocialBusinessInnovation
Mission: Propelling Social Business Innovation
4. Innovation Services
i-propeller designs new services that are innovative, social and profitable
SocialBusinessInnovation
Research
About social business
innovation and social
entrepreneurship

Incubator forSocial Entrepreneurs

5. Idea Lab Propelling Social Business Innovation
6. The i-propeller Innovation Services focus on how organisations can innovate towards todays major emerging societal trends and increase their competitive edge.
Social trends are important growth markets
Important growth markets
7. i-propeller has unique access to, and intelligence about social entrepreneurs and social business innovation
i-propeller designs new services that are
innovative, social and profitable
Innovation services
8. i-propeller consultancy services
Innovation Services

Opportunity identification

9. Crowdsourced ideation 10. Concept & Business plan developmentDeveloping new services that are both innovative, social and profitable
Performance management(KPI definition, governance, embedding, etc.)
Workshops & facilitation
Communication
Creating and maintaining management frameworks & tools to initiate, motivate, measure and communicate change
Change Management
Idea management systems (e.g. Idea Jams)
Network processes
Community management & operations support
iCoach(new business incubation)
Developing & managing the methodologies and processes to implement system change to be more sustainable and socialat local, national, European levels
Open Innovation Networks & Platforms
11. Our open innovation methodology
A methodology fuelled by social entrepreneurs, as lead users
Social Entrepreneurs focus on (*)(1) innovation(2) market orientation(3) public benefit (*) Source: Alex Nichols, Sad Business School (Oxford University)
Social Entrepreneurs innovate and
12. Christopher Benz, Craftnetwork
Jamie Oliver, Fifteen
Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank
fuelled by Social Entrepreneurs
13. Geographic coverage of our network
Access to over 1500 Social Entrepreneurs
via an extensive academic and non-academic network
60% in Europe
10% in
North America
10% in Asia
10% in Africa
10% in
South America
14. Unique Innovation Methodology
15. Define companys key area of activitysubject to high impact by (new) social trends
Module 1: identifying the challenge
16. Crowdsourcing: identify the rightmatch of pioneering social entrepreneursto help solve the innovation challenge.
Idea creation: stretch the innovation threshold and expose pioneering solutions to the innovation challenge
Select: assess and select with you the solution that has the most potential to improve your companys competitive edge.
Module 2: crowdsourcing and idea creation
17. Developinga business plan
Optional:i-design workshop
Module 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 activities
Innovation& Action Lab

Incubator for social enterprises

20. Laboratory for social service innovation 21. Creative meeting space for open innovation networks and platforms 22. Focus on social business innovation and social entrepreneurship 23. Ex1: Social Entrepreneurs as Lead Users for Service Innovation (SELUSI EU FP7) 24. Ex2: Corporate Social Responsibility becoming Corporate Social Opportunity (Vlerick)Research
25. Research Partners
26. i-propeller board of directors
Co-founders
Investors
KoenraadDebackere, General Manager KULeuven(KULeuven)
Jan Lamers, Board Member Triodos Bank,former CEO De Tijd (Triodos Invest)
Catherine Verhoeven, Financial Analyst GIMB (BruStart)
Independent
Philippe Naert, acting Dean UAMS,former Dean of Insead, Neyenrode, TiasNimbas
27. i-propeller team

Team of 13 persons, six nationalities

28. Expertise in entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship and academia 29. Understanding of societal trends and needs of companies 30. Specializations in service innovation and business model development 31. Strong links with social economy actors in Belgium and abroad, including CSR 32. Backgrounds in strategy, finance, marketing and change management 33. Deep experience in open innovation methodologies