We’re behind teams that impact the world.

Together, we make amazing things happen for impact entrepreneurs.

We are UMIO/Innovate, an impact generator on a mission to help organisations upgrade their knowledge and actionable innovation. We solve business problems and train people to become “impact entrepreneurs”, which we classify as anyone who is helping to propel themselves, their organisation, and humanity forward into a more sustainable future.

Areas of Practice

  • Co-creating bespoke design and innovation visions, strategies and roadmaps for your business and brand.

  • Discover unmet needs that change business perspective.

  • Advocating co-creative and iterative problem solving. By using Design Thinking we help solve ‘complex problems’. In the lead-up to the sprint or trajectory, we crystallize the scope so it is specific, applicable and measurable.

  • We are proud to offer a range of in-company and cross-company training programmes, always with expert tutors, and Maastricht University as a world-class academic institute of excellence alongside us.

  • With tailored individual and team coaching on topics from personal leader of design to team management upskilling.

  • We co-develop and teach Master programme modules for world-leading Business Schools such as Stellenbosch University, Turku University, IESEG, and Nanjing University and others. Teaching innovation modules that are dynamic, relevant and action-based.

  • We curate and facilitate different types of connections. From small working groups tackling a common challenge, to conferences and events that explore bigger topics.

Our Partners

  • Albert Berghof, CEO, Blanche Dael & Coffee Lovers

    With our business being the case in a strategic business challenge for MBA students, honestly all of the solutions added insights for our business and to our knowledge.

  • Filip Arnaut, R&D Director at Puratos

    The collaboration allowed us to reveal insights in the relevance and added value of our services. Resulting in concepts that will make our services approach more valuable and more differentiating.

  • Robert Viegen, Marketeer Obvion

    The approach helped us to focus on added value within a limited time frame. Validating the data and concepts with potential customers really made the difference. Using prototypes made things really come to live and more easy to accurately validate.

  • Vivian Hoogland, Manager Business Communication MUMC+

    During the project, the team took our feedback and input seriously. As a result, the orthopaedic staff could really relate to the deliverables. The presentation of the outcomes was well received.