... BE A GAME CHANGER

OPENNESS INNOVATION

INCLUSION COLLABORATION

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Source: World Economic Forum, 2017

A Snapshot of Reality

Blue Minds is the „go-to-company“ for

developing and implementing new business models in regards to energy transition

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Importance of Innovation

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Blue Minds is the „go-to-company“ for developing and implementing new business models in regards to energy

transition

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Innovation ≠ Innovation

EFFICIENCY INNOVATION

INCREMENTAL INNOVATION

DISRUPTIVE INNOVATION

Source: Clayton Christensen

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Source: Hyve AG; 2017

Dimensions of Innovation

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Learn to Fail & Fail to Learn

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Space X tailored attempts of landing the Falcon 9 rocket

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What are Disruptors? ‒ A Case

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A Link between two Worlds

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Why WeXelerate?

1. Target Scouting Benefit from startups we scout based on your criteria and most pressing problems. 2. Complement Your Innovation Management To maximize the impact of your organization´s work with startups, we run trainings, immersions, and insights programmes, designed to help build internal capacity. 3. Proven Practices We consult corporations on how to yield desired innovation outcomes. We do this through innovation audits, strategy formation sessions, help with team recruitment and advisory on creating funds, accelerator programmes, and startup pilots. 4. Lower costs In a multi-corporate accelerator the scalable effects lead to lower costs for each individual corporate and increase your efficiency.

From initial innovation management & capacity building, to specific consultation on deal flow & startup engagement, our services are designed to provide value at every part of the process.

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Focus Verticals & Cross Industries

Media Banking Insurance Industry 4.0Energy &

Infrastructure

Cybersecurity

Blockchain

Internet Of Things

Mobility

AI & Bot

Cross Industries

Verticals

About weXelerateCreating Value across Industries

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Exploring Innovation Potentials

Creating Ideas & Concepts

Evaluating Ideas & Concepts Prototyping & Testing Designing &

Promoting Products Continuous Adaptation

& Improvement

Insights & Opportunity Identification Idea Processing & Selection Launch &

Consumer Feedback Product Development

Innovation Consulting

Innovation Lab

Netnography Trend & Technology Scouting

Online Research Communities Lead User Studies

Ideation Workshop Jam Session

Desgin Thinking Workshop Crowd Sourcing Contest

Internal Idea Management/Contest

LEGO Serious Play Digital Design Sprint

InnoCamp Hackathon

Company Building Industry & Product Design

Lead User Testing

Trends & Consumer Insights

Ideas & Technology Concepts & Solution

Minimal Viable Product

Product to Market Market & Customer Adaptation

The Innovation Process

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Customer Feedback

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Number of pilots executed per year

50 None 1 to 5 5 to 10 10 to 25 25 to 50

Two characteristics of Corporates, with the most diverse innovation portfolios, that improve success rates: 1.  Scaling their pilots 2.  Varying their activities across pilots, investments,

and acquisitions

The biggest benefits from this approach are: 1.  Risk is hedged through volume 2.  Teams are brought together to cross-check, debate,

and strengthen the corporate’s overall innovation strategy

Only 29% of corporates do enough pilots to have meaningful impact

The Importance of a Pilot

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An international Ecosystem for Innovation

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FUNDING

€ 25+ MIO

COUNTRIES

14 different

TEAM MEMBERS

9 on average

55 STARTUPS

An international Ecosystem for Innovation

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Source: Hyve AG; 2017

What are Disruptors?

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When all you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail.

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BLUE MINDS GROUP Siebensterngasse 31 1070 Vienna Austria www.blueminds-company.com office@blueminds-company.com

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HOW TO FIND US

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