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A new management team sought a new, customer centric strategy for the bank. They needed an understanding of the pain points of their customers, the competitive landscape, the impact of FinTech, market trends and key behaviour to enable them to build innovative user-centric scenarios for the future of banking.
Prevention of infections and antibiotic resistance is crucial for the University Hospital of Zurich (USZ). Its research team constantly updates best practices to ensure prevention is carried out at every step of the patient journey, still infection rates could be lower. How can all USZ healthcare workers know what to do to prevent infections, and antibiotic resistance?
The old Innosuisse support formats to foster knowledge transfer and international collaboration between academia and industry in Switzerland, proved to cause bureaucratic structures and a significant amount of overhead costs, rather than measurable outcomes such as innovative ideas, concepts or products.
Blockchain is a buzzword and new technology that everyone feels they need to work with, but only very few actually understand what it is about, how it works and how they could apply it to generate value for their enterprise and customers.
To drive their vision of an innovative company culture forward, Allianz needed to train its people in Human-Centered Design and enable internal innovation coaches to plan, deliver and assess internal innovation projects.
Pro Juventute, a Swiss foundation supporting the rights and needs of children, wanted to modernise and redefine their iconic parent letter, which has provided Swiss parents and families with essential information for over forty years.
A Swiss reinsurance company wanted to explore the potential of a new market segment that is often rejected by insurance companies. To find viable solutions for those classed as “impaired lives”, they needed a complete 360° view of the needs and drivers of the main stakeholders involved in the journey.
Part of Baloise’s current business is based on traditional car insurance. Yet with industries opening up and successful services increasingly relying on collaborations among companies, Baloise needed to know which areas are likely to dominate the future of mobility and who its potential partners might be.
The City of Zurich recently opted for an Open Government Data strategy. During its implementation, city officials discovered the data was highly dispersed internally, and the departments were unsure of which data could be published.
Multinational cigarette and tobacco manufacturing company, Philip Morris International (PMI), wanted to transform their innovation culture. They have the ambition to create in-house capabilities to lead their innovation efforts and face the fast changing environment that they have to confront with an agile and customer-centric approach.
Digitalisation is quickly reshaping the way we teach and learn. Schools like the ZHAW are being challenged to re-evaluate their core structures, and implement an approach to education that enables them to become a future-oriented institution.
Governmental institutions at all levels play a major role in shaping our society. Spark Works can work together with these organisations to address challenges around affordability, transparency and the ever-evolving complexities of an uncertain world.
Decreased travel due to environmental concerns, and more recently global pandemics, pose serious threats on the airline industry. Spark Works wants to work with leading airlines to develop innovative solutions and practices that meet these issues head-on.
The Swiss Alps is one of the most visited regions in Europe. Ski resorts and ski installations need new strategies to face the challenges that come with dense crowds. Spark Works can help these businesses understand and anticipate the needs of their customer base so they are better able to serve them.
