SERVICES FOR PARTNERS
Transform Your Business through partnerships with leading startups.
Traditional sources of innovation are about to decline, and many large corporates expect to source innovation mainly through the startup ecosystem in the years to come. With our proven approach and solutions, we support corporates in building up an innovation friendly culture and a systematic process to identify and strategically benefit from top startups.
SELECTION OF OUR PARTNERS
HOW OUR PARTNERS BENEFIT
Fastest way to drive corporate innovation.
Getting Results within 6-12months
Innovation teams are being given less and less time to demonstrate measurable success. We help you innovate 10 times faster than in-house through our startup collaboration approach.
Create Direct Business Impact
Through collaboration with startups, not only can disruptive projects be pursued, but also very pragmatic “low-hanging fruits” can be realized, generating direct and short-term tangible value.
Overcome “Not invented here”
Without the support of the organization and its employees, even the best startup project is destined to fail. We assist you with approaches to bring internal staff on board as enthusiasts for your innovation speedboat.
Diversify Innovation Project Risks
Instead of realizing a limited number of internal projects, our approach allows more projects to be implemented with fewer resources and therefore better risk diversification.
HOW WE SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS
Startup Collaboration with a proven system and measurable outcomes.
Leverage the knowledge of many iterations and learnings with other partners that culminated in services that are easy to apply and scale within your organization.
Startup Culture
An innovation-friendly culture is key. We offer established and easy-to-implement programs to foster an entrepreneurial culture within larger organizations.
Elevate your organization with cutting-edge capabilities, inspired by the startup world. From strategic planning to seamless process and organizational integration, we offer solutions to create and scale innovation effectively. Well will do an assessment of your status quo and together decide on a strategy on how to push a cultural change within your organization. This is the basis for the following programs described below.
TOP DOWN
The Impact Academy is a 5-month program bringing together senior corporate staff and impact-driven entrepreneurs. It promotes mutual learning: corporate leaders apply skills to create tangible impact while refining leadership, coaching, and learning from entrepreneurs’ challenges. We hold sessions on vital topics like impact management and investing, aiding startups in becoming investment-ready, and overcoming hurdles. For corporate partners, it offers skill-based volunteering, cross-corporate coaching, exposure to sustainable business models, impact assessment tools, and networking opportunities with curated startups.
Timeline
The Impact Academy takes place twice a year.
BOTTOM UP
The Intrapreneurship Program drives innovation by empowering employees through modular tools, coaching, and access to a supportive community. It’s customizable for companies, progressing through Redbox (idea validation), Bluebox (proof of concept), to Goldbox (scaling). Benefits include tailored implementation, toolkits, coaching, a network of experts, and risk-free pilots. Start with a pilot to explore its potential for your company.
Timeline
The Intrapreneurship Program can be started anytime during the year. There are two options, A: to have it as a package, all included, or B: as a slimmed-down version to provide throughout the year.
Venture Clienting
Immediate and measurable strategic advantages, thanks to startup collaborations. We support our partners by using our process and tools to systematically profit from startups at the forefront of innovation.
Before the program starts, we offer a strategy and structure assessment covering the alignment of the venture clienting campaign with your innovation strategy. Together with you, we will define the goals and scope of the call.
Timeline
This program can be started at any time throughout the year.
Instead of investing in startups, companies purchase and adopt their products. By becoming clients (purchaser) of ventures (startups), corporations gain immediate and measurable strategic advantages.
We will start and mediate a Call4Innovation, to communicate and scout for matching startups. We then assess the startups and provide you with a long list of startups.
Timeline
This program can be started at any time throughout the year.
Select the best startups from the shortlist and test the solution through pilot projects.
Timeline
This program can be started at any time throughout the year.
Elevate your organization with cutting-edge capabilities, inspired by the startup world. From strategic planning to seamless process and organizational integration, we offer solutions to create and scale innovation effectively. Well will do an assessment of your status quo and together decide on a strategy on how to push a cultural change within your organization. This is the basis for the following programs described below.
TOP DOWN
The Impact Academy is a 5-month program bringing together senior corporate staff and impact-driven entrepreneurs. It promotes mutual learning: corporate leaders apply skills to create tangible impact while refining leadership, coaching, and learning from entrepreneurs’ challenges. We hold sessions on vital topics like impact management and investing, aiding startups in becoming investment-ready, and overcoming hurdles. For corporate partners, it offers skill-based volunteering, cross-corporate coaching, exposure to sustainable business models, impact assessment tools, and networking opportunities with curated startups.
Timeline
The Impact Academy takes place twice a year.
BOTTOM UP
The Intrapreneurship Program drives innovation by empowering employees through modular tools, coaching, and access to a supportive community. It’s customizable for companies, progressing through Redbox (idea validation), Bluebox (proof of concept), to Goldbox (scaling). Benefits include tailored implementation, toolkits, coaching, a network of experts, and risk-free pilots. Start with a pilot to explore its potential for your company.
Timeline
The Intrapreneurship Program can be started anytime during the year. There are two options, A: to have it as a package, all included, or B: as a slimmed-down version to provide throughout the year.
Before the program starts, we offer a strategy and structure assessment covering the alignment of the venture clienting campaign with your innovation strategy. Together with you, we will define the goals and scope of the call.
Timeline
This program can be started at any time throughout the year.
Instead of investing in startups, companies purchase and adopt their products. By becoming clients (purchaser) of ventures (startups), corporations gain immediate and measurable strategic advantages.
We will start and mediate a Call4Innovation, to communicate and scout for matching startups. We then assess the startups and provide you with a long list of startups.
Timeline
This program can be started at any time throughout the year.
Select the best startups from the shortlist and test the solution through pilot projects.
Timeline
This program can be started at any time throughout the year.
OUR SERVICES
A proven and systematic approach that leads you to clear and measurable outcomes.
Leverage the knowledge of many iterations and learnings with other partners that culminated in services that are easy to apply and scale within your organization.
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TESTIMONIALS
What others say
«The University Children’s Hospital Zurich has decided to become a member of the Bluelion Foundation’s Digital Health Vertical. This collaboration with well-known healthcare providers and companies with many years of experience in the healthcare industry strengthens our innovative power.»
«Working closely with our customers and partners, Microsoft is committed to accelerating the digitization of the Swiss healthcare system for the benefit of patients. This is why we are very excited to be an active partner in Bluelion’s Digital Health Vertical.»
«At Roche we are consistently engaging with various patient journeys and identify potential areas for improvement. Together with Bluelion, we are looking for the best innovations in Switzerland to improve healthcare in a sustainable and patient-oriented way.»
Bluelion is a reliable partner to support our intrapreneurs professionally. Axpo uses the Corporate program to strengthen innovation techniques & to try out new & fresh ideas that fall short in day-to-day business.
With the Kickbox we apply a systematic method that allows intrapreneurs to independently promote developments of new products and services
Ready to take your corporate to the next level?
Contact us for a personal meeting and let’s figure out together how we can support you best. We look forward to learning more about your challenges and expanding our corporate offerings.