We leverage proven program structures to strengthen your organizations innovation capabilities.
Let's talk about your innovation goals!The comprehensive practice of open innovation. Within 3 months, we validate and roll-out innovation together. It can happen completely within the corporate. Together we identify, select, nurture, and bring ideas into intrapreneurship projects.
Or you can break the wall and embrace external startups. We help to scout, interview, select the best candidates based on pre-defined topics and help validate the business value of collaboration.
International leadership teams explore the Chinese innovation ecosystem. Meet with local entrepreneurs, up-and-coming startups, and investors for a full-immersion.
Through bi-weekly or monthly sessions, we connect our network of +500 successful Chinese Tech entrepreneurs directly to C-Suite decisions makers in your organization to mentor, guide and coach key decisions makers and innovators to realize and execute upon your innovation strategy.
XNode organized 1-1 pitching workshop with the startups to refine their pitches and decks in preparation for the final demo day.
On November 8th 2019, GAC-SOFINCO’s demo day was held in Guangzhou with over 30 participants from different business units, and China CEO was one of the judges together with other BU heads. XNode was also invited to give a sharing about corporate innovation.
Final Pitch & Demo Day: 3 startups, 1 winner
12 executive managers
L'Oréal China R&I (Research and Innovation)
3-day learning expedition in Shenzhen & Guangzhou
An inspirational starting point to trigger the L'Oréal management team as industry leaders. How we can create a customer experience or lead new lifestyle / lifestyle shifts through L'Oréal products. Look for forward-thinking, innovative approaches, and fun experiences.
Management team from L'Oréal China R&I covering all product lines, HR, finance and communication.
Scouting top-notch Chinese start-ups for collaboration on both business and tech development with the aim to become the partner and early adopting venture client of selected startups.
BMW did not have the connection with startups, entrepreneurs, community and network
Lack of experience in creating and managing Proof of Concepts, Pilots and Business cases together with startups
On Oct. 12th 2018, BMW Ideation Workshop was held in Beijing.
Together with colleague from 4 Bus(business unit), we helped to better clarify the challenges and pain points faced by BMW
(1) Discover new business opportunities (2) Learn from the innovation eco-system in China (3)Find collaboration with local innovation partners (4) inspire employees to engage in entrepreneurship
Oney Wake up call: a tailor-made journey to discover innovation from different angles, understand the entrepreneurial mindset, and see innovation best practices. With the ultimate goal of shifting the perspective of Oney employees to drive real change
Our mission is to create game-changers by unlocking intrapreneurs and innovators, shaping the future together.
By enabling intrapreneurs to test and validate their ideas (market, product, operational) through the stages of rapid prototype, Incubation-MVP (minimum viable product) to Incubation-Industrilization ahead of moving into Ignition (acceleration).
This proposal outlines a full support structure to incubate and accelerate the Ericsson internal teams over a 2 months period. With our support, we aim to accelerate the proposition from idea to prototype, build a comprehensive business and investment case and validate the concept in the market to generate customer traction.
50+ brand managers
Kering China and APAC
2-day innovation workshop in Shanghai (powered by Fabernovel and XNode)
To gather in-depth knowledge on pre-determined topics relevant to Kering group’s strategy and get inspired by best innovation practices in different fields and industries
Various brand managers from China and the APAC region, as well as innovation team from the group
50+ innovators
Foxconn D Group
3-day wake up call in Shenzhen
To get inspired by the innovation ecosystem, find ways to drive new business revenues for Foxconn, and identify talents for the new innovation projects.
Head of D Group, senior managers, and junior team members from Shenzhen, Wuhan, Taiwan, and USA
25 people joined a follow up internal accelerator program run by XNode resulting in the subsequent creation of 2 spin-outs by Foxconn
XNode worked with X5 Retail Group’s Innovation Department to scout 100 top-notch Chinese startups. The aim was to co-develop innovation solutions to automate and robotize retail processes, as well as the testing of new technologies, products, and services.
In December 2019, a total of 100+ startups were scouted with 20+ brief reports delivered.
Among the shortlisted 20+ startups, successful pilots are already underway in the scenarios of ADAS, biogas and AGV.
Pilots have the potential to roll out across X5 Retail Group’s various formats that cover 14,400 stores and comprise the brands: Pyaterochka, Perekrestok, and Karusel.