This thesis investigates how a small team of consultants and designers, such as IBM Studio Paris within IBM Consulting, can support large firms and top executives in driving innovation. The research is based on a six-month internship in strategy consulting, where the author actively contributed to the preparation and facilitation of co-creation workshops with major partners and clients. Three workshops in particular – with Microsoft, AWS, and Palo Alto – serve as illustrative case studies of how consulting methodologies are applied in practice. The case study section describes the context of IBM Consulting and IBM Studio Paris, the role of a Strategy Consultant Intern, and the dynamics of the workshops, highlighting how small, cross-functional teams can generate strategic insights, align diverse stakeholders, and shape business opportunities. The methodological section applies frameworks from management engineering, including SWOT, PESTEL, Porter’s Five Forces, Business Model Canvas, and Design Thinking, to analyze the challenges of enabling innovation in large organizations. These models are combined with consulting practices such as agile working methods, co-creation techniques, and roadmap design. The results demonstrate that even a small consulting team can have a significant impact by acting as a catalyst: translating complex technological trends into strategic options, fostering collaboration across silos, and creating actionable roadmaps for innovation. The discussion emphasizes the implications for both theory and practice, offering recommendations for consulting firms and client executives on how to structure innovation initiatives effectively.
Questa tesi analizza come un piccolo team di consulenti e designer, come IBM Studio Paris all’interno di IBM Consulting, possa supportare grandi imprese e top executive nel guidare l’innovazione. La ricerca si basa su uno stage di sei mesi in consulenza strategica, durante il quale l’autore ha contribuito attivamente alla preparazione e facilitazione di workshop di co-creazione con partner e clienti di primo piano. Tre workshop in particolare – con Microsoft, AWS e Palo Alto – costituiscono casi di studio esemplificativi di come le metodologie di consulenza vengano applicate nella pratica. La parte di case study descrive il contesto di IBM Consulting e di IBM Studio Paris, il ruolo dello Strategy Consultant Intern e le dinamiche dei workshop, evidenziando come piccoli team multidisciplinari possano generare intuizioni strategiche, allineare stakeholder diversi e orientare nuove opportunità di business. La sezione metodologica applica framework di ingegneria gestionale, tra cui SWOT, PESTEL, le Cinque Forze di Porter, il Business Model Canvas e il Design Thinking, per analizzare le sfide legate all’innovazione nelle grandi organizzazioni. Questi modelli vengono integrati con pratiche consulenziali come metodi agili di lavoro, tecniche di co-creazione e design di roadmap. I risultati dimostrano che anche un piccolo team di consulenza può avere un impatto significativo agendo da catalizzatore: traducendo tendenze tecnologiche complesse in opzioni strategiche, favorendo la collaborazione tra silos e creando roadmap concrete per l’innovazione. La discussione sottolinea le implicazioni teoriche e pratiche, offrendo raccomandazioni per società di consulenza e dirigenti su come strutturare efficacemente le iniziative di innovazione.
Facilitating innovation in large organization : IBM
ROEDEL, LÉONARD HUGO PAUL ELIOTT
2024/2025
Abstract
This thesis investigates how a small team of consultants and designers, such as IBM Studio Paris within IBM Consulting, can support large firms and top executives in driving innovation. The research is based on a six-month internship in strategy consulting, where the author actively contributed to the preparation and facilitation of co-creation workshops with major partners and clients. Three workshops in particular – with Microsoft, AWS, and Palo Alto – serve as illustrative case studies of how consulting methodologies are applied in practice. The case study section describes the context of IBM Consulting and IBM Studio Paris, the role of a Strategy Consultant Intern, and the dynamics of the workshops, highlighting how small, cross-functional teams can generate strategic insights, align diverse stakeholders, and shape business opportunities. The methodological section applies frameworks from management engineering, including SWOT, PESTEL, Porter’s Five Forces, Business Model Canvas, and Design Thinking, to analyze the challenges of enabling innovation in large organizations. These models are combined with consulting practices such as agile working methods, co-creation techniques, and roadmap design. The results demonstrate that even a small consulting team can have a significant impact by acting as a catalyst: translating complex technological trends into strategic options, fostering collaboration across silos, and creating actionable roadmaps for innovation. The discussion emphasizes the implications for both theory and practice, offering recommendations for consulting firms and client executives on how to structure innovation initiatives effectively.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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