Five services for the three transitions.

Most transformation programmes fail. About 70% of them, by McKinsey's count — close to $1Tn of wasted spend a year globally. AI hasn't fixed this: MIT Sloan's 2025 research finds 95% of generative-AI pilots deliver no measurable business return. The reason is consistent: programmes are run from the outside, against the corporate immune system, with no real buy in from the people built in. The ExO Transformation Sprint is the OpenExO framework adapted for NZ corporates. Eight weeks. Cross-functional teams from inside your organisation. Explicit 10x growth ambition. We coach. They build.

We've blended more traditional approaches to strategy from the big consulting firms with ExO approaches into a unique paper-light and momentum-heavy playbook. Almost entirely workshop based, we start with purpose as the north star to explore 'where to play' using market attractiveness and competitive advantage to prioritise markets. Next in 'how to play' we hypothesise about what it will take to win in the future and therefore the capabilities to be built now. Finally we define 'what to do' in a simple portfolio of initiatives/OKRs with single point of accountability and clear metrics.

Between us we have attempted more than 10 new businesses under corporate ownership, each with multi-million dollar investment budgets, delivering millions of net new revenue. We have created and deployed corporate venture capital funds and brokered multiple partnerships with early stage companies and global technology giants. We deeply understand how to navigate the inherent tensions between new ventures and corporates. Our approach was developed to specifically enable startup agility and space for learning/failure while also creating discipline, transparency and structure required by corporate parents.

Sometimes you have someone already accountable for transformation but need to amplify their efforts with on-demand executive level expertise. That is what this service is for. It can be a lifesaver to have an un-biased person that has been down these tricky paths to rely on. We offer our insight, frameworks and approaches. When you need it we will also get our hands dirty; our only agenda is your success.

Designed to jolt organisations into more urgent action. A shock & awe workshop balanced with agitation and provocation designed to inspire action and raise leaders out of the trenches. We explore patterns of disruption; why most organisations miss it; the deceptive curve of disappointment. We also spend a chunk of time exploring how to respond to the ever increasing pace of change, and importantly, what not to do. We tailor the key messages for boards, executives or wider leadership groups.