Siyakhula
Building a Culture of Innovation Across Old Mutual Through Employee-Led Prototyping
Overview

COOi Studios partnered with Old Mutual to design and facilitate an internal innovation challenge, guiding employees from ideation to prototype. The program aimed to cultivate a culture of innovation, leverage customer insight, and surface market-fit product ideas. The initiative culminated in a national conference where employees showcased solutions shaped by customer needs and emerging technologies.

The Challenge

The client sought to build internal innovation capacity by enabling employees across divisions to identify market gaps and co-create prototypes that could scale. The initiative needed to balance training, guidance, and outcome delivery.

The Solution

The challenge culminated in employee-developed concepts aligned with customer insight, organisational strategy, and future-readiness—demonstrating innovation maturity across multiple teams.

The Results

•Delivered innovation coaching across multiple business units.

•Helped employees translate ideas into working prototypes.

•Culminated in a national conference that celebrated employee innovation.

•Received client praise for professionalism, relevance, and execution quality.

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Financial Services
Idea to Concept Cultivation