A Sample Client List

Innovation Focus has served hundreds of clients, across many categories, from Consumer Package Goods, to Retail, to Services, to Healthcare.

Divide and Conquer

Avery tests the boundaries of dividers

Avery began in 1935 with the advent of the first self adhesive label. Ever since, Avery has continued its history of inventing new and useful products used in every day life by virtually everyone worldwide. Among their successes: first pressure sensitive adhesive stamp, printable labels, and diaper closure tapes. Avery is the owner of multiple international brands.

Jump-Starting Co-Development in the Services Sector

Illustrating how co-development just doesn’t happen because the big bosses like each other

National Liberty Life Insurance Company of America with its headquarters in the Greater Philadelphia Areas and CUNA Mutual, headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, began a joint venture for open innovation to co-develop insurance products. After 8 years into a 10 year co-development agreement they had made some progress in cross-marketing but no significant progress in leveraging the strengths of both to co-develop product.  They just were unable to speak the same language.