Growth acceleration

Innovation is core to Network Rail’s business. Our experts in innovation, growth strategy, organisational agility and transport worked with Network Rail R&D to launch the Accelerated Innovation Programme. The Programme provides a practical process for turning ideas into workable solutions, capable of testing novel ideas and capturing tangible benefits, in as little as 12 weeks.

US-based Milliken & Company, a leading global producer of chemical additives, wants to help solve the environmental issues created by the improper management of plastics. As experts in helping organisations to become more sustainable, we’ve been working together to develop a strategy to mitigate the environmental impact of single-use plastic packaging.

Our digital experts partnered with TeakOrigin to expand market opportunities by simplifying messaging and creating a combined B2B/B2C value proposition that would resonate with retailers.

PA Consulting worked with social business Catch22 to develop a growth strategy for Code4000. The programme provides coding training for prisoners to help them find technology jobs after release and stay out of prison.

Around the world, COVID-19 has transformed society on so many levels, forcing consumers to respond to social, political, economic, professional and personal changes in real-time. Organisations must rapidly address evolving consumer behaviours. Our consumer insight team saw an opportunity to quickly launch a research project to explore these changes in the UK. To date, this research has provided insights into over 10 industry verticals and horizontal topics, helping brands evolve products and services to meet emerging consumer needs.

Online search is critical for people researching and deciding their next moves. But while search engines produce results quickly, they only answer the questions that users ask and they’re influenced by previous searches. Working with a leading global drinks company, we’ve developed a new kind of artificial intelligence (AI) search tool, named Dark Matter, that goes a step further by also answering questions users didn’t know they could ask – but that could unlock valuable opportunities.

We helped Aegon Asset Management’s UK business Kames Capital develop agile capabilities to deliver change initiatives faster than ever before. Kames can now deliver large programmes consistently within a year from inception to completion. Kames has empowered and motivated people with the new agile capabilities and skills needed to meet the challenge of change in a world that never stands still.

PA has created a 100 per cent plastic-free, sustainable and home compostable tea sheet, reducing the estimated 6.5 million kilograms of tea bag plastic disposed of each year in the UK

We helped Hydrow create a connected rowing machine that's disguised as a piece of beautiful home sculpture. We brought the product to market in six months and it secured $20 million in growth equity funding.

Investing in breakthrough innovation is critical for organisations who want to futureproof their growth. Our research, ‘The Breakthrough Brigade’, gives you the tools to grow at scale.