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CASE STUDY | ECOSYSTEM<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Accelerating the Development of the Swiss Innovation Ecosystem<\/h1>\n

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The Client<\/h2>\n

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digitalswitzerland<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>is a Swiss-wide, multi-stakeholder initiative created from the shared vision of its over 150 members to strengthen Switzerland\u2019s position as a leading innovation hub.<\/p>\n

By engaging government, business, academia and the public, digitalswitzerland creates a platform to lead Switzerland forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Ecosystem<\/h2>\n

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Based on the inital collaboration with Digital Switzerland, Strategy Tools expanded the collaboration to a large number of Swiss ecosystem builders, economic development agencies, business schools and accelerators.<\/p>\n

Over the course of three days, in February 2020, more than 30 different Swiss organizations joined a series of Discovery Workshops to explore how the Strategy Tools methodology could support and accelerate the swiss entrepreneurial ecosystem.<\/p>\n

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The Challenge<\/h2>\n

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How can a rapidly evolving ecosystem build more depth and better shared language across many different stakeholders?<\/p>\n

How can new solutions and new technology help develop a stronger, world-class ecosystem?<\/p>\n

How can new tools and simulations be implemented faster to accelerate the development of the Swiss innovation ecosystem?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cIn only a couple of hours we learned a lot, with high intensity and going very much in-depth. I\u2019d love to run this with our startups.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The Solution<\/h2>\n

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Over three days, in St. Gallen and Zurich, the expert group of participants worked through the leading edge solutions from Strategy Tools.<\/p>\n

Scale Up! With the supporting tools and digital apps was a superb match for early-stage and growth companies. Numerous accelerators wanted to deploy these tools into their own programs.<\/p>\n

Transform! With the brand-new BTC \u2013 Building the Transformational Company toolset, was a genuine eye-opener for many, as we dove into the challenges of strategic transformation in large Swiss firms.<\/p>\n

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The Collaboration<\/h2>\n

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In February 2020, a series of advanced-level training workshops were held with national ecosystem leaders, accelerator CEOs, investors, business angels and economic development agencies.<\/p>\n

In the words of one of the co-facilitators, Maarten Korz, the \u2018cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me\u2019 of the Swiss ecosystem got together to explore some of the key ecosystem challenges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Impact<\/h2>\n

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Strategy Tools helped the Swiss ecosystem by aligning ecosystem builders on innovative tools and solutions designed for widespread implementation. This alignment sparked serious interest among accelerators to learn more and master these new scale up tools, recognizing their potential to drive business growth.<\/p>\n

The project also catalyzed multiple partnerships aimed at supporting the large-scale implementation of these solutions across Switzerland. As a result, the Swiss ecosystem is now better equipped with cutting-edge strategies that foster business scalability and economic development.<\/p>\n

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